Copenhagen railcar 470

In operation as a museum vehicle

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The history of the tram

Copenhagen Tramway (KS)
Closed

February 28, 1945: Delivered as Copenhagen railcar 470, manufacturer Københavns Sporveje (KS), type Scrapmotorvogn, series 447-490, width 2.15 m, length 10.40 m, manufactured 1942-1947, with 22 seats and 26 standing places, 2 axles.

Sticker: Copenhagen railcar 52 (1977)Museum Fund 1 kr. Tram Historical Society Museum Fund 2 kr. Tram Historical Society Museum Fund 5 kr. Tram Historical SocietyBy Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1977.

Copenhagen Tramway (KS)
Closed

January 9, 1951: Rebuilt to Copenhagen railcar 470, manufacturer Københavns Sporveje (KS), type Scrapmotorvogn, series 447-490, width 2.15 m, length 10.40 m, manufactured 1942-1947, with 22 seats and 26 standing places, 2 axles.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 13 with railcar 470 on Sallingvej (1963)Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum The carriage of the so-called scrap wagon type on Sallingvej in Copenhagen circa 1960. Railcar no. 470 was built by Copenhagen Tram's main workshop in 1945. The carriage can be seen at the Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1963.

Postcard: Copenhagen tram line 5 with railcar 470 on Frederikssundsvej (1967)Skjoldenæsholm Tram Museum Copenhagen Tramways "Scrap" motor car no. 470 (KS main workshop 1945) with a similar side car as line 5 on Frederikssundsvej during a SHS excursion on September 10, 1967. The motor car and a similar side car are now owned by the Tram History SocietyBy Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - September 10, 1967.

Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm
Open regularly

1967: Arrived at the museum as Skjoldenæsholm railcar 470 (ex Copenhagen railcar 470), manufacturer Københavns Sporveje (KS), type Scrapmotorvogn, series 447-490, width 2.15 m, length 10.40 m, manufactured 1942-1947, with 22 seats and 26 standing places, 2 axles.

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Alexander and the family at Skjoldenæsholm (2010)By Kim Schwalbe.
July 20, 2010.

Bunch glass from Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm (1990)By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS).
1990.

Bunch glass from Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm, the back (1990)By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS).
1990.

Bunch glass from Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm, the front (1990)By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS).
1990.

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Danish Tram Museum, Traffic Day, Part 2 (2025)By HStrab.
July 26, 2025.

Keyring from Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm, the back (1990)SkjoldenæsholmBy Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1990.

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Members' Day (2017)On 29/7 - 2017, Sporvejsmuseet Skjoldenæsholm held their annual "members' day", which ended with a diploma run. This year's "surprise" was KS 567 and 226.By SJB Media 1996 - July 29, 2017.

Postcard: Skjoldenæsholm railcar 1 by Depot 1 (1978)Some of the Tram Museum's trams in front of the depot. From left: Aarhus Trams' motor car no. 1 (Copenhagen Trams 1945), Copenhagen Trams no. 470 (KS 1945), Copenhagen Trams no. 275 (Scandia 1907), Copenhagen Trams no. 587 (KS 1939) and Copenhagen Trams no. 701 (KS 1949).By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1978.

Postcard: Skjoldenæsholm railcar 575 by Remise 2 "Valby Gamle Remise" (2011)Copenhagen Trams' bogie railcar 575 with sidecar 1578 and scrap railcar 470 with sidecar 1065 at the Tram Museum, September 2011.By Allan Støvring-Nielsen, Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - September 2011.

Postcard: Skjoldenæsholm standard gauge with railcar 470 at Eilers Eg (2000)Due to a shortage of vehicles during and immediately after the Second World War, Copenhagen Trams built a series of 44 two-axle motor cars and 65 similar sidecars—the so-called "scrap cars"—at its main workshop between 1942 and 1947. Motor car no. 470 was built in 1945, and sidecar no 1065 in 1947. They were in operation until 1967 and 1968, respectively.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 2000.

Postcard: Skjoldenæsholm standard gauge with railcar 470 The Tram Museum (1985)Tram museum forecourt with, among others, Copenhagen no. 470 (KS 1945), Copenhagen no. 275 (Scandia 1907), Basel no. 213 (SIG 1933), Aarhus no. 1 (KS 1945), Wuppertal no. 3241 (van der Zypen 1925) and Copenhagen no. 701 (KS 1949).By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1985.

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Rainy day at the Tramway Museum (2011)Rainy weather atmosphere at the Tramway Museum on 11 August 2011By SporvognDK - August 11, 2011.

Skjoldenæsholm railcar 470 inside Remise 1 (2002)By Henrik Boye.
May 12, 2002.

Skjoldenæsholm standard gauge with railcar 470 at Eilers Eg (2025)By Henrik Boye.
July 26, 2025.

Skjoldenæsholm standard gauge with railcar 470 at Valby Gamle Remise (2023)By Henrik Boye.
December 3, 2023.