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LTF News 1-00

Editorial staff: Henrik Sartz.
On-line version by Håkon Kinck Gaarder.
LTF's E-mail address: ltf@sporveismuseet.org.

Summons for general assembly

Proposal for raise in subscription rates from 2001
The executive comittee decided on a meeting on January 12th, 2000, to put a motion before the general assembly on a subscription raise in force from 2001 inclusive.

In connection with the raise in subscription rates, the executive comitte also launch a proposal on a ny membership class, called "household/support member". Support members will not receive their own membership periodicals. The reason for the raise in subscription rates and support member is the following:

1. The subscription for membership in LTF has been unchanged during the last four years. The last raise in subscription rates was a raise from NOK 200,- to NOK 225,-, as today. The time has come for another raise of NOK 25,-.
2. Today's system for member subscription doesn't catch all families. It may be that some would like to support our work, but thinks that a full membership is too much. A solution with main and support members may therefore appear effective.

Therefore, the executive comittee propose the following rates (in Norwegian Crowns):

First year membership	100,-	(unchanged)
Main member (from 2nd year inclusive)	250,-	(+ 25,-)
Five years' membership	1000,-	(+ 100,-)
Household (support) member	100,-	(new)
Member below 16 years of age	100,-	(+ 25,-)
Foreign member	150,-	(+ 50,-, in addition there are foreign fees)

Have you paid your subscription for 2000?

Local Transport Historical Association needs your support to carry on the work on preservation of the public transport history. Pay today, so you make sure to receive the next number of the periodical Lokaltrafikk! Our Norwegian back account is 0814 2034809. This year we have the following subscription rates (in Norwegian Crowns):

First year's membership	100,-
Main membership (from 2nd year inclusive)	225,-
Five years' membershipFem års medlemskap	900,-
Member below 16 years of age	75,-
Foreign member	115,-

Say good-bye to the SM83's!

LTF invites all members to a farewell trip with Oslo Sporveier's SM83 class trams or "rebuilt Høka tramcars".
Time: Sunday, February 27th, 2000, at 12.00 p.m.
Place: Show up at Stortorvet.
SM83: LTF says good-bye to the SM83 class trams with ST89 trailer. (Photo: Håkon Kinck Gaarder.)

In the middle of the 80's, Oslo Sporveier rebuilt in total 11 Høka tramcars (SM53). These have later got the classification SM83 and are numbered from 201 to 211. The tramcars were rebuilt from scratch at Sagene workshop. They got new front, new interior and new electronic steering. Only truck and boggies were kept from the original Høka tramcar.

The first rebuilt tram has after this run almost 15 years after this in heavy Oslo traffic. Then, the tram has in use in almost 50 years. That's a respectable age, even for a tram, but now it's definitely over. And LTF can't let this happen unnoticed. Therefore, we invite all our members to a good-bye trip with the SM83's; don't miss this!

If you wish to take pictures of the SM83 class trams in traffic, you must hurry! On February 14th, 2000, there are only two trams left in ordinary traffic. This is 201+587 and 203+590. 206 and 589 aren't discarded, but is out of service due to a fault. The rest of the trams are discarded and awaiting to be scrapped. 202 and 584 were scrapped last summer.

You may find more information about the SM83 class trams here.

Tramcar take-overs

As Oslo Sporveier are putting more SL95 class tramcars into service, will tramcars or the classifications SM83 and SM91 disappear. Therefore, LTF has decided to take over the following tramcars for preservation:

SM83:	207
ST89:	586
SM91:	298
SA49:	All three plough tramcars