The Oslo Transport Museum & Its Vintage Norwegian Vehicles
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- This video is the second and final part of a paid collaboration with Visit Oslo, and today they've asked me to show you one of the city's many cultural and historical attractions. So, predictably, I've gone straight to the the Oslo Transport Museum.
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3:35 "The horse is not original." He speaks Tim fluently. Just lovely!
I did watch all the videos multiple times to make the map, so how could I speak any other language? ;) Petter
Smart thinking by Tim, he didn't guess that was the oldest tram as the horse was clearly not original
what a shame! (Where is the horse?)
A museum of trams and busses? Guaranteed to attract Tim. If you were trying to set a trap for Tim, this would be the bait of choice.
The Tim Trapper
@@QuantumPulsar What would you do with a Tim once you trapped it?
Don’t mean to be pedantic here, but I have to. As a bloody dirty freedom-loving American, I have to note that you spelled buses wrong. Sorry. (This is a joke don’t take it seriously)
Would you site your Tim catching, tram and bus museum baited, trap on top of a small rise that just happened to be the highest point within a defined area?
“The horse is not original.” Thanks for making that clear :-)
"The horse is not original" cracked me up. Love it
But what's the name of this horse?
@@red.aries1444 the horses name is "not original" learn to read
@@safetyfirst5917 Can we call the horse Copy as a short form?
"It's just a model".
"Shh"!
@@johnladuke6475 that name is already taken by there copy machine.
so we think that a good name would be Plastrotter.
Being able to get on the vehicle is simply essential - a whole different experience to just looking at it from outside. I remember my first visit to the London Transport museum at Covent Garden. There was an old double decker bus there, which was fairly interesting, but this was a rare exhibit where you could go inside. So in I went and up the stairs, and wow! The cramped space, the patterns on the seats, and the smell! I was instantly transported back decades to being a little kid being allowed to go upstairs on the bus. That one moment was worth the entrance fee alone.
Our museum in New York, which is actually in a closed subway station on a single stop branch line (aka Aldwych Tube Station), allows people into the cars, with the exception of the crew cabs… because for the most part, everything still works.
I had a similar experience in the railroad museum in Baltimore, where one could get into an old caboose. (I also learned the word caboose there. 😂)
This however seems even cooler - far more like the experience I had a couple years ago visiting the Medlánky tram depot in Brno, Czechia, when Brno trams were celebrating... can't remember how many decades it was, but lots, earlier even than 1875. 😅 The vehicles on display were not THAT old, all just second half of the 20th century I believe, but you did have the additional experience of being in a tram depot. So the Oslo transport museum seems a lot like the best of both worlds from this video.
there's an errant space that hints of a removed adjective to describe the smell. please, if you would, describe the smell.
I agree. Thanks for sharing your experience! Petter from the museum :)
@@metropod I've been to your museum! It was lovely to actually visit the subways parked ON a stop!
this series of Oslo videos is how I wish all sponsored content were done! it's great how even though Visit Oslo paid for you to come make videos, the flavor/themes of the videos are still 100% in line with your general content, so it doesn't feel forced or put upon at all. I think they made a great choice in sponsoring you!
oh absolutely, this is a perfect case study of ugc marketing done completely right. everyone wins!
yeah, this is the best kind of sponsorship and reflects well not just on Tim, but Visit Oslo too. Speaking of which... I must visit Oslo soon 😊
We are very glad to hear this! 😊
Come come! 😀@@TheGunnarRoxen
@@visitoslo Bra jobba :)
The "map men" theme at 5:42 lol. These audio track jokes keep being just perfect :')
brilliant catch!
OMG, how did I missed that?! 😮 Thank you!❤
Yeah that got a chuckle from me too
He did that with the Hampton Park video as well.
OMGG such an easter egg 😂
The phrase "We just started having a museum" is one that needs to be used more!
And also a sure sign that it will eventually spiral out of control haha
There is a fine line between "hoarding" and "museum".
0:24 I'm never going to get tired of Tim's terrified bird squawking
It was, indeed, the highlight of that video.
i love museums which let me on the vehicles ... just not the same to walk around such huge pieces, even worst when there isnt even a raised platform so that one could look inside.
good job Oslo, and thanks Tim
Oooooh I actually rode one of those old trams to Holmenkollen as a kid in the late 80's! Being a country bumpkin not from Oslo it was an experience. And having lived there later in life, I have to say it's one of my favourite cities ever. Loved it instantly. But then again I always had Lillebjørn's Oslo in mind. R.I.P.
