Pipe Ladder Wagon
The Pipe Ladder Wagon is the latest restored gem of tram heritage in Flanders.
It is a service vehicle used for working on the overhead electric lines. The ladder wagon was built in 1920-1922 and remained in service on the Ghent tram network until the 1970s. It runs on gasoline; during the Second World War, it was equipped with a gas generator.
At the end of the 1990s, the ladder wagon was purchased and housed in the Musée de l’Auto - Mahymobiles in Leuze-en-Hainaut. In 2018, this ladder wagon was auctioned and purchased by vzw META. In the following years, numerous volunteers from various heritage associations worked on restoring it, resulting in this beautiful heritage piece.
The ladder wagon will be displayed at the Flemish Tram and Bus Museum.