Svenska Spårvägssällskapet

Svenska Spårvägssällskapet (The Swedish Tramway Society) (SSS) is a nonprofit organization for people who are interested in public transport. The association was founded in 1959 under the name of Stockholms Spårvägssällskap (Stockholm Tramway Society), but the name was later changed to Svenska Spårvägssällskapet after members from even the rest of Sweden to come. The association consists of a national Association and organized seven separate chapters: Gävle, Gothenburg, Malmö, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Sörmland, Uppsala and Östergötland.[1]

SSS tram train at Djurgården in Stockholm
SSS bus at Djurgården in Stockholm
Former Uppsala stads trafik bus in Fjällnora near Uppsala.

The association publishes six issues per year of its member magazine MFSS (Meddelanden Från Svenska Spårvägssällskapet) and the independent trade magazine Modern stadstrafik.[2]

The association operates the Swedish Urban Transport Museum in Malmköping and in Stockholm they own AB Stockholm Spårvägar (SS), a company that operates several tramways in the Stockholm area including the heritage streetcar Djurgårdslinjen. The association also runs a heritage streetcar in Malmö.[3]

Spårvägsällskapets site claims to be the largest web portal for local fans.[3]

References

Notes
  1. "Local chapters". Svenska Pårvägssällskapet. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Become a member". Svenska Spårvägssällskapet. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. SSS Mainpage
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