Worth mentioing is that the museum from time to time also run veteran buses (and also hopefully veteran trams) through the streets of Oslo! ❤
And with original horses 😂😂😂😂
One of us! One of us! Hi Petter! Thanks buddy.
Would just like to say I really appreciate how you have communicated about the fact you are being paid for these videos. It's really transparent without being heavy-handed
The ski tram reminded me of when I was a volunteer at the Sydney tram museum. Sydney's Toast Rack style trams could easily carry 128 passengers and they used to be great at Bondi Beach on summer days - if a sudden change of weather came through they were great for taking lots of people home in a hurry. And I remember one day going into the main workshop to see our Berlin tram had a smashed up front. I asked what happened and was told that in Europe the tram controls are the opposite way around to British style trams. One of our volunteers had been driving Australian trams all day and had to then drive the tram we got from Berlin. He had to stop so he cut power. But he had been driving Australian trams all day. So he actually increased power. The tram slammed into the end of a Sydney R class tram. The Berlin tram which was small and designed to fit through medieval streets had its front end smashed in but the Sydney tram had a massive wooden block in front of it as a buffer bar which only suffered a few paint flecks damage.
"The horse is not original, but the tram is." 🤣🤣🤣
I visited this museum in 2011. Back then, I was particularly impressed by the streamlined tram from the 1930s, whose streamlined, rounded rear end could be folded out to accommodate skis. (It will probably never have travelled so fast that the streamline would have had an energy-reducing effect 😄.)
I agree, the ‘goldfish’ (gullfisk) trams were ahead of their time. Not so much for the streamlining (the front was pretty flat…), but for their almost monocoque aluminium body. The traction control was semiautomatic and pneumatic, but various issues led to so many variations during the years. As a former member and volunteer at the museum, I got a trip on one around ’95 or so.
As I started frequenting Oslo as a teenager, these were still running the longest city line, a combo of a westbound and an eastbound line (9 Jar - Ljabru). Being a young nerd, I wasn’t interested in those old dinosaurs, so the first tram I rode was a brand new SL79 articulated tram. First with ‘chopper’ thyristor control, and very last units built in Norway.
These are taken out of service now, being replaced by CAF trams. Now, that makes ME feel old at only (!?) 58… 👍
@@musiqtee I'll miss the SL79, they're such neat little boxes - and I like sitting by the big rear window.
@@dnebdal Yeah. Thankfully at least one is getting preserved down in Denmark at the Danish tramway museum, number 112 specifically. It is the 2nd newest tram in their collection after a Tatra T3 from Prague built in 1984. And Im sure the lads in Oslo are also preserving at least one of their SL79's
There are so many good museums in Oslo. The Viking Ship museum and the Fram museum in particular are fantastic.
Agreed - and all on the Oslo City Card too, which includes travel on the modern, non horse-drawn trams.
Though beware, the viking ship museum is adding a big new building (with better climate control; the ships are hard to care for) and will be closed for a few years; at least into 2026, probably 2027.
On the other hand, the new national museum is rather nice. The first floor has halls by period, and each is a mix of art, architecture, and handicrafts. Makes a lot of sense in context, instead of splitting the different crafts into different museums.
One thing for Oslo Card / Pass holders - you can split your visit over multiple days - we visited just after Nationalmuseet had opened and we did floor 1 on the Wednesday and Floor 2 on the Thursday@@dnebdal
As well as the Kon-Tiki museum
@@Tjeran yes that was great, I still have my Thor Heyerdahl mug on my desk today
5:43 - LOVE that subtle variant of the Maps Men theme played here while showing that map.
Beautiful museum !
4:59 The full wood design is gorgeous !
I have lost track of how many people this video is a massive win for, but the look on Petter's face when Tim shows up indicates that he's definitely top of the list.
Looks like a fun place to visit.
That map is awesome. Nice one Petter. 👍
Thank you! Petter from the museum :)
@@pdog You've done a really wonderful job. I've got it bookmarked.
5:44 that map is still sorely missing the Rensenpark in Emmen! It's a former zoo, now a public park with much of the original landscaping still there and accessible. The zoo itself moved to a new location on the edge of the city and is also really nice, but of course we're not here for any of that! Both are just a short walk from Emmen train station, connected to Zwolle and Almelo.
