Former Amsterdam city councillor Guido Frankfurther has passed his tram driver exam following several earlier attempts.
He graduated alongside seven other new drivers at the Havenstraat depot after completing a nine-week training programme led by his instructor, Stefan.
His first official shift is scheduled for Saturday, departing from the Lekstraat depot at 06:30.
Overcoming previous training setbacks
The qualification followed a lengthy journey for the former politician, who failed a mandatory reaction test three years ago.
When he began the driver training course last year, instructors asked him to leave halfway through to gain experience as a tram conductor first.
Frankfurther noted at the time that the controls felt like a cockpit, where trying to use the indicators accidentally activated the windscreen wipers.
With his certificate now secured, he said he had proven that he was capable of operating the vehicle.
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