{"id":1015,"date":"2013-10-29T09:25:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T08:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dedi59.fsdata.se\/~muma\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2021-03-07T13:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T12:48:15","slug":"the-swedish-tramway-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muma.se\/en\/the-swedish-tramway-society\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish Tramway Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muma.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/1001133_600136016697840_911945053_n.jpg\" alt=\"Johan ut\u00f6var sitt ideella intresse.\" width=\"345\" height=\"460\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3>Volunteer members<\/h3>\n<p>Those of us who keep the Malmk\u00f6ping, Malm\u00f6 and Djurg\u00e5rden (in central Stockholm) museum tramways going, do it in our spare time. This is our alternative to playing amateur league football, collecting stamps or singing in a chorus. You and your family are also welcome to join the Swedish Tramway Society (Svenska Sp\u00e5rv\u00e4gss\u00e4llskapet). You&#8217;ll meet people of all ages and professions. Our interest in rail transport is what brings us together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muma.se\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/new_window.png\" alt=\"\u00f6ppna i nytt f\u00f6nster\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0Read more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparvagssallskapet.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Swedish Tramway Society&#8217;s home page.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Local chapters<\/h3>\n<p>With\u00a0local chapters\u00a0in the west, south, east, and north, if you want to make an active contribution, there&#8217;s a place for you. You can become a conductor or a ticket seller, or give passengers information, if you enjoy contact with people. You can be trained as a tram driver, and you&#8217;ll get to drive our vintage cars.<\/p>\n<h3>The museum tramways<\/h3>\n<p>We began developing the Swedish Transport Museum in Malmk\u00f6ping in 1969. On\u00a0<a title=\"The Djurg\u00e5rden Line\" href=\"https:\/\/www.djurgardslinjen.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Djurg\u00e5rden Line<\/a>,\u00a0we have had about five million passengers since service began in 1991. In 1996, we celebrated the 90th anniversary of tramway electrification in\u00a0<a title=\"Malm\u00f6 Stads Sp\u00e5rv\u00e4gar Museif\u00f6rening (Malm\u00f6 City Tramways Museum Association)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mss.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malm\u00f6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Join the Swedish Tramway Society!<\/h3>\n<p>Membership allows you to travel free on the museum tramways in\u00a0<a title=\"Museum tramway Malmk\u00f6ping\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muma.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malmk\u00f6ping<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"Malm\u00f6 Stads Sp\u00e5rv\u00e4gar Museif\u00f6rening (Malm\u00f6 City Tramways Museum Association)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mss.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malm\u00f6<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0<a title=\"The Djurg\u00e5rden Line\" href=\"https:\/\/www.djurgardslinjen.se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Djurg\u00e5rden Line<\/a>. You&#8217;ll receive an information-packed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparvagssallskapet.se\/tidningar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">members&#8217; magazine<\/a>,\u00a0with news and retrospectives of tram service both in Sweden and abroad. You&#8217;ll receive invitations to lectures, film nights, excursions, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t want to drive trams, you and your family will really enjoy your membership!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Join the Swedish Tramway Society\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sparvagssallskapet.se\/en\/become-a-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the Swedish Tramway Society<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer members Those of us who keep the Malmk\u00f6ping, Malm\u00f6 and Djurg\u00e5rden (in central Stockholm) museum tramways going, do it in our spare time. This is our alternative to playing amateur league football, collecting stamps or singing in a chorus. You and your family are also welcome to join the Swedish Tramway Society (Svenska Sp\u00e5rv\u00e4gss\u00e4llskapet). 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