User Manual

Cerberus PRO protects The Hague
Public Transport Museum
Reliable protection thanks to the fire safety system Cerberus PRO and the
efficient cooperation with the Siemens Solution Partner Steegman.
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Answers for infrastructure.
The project
The Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum
(HOVM), a museum of public transport,
is housed in the old tram depot named
‘Remise Frans Halsstraat‘. The depot, built
in 1906, is on the national list of historical
buildings and was renovated in 1990.
A collection of historical trams and buses
keeps the memory of public transport in
The Hague alive.
Today, the museum also functions as an
event and conference center which made
a reliable and tailored fire safety installation
even more important.
The challenges
The historical building, the particular roof
construction, the vents in the roof, and the
many indoor ‘obstacles‘ made the installa-
tion of a fire detection system difficult.
Siemens and the Siemens Solution Partner
Steegman Rotterdam designed and in -
stalled the best and tailored solution.
“It was certainly no ordinary job“, explains
Hans Tielen, director at Steegman. “In a
national cultural monument it is nearly
impossible to put a nail in the wall. So
the fire detection system had to remain
as invisible as possible. Furthermore, for
a better air circulation, vents have been
installed in the roof to ‘air‘ the wet trams
in rainy weather. Also, the building is
obviously full of obstacles, such as trams.
All these things hinder the smoke from
ascending to the roof.”
The Hague Public Transport
Museum is housed in a national
monument. Besides a collection of
historical trams and buses, the
museum functions also as an event
and conference center. For the
safety of its visitors and the protection
of the historical collection, a reliable
fire protection was needed.