I think a lot of other cities will want to invite Tim to present their attractions now when they see how successful it's done. Good on you @TheTimTraveller and well done VisitOslo
Tim, I could not help but notice on the map that you have not been to Latvia yet, and as a person who has been to Latvia several times, I cannot help but think it is a gross oversight.
I think Liepāja would be right up your alley; not the least because it is right up my father's alley, it's been his go-to holiday destination for about a decade. 🙂 They have a largely abandoned Russian military base going back to tzarist Russia. They have a beach with very, very white sand. They have a tram line. They have a lake with a bird sanctuary - if I understood father's ramblings on that one. 😅 They have extremely eclectic architecture with a strong Art Nouveau flavour. And probably lots of other things I'm forgetting about. Also, cats everywhere. I don't know if that's a selling point for you, but it is for us.
Update: I also remembered a moveable bridge right next to the tram terminus, next to the old military base on the other side of the canal. It's one that opens like a gate, if that's of interest. (It certainly was to me, but I'm no expert on moveable bridges.)
We need to get Tim to the ISS for a vid, just to fuck with Petters map.
You don't think I have a plan for that? ;)
Ah, but the ISS is the _obvious_ place to go in Space. If you send Tim up there, Tim will point out that low Earth orbit is famous for Hubble and the ISS, but then state thay we're not there to see any of that, before floating over to that tool kit that got accidentally dropped a few years ago, or some obscure old telecoms satellite that became obsolete before it launched but was launched anyway and was repurposed to track whales but is due to be de-orbitted next year so now's your last chance to visit...
You had me at vintage trams and buses. Imma book my ticket right now. Well done, Visit Oslo!
Ok, preemptive thumbs up before I even watch, because if Tim is visiting a transport museum, I know I will like it.
Great to see Oslo Transport Museum, its brings be happy memories of my visit a year ago! I love how you can access the vehicles, something you can't do at Stockholm Transport Museum which I visited last week but it redeems itself by having a miniature metro which you can ride!
This is the kind of Tim content I love: transport museum!! Thank you Tim for sharing with us, and thanks to Oslo for inviting you!
the horse is not original....killed me. So wanna come to Oslo, hold my drink,,,,
The current horse is extremely well-behaved.
Trust me, with the price of any alcoholic drink in Norway, you'll be holding on to your own drink very tightly there!
Whenever I want to put myself into an even better mood. I watch Tim. Awesome videos. Interesting. Funny. Good spirit.
This is such a delightful video! Thank you, Visit Oslo, and thank you Petter!
Thanks!
👏😃
Good fun, and thanks for introducing us to Petter!
I love how he keeps using different Norwegian greetings 😁
Also, fun fact: there's a station on the Holmenkollen line that only stops on the way up (towards Frognerseteren). This station (Gullerråsen) is built in a curve and was built for older, shorter trains, meaning that on the way down, the newer, longer trains curve away from the platform so much that it was deemed unsafe to (dis)embark.
Also, on the whole stretch between Majorstua and Frognerseteren, the doors of the rear carriage don't open because, again, the stations were built for shorter trains, and the new trains are too long =)
Tim’s going to be envious of this but back in summer 1989 I visited Oslo for the weekend and one of the sights I went to see was the Holmenkollbakken ski jump tower which of course meant I went there and back on one of those vintage wooden trams which even then were considered old. While visiting the Holmenkollbakken certainly was a big highlight I think the vintage trams were an unexpected bonus!
Thanks a million, Petter ! Your map is very much appreciated.
Keep up the good work !
I'm very happy to hear this! Thank you!
This video is a great example of full service for the viewers.
Congratulations on making the front page of the local newspaper of Oslo west! :D
Oh please share a link 😂
3:20 Tim driving the tram and says "Someone's going to die here" 😳😆😆😆
I nominate Petter as The Tim Traveller Fan of the Year 2024.
Haha thanks!
I was there a few months ago. Seeing the old red metro car brought about memories as a 90's kid from Oslo
I love it. Will definately visit here if I find myself in Oslo. Reminds me a lot of the railroad museum in Utrecht, Netherlands although that is even better imo especially for kids, as it has some really fun interactive "rides". And it's located in a beautyful old railway station with a dedicated train going to it.
I love the TT deluxe soundtrack - Tim's Track deluxe, of course. And thanks for the map! I have just shown your channel to one of my students and she seemed really excited about the Lužánky football stadium video. Please keep the link to the map in the description of all your videos for convenience. Thank you!
