Sporvejshistorisk Selskab

Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) is a Danish non-profit association founded on 8 February 1965 for people interested in local and urban public transport. It is headquartered in Denmark and today has around 1,300 members. The association is best known for operating Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm, a tram museum that preserves and restores historic public-transport vehicles. Beyond its museum activities, SHS publishes books, organises trips for members to foreign cities with tram services, and issues its member magazine Bytrafik six times a year. Its Swedish counterpart is Svenska Spårvägssällskapet.

Sporvejshistorisk Selskab was founded on 8 February 1965 as a Danish non-profit association for people interested in local and urban public transport. Over the decades it grew into a membership organisation of around 1,300 members. Its central activity became the operation of Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm, a museum dedicated to historic trams and other public-transport vehicles, including the renovation of such vehicles. The association also developed a publishing programme, producing books and a member magazine, Bytrafik, which appears six times a year, and it organises member trips to foreign cities with tram services. Its Swedish counterpart is Svenska Spårvägssällskapet.

• 1965

  Founded on 8 February 1965 in Denmark.

• Operates Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm.

• Publishes member magazine Bytrafik six times a year.

Heritage preservation and enthusiast community for Danish urban transit.

• Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm

• Bytrafik member magazine

• Books on transit history

1. 1Sporvejshistorisk selskab – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Sporvejshistorisk Selskab – Wikipedia (Swedish)sv.wikipedia.org