Vienna Transport Museum Remise

The Vienna Transport Museum Remise stands in the city’s third district, Landstraße, inside a former tram depot built in 1901. The site once stored dozens of vehicles on a large loop system that carried race-goers to the Prater. The depot closed in 1991 and reopened in 2014 as a museum covering 7,700 square metres. It holds the largest collection of Viennese public transport vehicles in Europe. The oldest piece is a horse tram from 1868, still on display. The museum’s name comes from the German word Remise, meaning a shelter for vehicles. The collection documents every type of tram and bus used in Vienna over the last 150 years. Volunteers have restored many vehicles in the museum’s own workshop. Notable exhibits include a steam tram set from 1885, an early electric tram from 1901, and a bus that fell into the Danube in 1976 and was later repaired. The museum also features interactive displays such as a subway simulator for five lines. Special exhibitions have included historic trams borrowed from St Pölten, Baden and Salzburg. Visitors walk through three main halls and seventeen smaller displays. Each station shows historical photos, videos and small objects alongside the vehicles. One exhibit covers women tram drivers during the First World War. The museum’s multimedia approach brings the history of Vienna’s public transport to life. A film sequence from the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was also shot here. The depot’s spacious platform still hints at its original purpose.