The Dutch also bought their "trams" here to Java, and the amount of lines exploded around the 19th up to early 20th century by several private companies. The majority of lines are built for plantations, especially sugar. What qualifies as a tramway is equally blurry like in the Mainland, 3ft 6in/1067mm gauge being the standard (there’s also 750mm used in Aceh) built on the side of dirt roads and would occasionally street-run through town centers. Engines used are a mixed bag from boxy tram engines to skirt tanks, regular tank engines are also common. The term "Stoomtram" mostly refer to lightly built low speed tracks according to old maps. Urban systems also exist in Batavia (1869-1932 using fireless engines and unusual track gauge of 1188mm) , Semarang (1882 - 1940) and Surabaya (1889 - 1978). Most of the tramways are closed around the 70's and 80's still running steam. Diesels are very rare due to poor track conditions. Today some street running sections in Madiun and Surakarta still exist, with the latter operating a tourist steam train
3:22, we have 2 of that tram engine preserved in Java too, they survive by becoming shunters for sugar mills in Surakarta area. Both Formerly owned by East Java tramway Company (OJS NV) until the 1930’s.
Nice video! You made a bit of a mistake though. The line was originally a branch line, owned by its own company, and operated by the HSM. The NS 7700 series was a branch line type locomotive which indeed used its bell. It gots its name somewhere else though, at the Haarlemmermeer branch lines. The 7700s were eventually fitted with tram buffers to run trams (so here comes the tram connection) between Alkmaar and Bergen aan Zee from the 30s into the 50s. The name stuck after the engine 7742 was withdrawn from service and put as a monument in Bergen. The branch lines or tram lines were never called a Bello. The twinning with the Bluebell railway means they support each other. Not financially, but sharing information and such. GS 18 and 7742 visited the Bluebell railway in the early 2000s, and Fenchurch and Bluebell visited the SHM.
Thanks for pointing out what the Twinning stuff is all about! I will have to say that on account of secondhand, er, accounts, plus the documentary 'Jumbo's, Jeeps & Blokkendozen: Nederlandse Spoorwegen 1945 - 1955' I am inclined to believe the name "Bello" was very universal in regards to local lines. I have updated my description to link it as a source, I believe I saw it up on TH-cam too!
@@FlyingScott The name Bello was attributed to engines/trains, not to a line itself. The public gave locos from tram and branch lines (so not just the 7700s) that nickname. It stuck with 7742 as it was the last of his kind.
Great video! Just note the name 'locomotor' wasn't an enthusiast's name for the 200s/300s, they were officially considered locomotors because it meant they could be driven by one person, whilst a locomotive would require two crew members in the cab. (steam era thingy)
its a branchline not tramline there was a tramline between Wognum - Schagen which used the hoorn-medemblik branchline track also the tramlines werent called bello's that was the nickname came from the Haarlemmermeerspoorlijnen and stuck to 7742 because she ran there
The Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum, or Den Haag Public Transport Museum, run heritage trams, some of them re-adorned with the old advertisements they once wore.
Tram line indeed but what might be surprising is that NS 3737 had been to Medemblik. Great Video
The Dutch also bought their "trams" here to Java, and the amount of lines exploded around the 19th up to early 20th century by several private companies. The majority of lines are built for plantations, especially sugar. What qualifies as a tramway is equally blurry like in the Mainland, 3ft 6in/1067mm gauge being the standard (there’s also 750mm used in Aceh) built on the side of dirt roads and would occasionally street-run through town centers. Engines used are a mixed bag from boxy tram engines to skirt tanks, regular tank engines are also common. The term "Stoomtram" mostly refer to lightly built low speed tracks according to old maps.
Urban systems also exist in Batavia (1869-1932 using fireless engines and unusual track gauge of 1188mm) , Semarang (1882 - 1940) and Surabaya (1889 - 1978). Most of the tramways are closed around the 70's and 80's still running steam. Diesels are very rare due to poor track conditions. Today some street running sections in Madiun and Surakarta still exist, with the latter operating a tourist steam train
3:22, we have 2 of that tram engine preserved in Java too, they survive by becoming shunters for sugar mills in Surakarta area. Both Formerly owned by East Java tramway Company (OJS NV) until the 1930’s.
Nice video! You made a bit of a mistake though. The line was originally a branch line, owned by its own company, and operated by the HSM. The NS 7700 series was a branch line type locomotive which indeed used its bell. It gots its name somewhere else though, at the Haarlemmermeer branch lines. The 7700s were eventually fitted with tram buffers to run trams (so here comes the tram connection) between Alkmaar and Bergen aan Zee from the 30s into the 50s. The name stuck after the engine 7742 was withdrawn from service and put as a monument in Bergen. The branch lines or tram lines were never called a Bello.
The twinning with the Bluebell railway means they support each other. Not financially, but sharing information and such. GS 18 and 7742 visited the Bluebell railway in the early 2000s, and Fenchurch and Bluebell visited the SHM.
Thanks for pointing out what the Twinning stuff is all about!
I will have to say that on account of secondhand, er, accounts, plus the documentary 'Jumbo's, Jeeps & Blokkendozen: Nederlandse Spoorwegen 1945 - 1955' I am inclined to believe the name "Bello" was very universal in regards to local lines. I have updated my description to link it as a source, I believe I saw it up on TH-cam too!
@@FlyingScott The name Bello was attributed to engines/trains, not to a line itself. The public gave locos from tram and branch lines (so not just the 7700s) that nickname. It stuck with 7742 as it was the last of his kind.
I'm lucky living in Hoorn and i love steam trains
Great video! Just note the name 'locomotor' wasn't an enthusiast's name for the 200s/300s, they were officially considered locomotors because it meant they could be driven by one person, whilst a locomotive would require two crew members in the cab. (steam era thingy)
If this video has taught anyone anything it's that I should just stick to British stuff, haha! Thanks for correcting me though!
Great video you’ve made here I’d love to see more like this from you!
its a branchline not tramline there was a tramline between Wognum - Schagen which used the hoorn-medemblik branchline track
also the tramlines werent called bello's that was the nickname came from the Haarlemmermeerspoorlijnen and stuck to 7742 because she ran there
The people currently maintaining 7742 will disagree with you on your last point.
Thank you for pointing out the improper use terminology on my part!
Love Dutch locos as much as British engines as I think they look beautiful. Isn't it true that there was a GWR Deans Goods operating over there?
what do I search to find the video of number 26 towing the icmm? I can't seem to find it anywhere
if you still havent found it here it is th-cam.com/video/3ZZIEo0NXQY/w-d-xo.html
I've seen pictures of an electric tram system in Holland that had box cars, one with the "Persil" logo mounted on the roof. Do you know that one?
The Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum, or Den Haag Public Transport Museum, run heritage trams, some of them re-adorned with the old advertisements they once wore.
@@FlyingScott Thanks- I will try to visit someday.
There is a Roblox game based on this shortline
I know, it's mine 😋