Staggering the seats was probably a design choice intended to make it easier for passengers to get by each other when getting in and out of their seats - embarking & disembarking etcetera.
Thanks for sharing this beautiful location with me.
Those vehicles are absolutely fascinating as well as being incredibly gorgeous.
Thanks again, and a BIG thanks to Petter too of course.
🙂🐿❤️🌈
Bring this back!!!!
Old trams in Gothenburg have the same staggered way, doesn't help at all with getting in or out. I think it was just a design choice back then.
It probably helps avoid people's shoulders from bumping into each other like they do with the typical layout. Quite annoying for people with broad shoulders, especially if two people with broad shoulders sit next to each other
@@OntarioTrafficMan
Oh yeah 🤔
Good point, I didn’t even think about that aspect.
I was thinking that sitting slightly forward or behind the person next to you, could offer an increased sense of privacy. - or the illusion of privacy.
But that doesn't work when the seat in front is also staggered in the same way.
You can tell the Norwegians that it was wise of them to sponsor your trip there, Tim, because I've moved Oslo up my travel list. (I've been to dozens of transport musea, on six continents, but saying 'from Oslo to Auckland' has a nice ring to it, so I'll prioritise that one. 🙂)
There are tram museums in Amsterdam, Basel, Zurich, Prague and probably other places in Europe. In the US, the big transportation museums are in Illinois, Pennsylvania and California. Tim desperately needs to visit!
Great video and the perfect example of sponsorship done right. Good job, Tim, good job Visit Oslo and thank you Petter!
Thank you for watching! :) Petter
So Tim connived Oslo to pay for him to visit Oslo, so that he could make videos. One of the videos is of their trams and buses, which Tim probably wanted to do anyway. Very Evil Overlord-ish (tm) Tim. We are proud of you. ;)
I'm pretty sure at least two of the videos he wanted to make anyway - the first one is racing a metro!
@@beth12svist Yeah, I saw the racing the metro down the mountain video. When Tim said, "Well what's the worst that can happen?" as he started down the mountain for the first time, I was like you are tempting the gods with a holiday in hospital. I know that Tim wanted to do these videos, but he used his Evil Overlord-ish (tm) wiles to convice Oslo to pay him for it! ;)
At least that is my theory. ;)
Petter seems like a huge nerd, and I'm officially a fan. Wish I had thought of creating that map.
Been to this museum once with my grandparents. Really fun to see it here. Great video!
If you come back to Switzerland, above Vevey there is the Bloney-Chamby Railway Museum, run by a team of passionate team of volunteers. They have an amazing collection of century old trains and steam locomotives. The museum is up the mountain so you ride an historic steam train (with staff in historical costumes) from the village of Chamby to reach it. It is quite an exeperiance, and you would love it!
As an artist, this is full of perfect references for a project I'm working on. Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic museum!!
When that Transport Tycoon menu music kicks in... Grinning from ear to ear!
I visited the museum last summer and really enjoyed clambering in and out of the trams and buses. Nice to se the collection on video.
Thanks for your visit, and welcome back! :) Petter
Love that you include accessibility notes in all your videos! FYI we know generally say accessible parking/bathroom and only use disabled for people.
Noted for future videos, thank you!
I agree. It's one of the little touches that really puts the shine on your videos, Tim, and is really appreciated 👍
Tim goes on a trip and the world rejoices! So much fun stuff for us all to see.
you met your map creator. That is great and really fun. Thank you.
Thank you Petter for the map, and for the wonderful line "The horse is not original." I have found the map very handy, and I'm sure I will find the line handy when I do get to visit.
Haha, no problem! My maps and jokes are always in order!
Tim your videos always put a smile on my face, thank you for what you do!
Awesome map Petter. Look forward to seeing the museum one day.
I love how they love their history.
Hei Petter. We love your gentle humour, and the map. It's a good map.
Thank you so much! Petter.
Now..That looks interesting.
Time to Google some flights for the summer.
Thanks Tim
Thank you Tim, Petter and Visit Oslo©
And Andrew😊
And Thor-Rune :)
Fun video as always! Playing Holmenkollmarsj (Holmenkoll March) was a nice touch!
"Homenkomlmarsjen" playing in the background while talking about Holmenkollen was such a lovely touch 🤩
Nice one, Tim. Thanks for all your hard work with your excellent channel. Oslo is one of my favourite places.
Congrats ob being the top 2000 RUclipsr's subscriber wise 🎉🎉🎉
Lovely musical map-men reference at the end. Love those little nods.
