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Friesland · Technology & transport

Nationaal Openbaar Vervoer Museum: travel before the timetable app

Buses, trains, trams and ferries together form the subject of this museum in Ouwsterhaule. Uniforms, documents, models and vehicles show both the rolling stock and the organisation of public transport.

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Companies and their image

The display covers various Dutch transport operators. With uniforms, emblems and service information, notice colour and naming: they helped passengers recognise who operated the service and whom they needed to turn to.

Vehicle and model

Historic buses stand alongside model railways and miniature vehicles. Compare a real vehicle with a scale model: which technical details are kept, and which are simplified to keep the whole recognisable?

The paperwork behind the journey

Documents and other public transport items show that transport is more than driving. Maps, tickets and service information organise a network; ask of a document who it was made for: passenger, conductor or planner.

Before you go

Outside Wednesday to Saturday, visits are by appointment only. Public holidays are listed as closed; also check whether historic buses can be seen that day.

Sources

This first edition has been compiled from collected museum information. Not all of the information has yet been confirmed by the museum. Viewing tips are by the editorial team. The sources used are listed below.

  1. Research card 0190 — Nationaal Openbaar Vervoer Museum

    Source reference supplied; independent source check still needed. Unverified reference from a supplied research card; content, authority and currency still to be checked independently.

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