Sustainability

The Electrical Museumtramline Amsterdam is a social organisation. In addition to preserving, restoring and operating rolling heritage, it strives to have an impact on the social and sustainable domain. This is guaranteed in the business plan.

The museum tramline offers a community space for volunteers, where knowledge and experience are shared in the field of (rolling) cultural-historical heritage. Our workshop and trams are a model of reuse. During restoration, water-based paint and synthetic oil for lubrication are used as much as possible. On our own railway line, we do sustainable green maintenance, without the use of chemical pesticides. It goes without saying that all our trams run on 100% green energy as much as possible.

The Museumtramline is a unique combination of cultural-historical heritage and sustainability. It brings together preservation, awareness, education, cooperation and fun. That is a great responsibility. The Museumtramlijn is therefore increasingly seeking cooperation with social organisations and political authorities, in order to further promote these sustainable objectives.

 

The five sustainable goals of the Museum Tram Line summarized:

  1. Gebruik van Groene Energie
    The museum tram line strives to run on green energy as much as possible to reduce the ecological footprint of its rolling heritage.
  2. Education and awareness
    The museum tram line offers an educational experience about the (history of) environmentally friendly transport, to make visitors aware of the benefits of sustainable travel.
  3. Preservation of historical vehicles
    The museum tram line contributes to the preservation of cultural heritage and prevents waste of materials by restoring and maintaining its historical trams and railway.
  4. Local cooperation
    The museum tram line strives for optimal cooperation with local manufacturers and suppliers for maintenance and restoration, so that the ecological footprint is reduced and the local economy is supported.
  5. Waste management and recycling
    The museum tram line implements strict waste management and recycling programs within the organization, such as recycling parts and materials from its old trams and railway to minimize waste.