{"id":62494,"date":"2026-04-04T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=62494"},"modified":"2026-04-04T19:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:19:17","slug":"in-pictures-amsterdam-474-returns-to-service-at-east-anglia-transport-museum-kicks-off-their-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=62494","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Amsterdam 474 returns to service at East Anglia Transport Museum kicks off their 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whilst a lot of enthusiasts attention towards the trams at the East Anglia Transport Museum has often been Blackpool related over the past few years (with Brush Railcoach 634<\/strong> arriving and entering service and Standard 143<\/strong> arriving for the completion of its restoration) it shouldn\u2019t be forgotten that they also have trams from other places, and one of those returned to service on Good Friday having missed the last couple of seasons.<\/p>\n

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That tram is Amsterdam 474<\/strong> which has enjoyed some attention in the workshops at the museum. This has included a full repaint and its probably fair to say that the tram hasn\u2019t looked as good as it does now for many years!<\/p>\n

474<\/strong> was built in 1929 as a trailer car (numbered 909) and would be converted to a motor in 1938, which is also when it received its now familiar number. A renumbering to 874<\/strong> came in 1968 and then in 1972 it was numbered H14<\/strong> as it became part of the works fleet. Then in 1981 it was withdrawn from service in Amsterdam for the last time and was acquired by the East Anglia Transport Museum \u2013 and its been there ever since!<\/p>\n

An interesting little fun fact (we think!) is that Amsterdam is actually slightly closer as the crow flies to Carlton Colville than Blackpool is, so Amsterdam 474<\/strong> is a more local tram for the museum than those from Blackpool!<\/p>\n

Amsterdam 474<\/strong> last ran in 2023 but has now been fully overhauled and commissioned for service, returning to action on Good Friday 3rd<\/sup> April 2026.<\/p>\n

This was the first operating day of the 2026 season. As normal a two-tram service was in operation for that first day with 474<\/strong> joined by London Transport 1858<\/strong>. On the trolleybus front London Transport 260 was the main vehicle used with Maidstone 52 available as the spare.<\/p>\n