Danish Tramway Museum, Transport museum in Jystrup, Denmark.
The Danish Tramway Museum is a transport museum on the grounds of Skjoldenæsholm Castle in Jystrup, Denmark, displaying restored trams and vintage buses from several Danish cities. The site has two separate track sections of different gauges, where the historical vehicles actually run and can be ridden by visitors.
The museum was founded in 1978 on the grounds of Skjoldenæsholm Castle, making use of tracks left by the Sjællandske Midtbane railway, which had closed in 1936. Having existing tracks in place from the start meant the museum could run its vehicles right away rather than simply putting them on static display.
The vehicles on display once carried everyday passengers through the streets of Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense, giving visitors a direct sense of how urban life moved in earlier decades. Looking at the different designs and liveries, you can tell how each city had its own approach to public transport.
The museum is located about 65 kilometers (40 miles) southwest of Copenhagen and is most easily reached by car. Rides on the historical vehicles run only on certain days, so checking opening times before you go will save you a wasted trip.
When Copenhagen's local bus company closed its own museum in 2003, a large part of its vehicle collection was transferred here. That transfer brought in buses that would likely have been lost otherwise, filling gaps in the story of Danish public transport that the museum alone could not have covered.
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