Local Transport History Association

Lokaltrafikkhistorisk forening (LTF), known in English as the Local Transport History Association, is a Norwegian non-profit membership association dedicated to preserving and communicating the history of public transport in Oslo and Akershus. Founded on 19 April 1966, the association was established in response to the phasing out of trams and trolleybuses from Oslo's public transport network and the closure of Bergen's tram lines, which had left only one tram preserved. LTF is politically independent and idealistic in nature, and its mission is to spread knowledge about and interest in collective passenger transport and its history in Norway. The association operates the Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 (Tramway Museum Vognhall 5) at Majorstuen in Oslo on behalf of Ruter AS, the public transport company for Oslo and Akershus. LTF members serve as museum guards, guides, and administrative staff, and the museum serves as a gathering point for members and the association's public face. In addition to the museum, LTF maintains a workshop at Alnabru where members restore and operate veteran buses and trams. During the operating season, the association runs its own trips and rents out the buses for various purposes such as weddings, film productions, and corporate events. LTF also has a museum railway under construction at Vinterbro in Ås municipality, near the Tusenfryd amusement park. The association publishes the quarterly magazine Lokaltrafikk four times a year, covering public transport in Norway and abroad. It documents and archives historical information in digital image archives, books, and journals, and contributes to Digitalt Museum. Members are invited to lectures, excursions, and social gatherings, both locally and to other museums and groups in Norway and abroad. As of the Wikipedia entry, the association has around 600 members. Its collection is the largest of public transport vehicles in Norway, comprising 84 previously rail-going vehicles from tram, metro (T-bane), and suburban railway operations in Oslo, 41 old route buses, and 5 other vehicles, in addition to examples of stop signs and other public transport-related items. Most of the vehicles originate from Oslo and Akershus. The association is headquartered at the museum at Majorstua in Oslo.

Lokaltrafikkhistorisk forening (LTF) was founded on 19 April 1966 as a reaction to the removal of trams and trolleybuses from Oslo's public transport network and the closure of Bergen's tram lines, where only one tram had been preserved. The association aimed to build a collection of old vehicles and restore them as necessary, to make the history of public transport in Norway known to the public. The first trams acquired by the association were two motor cars and one trailer. Over the decades, LTF expanded its collection and activities. It now owns and manages 84 previously rail-going vehicles from tram, metro (T-bane), and suburban railway operations in Oslo, 41 old route buses, and 5 other vehicles, in addition to examples of stop signs and other public transport-related items. This constitutes the largest collection of public transport vehicles in Norway, with most originating from Oslo and Akershus. The association operates the Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 at Majorstuen in Oslo on behalf of Ruter AS, the public transport company for Oslo and Akershus. LTF members staff the museum as guards, guides, and administrators. The museum serves as a gathering point for members and the association's public face. In addition, LTF maintains a workshop at Alnabru where members restore and operate veteran buses and trams. During the operating season, the association runs its own trips and rents out the buses for various purposes such as weddings, film productions, and corporate events. LTF also has a museum railway under construction at Vinterbro in Ås municipality, near the Tusenfryd amusement park. The association publishes the quarterly magazine Lokaltrafikk four times a year, covering public transport in Norway and abroad. It documents and archives historical information in digital image archives, books, and journals, and contributes to Digitalt Museum. Members are invited to lectures, excursions, and social gatherings, both locally and to other museums and groups in Norway and abroad. As of the Wikipedia entry, the association has around 600 members.

• 1966

  Founded on 19 April as a reaction to the removal of trams and trolleybuses from Oslo and the closure of Bergen's tram lines.

• Acquired first trams: two motor cars and one trailer.

• Collection grew to 84 rail vehicles, 41 buses, and 5 other vehicles, the largest in Norway.

• Began operating Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 on behalf of Ruter AS.

• Museum railway under construction at Vinterbro in Ås municipality.

Non-profit heritage preservation association and museum operator focused on Norwegian public transport history.

• Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5

  Tramway museum at Majorstuen in Oslo, operated on behalf of Ruter AS.

• Veteran bus and tram rides

  Own trips and rentals for weddings, film productions, corporate events, etc.

• Lokaltrafikk magazine

  Quarterly member magazine covering public transport in Norway and abroad.

• Museum railway at Vinterbro

  Under construction near Tusenfryd amusement park in Ås municipality.

1. 1Sporveismuseet Vognhall 5 - LTFsporveismuseet.no
2. 2Lokaltrafikkhistorisk forening - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Lokaltrafikkhistorisk forening - Wikipedia (Nynorsk)nn.wikipedia.org