I visited this in June 2022 and was blown away with how extensive and yet intimate it was.
Thanks for the great feedback! Petter from the museum :)
@@pdog varsagoede
Yet another entertaining and informative vid from one of my top RUclips creators - absolutely love following you round Tim! ❤
If you ever make it back to UK soil, please, please, please (!) come and visit me in Wemyss Bay (the Inverclyde one) in Scotland - we have an incredibly beautiful train/ferry station with a wondrous history (I think voted the most beautiful station in the uk numerous times?!) plus there's even a fantastical community charity bookshop in one of the old waiting rooms to boot!
You're more then welcome!
Great video and I love the chemistry between you and Petter!
As always, thank you for including accessibility information on all of your videos, you don't know how much such a simple little thing means to me
The coolest possible meeting space!
I went to Oslo twice a month for over ten years and I never knew about it this place. I know where I am going on my next trip there!
Tim that was great. I love transport museums too. And we had Trolly Busses in Toronto when i was a kid. I miss them.
2:27 - Holmenkollen March - Allan Johanson
4:10 - Playdays (Theme)
4:55 - Unknown
5:43 - Map Men (Theme)
5:53 - Wish You Were Here (Theme)
5:43 is the "Map Men" theme, from Jay Foreman's series here on YT (which Tim's previously appeared in).
@@RedHillian Great spot! Thanks!
I would have loved as a kid having a bday party on that train. Great video, Tim.
Good job Petter! Thank you for your service :)
Thank you!
I just have to say how much I love the style of your access statements about places you visit. You're so so good at them, they feel natural, with the flow of everything, and convey the relevant information for a huge range of people succinctly and understandably in a way that makes these off the beaten path types of tourist spots so much more accessible just because there's good information.
Map men ought to do a video on the Tim traveller map!
MAP MEN MAP MEN MAP MAP MAP MEN MEN MEN!
Love the Transport Tycoon game music in the background near the end of the video!
Your videos cheer me up, always! Thank you Tim 🙏
The staggered seats actually make perfect sense. Makes it easier for the person at the window to get out past the person on the aisle.
I remember those old teak trams, they were very charming. You could flip the seatbacks depending on whether you wanted to sit opposed to, or behind, one another.
Another fabulous video. And ofcourse you had to put in some music from Transport Tycoon, one of my most loved games. You legend!
Great show. Always look forward to one of your vids. Thank you:))))
Was that music from Transport Tycoon?! What a throwback!
I know, right? :) It's not the first time he's used it.
Great series of videos. Hopefully the people from Visit Hawaii are watching and getting ideas...
"The horse is not original" was way funnier than it had any right to be 😂
A lot of people has laughed, but you should really see it for yourself! ;)
If you like that museum, check out the Danish train museum in Odense. It's the same vibe, and they run the trains on select days.
Thank you! I really, really, really love your videos 👍
I awaited the Map Men music and Tim delivered. Ta muchly.
I used to live there near that museum. One time as a kid me and a friend discovered an unlocked window on the side of the building and went inside during the middle of the night. We really just had a look around and the worst thing we did was steal a couple of bottles of soda. Great fun!
Ahh, this is the closest museum to my home (less than a km), so we have been thinking of visiting it forever, and did last year on Free Museum day (it is not very costly either). Definitely my favorite in Oslo, over Munch and National Museet. I was smiling like a kid and my wife took loads of pictures of me posing in front of ancient wagons..
Great subversion of the 'contractually obligatory second video' But I would assume Visit Oslo would know you'd do something like this and those old trams are gorgeous!
2:36 One of these wooden trams (no. 605) from Oslo is on static display in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. It's next to an old station from pre-grouping times, I believe it's a restaurant now but I'm not too sure on that one. Could be a fun video, I have no idea how it got there!
Wonderful and entertaining video as always, Tim. Congrats.
Must have been one of *those* days in the office when the question came up on where to buy a full-sized fake horse :-)
Hahaha, the horse was bought before my time. I heard that they sell "our kind" of horses in the hardware shop "Biltema" here in Norway. I know … Petter from the museum :)
Great map Petter! FYI: airlines are currently considering slightly staggered seating to give a little more width. Interesting it's an old idea that's scarcely used in trains, planes & buses (nor cinemas & theatres too)...
Thanks!
It's not used because every time it's tried, experience shows that it's something which looks great on paper but doesn't work well in reality.