In this video I will take you along for a morning shift as a HTM tram driver on line 9 in The Hague. You will experience how it is to drive to the depot in the early morning, start up and prepare a tram, and make two round trips between Vrederust and Scheveningen Noord before heading back home. This is only the morning part of a "broken shift" (lasting around 4 hours) - later on the day we come back to work the second part of the shift.

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Tram line: 9
Route: Remise Zichtenburg - Vrederust - Scheveningen Noord
Location: The Hague / Den Haag, Netherlands
Operator: HTM Personenvervoer N.V.
Vehicle: Siemens Avenio (5007 & 5022)

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Highlights:
0:00 - Driving to the depot
0:50 - Walking to tram
1:24 - Preparing first cab
4:38 - Preparing second cab
6:50 - Leaving the depot
8:12 - Shunting to start of line
16:21 - Arrival at Vrederust
17:23 - First round trip in passenger service
20:03 - Handover to colleague
20:36 - Without passengers
21:55 - End of second round trip
23:40 - Taking an HTM car
24:10 - Back at depot
24:33 - Going home