Chevy Flatbed Farm Truck

It is remarkable that one of the Railway Museum’s most striking exhibits is actually a lorry. This Chevrolet was used by the firm Van Gend & Loos. They began transporting passengers by stagecoach in 1809, but from 1885 onwards focused on the transport of general cargo to and from stations. In 1928, Van Gend & Loos became part of the NS. At major stations, there were large goods sheds with closed goods wagons on the tracks on one side and a long line of grey Van Gend & Loos lorries and vans on the other. At the Railway Museum, the Nijverdal Shed (Loods Nijverdal) is an example of such a goods shed. As a customer, you could drop off a parcel at the shed, which was then delivered by rail and lorry to the correct address. The Chevrolet at the Railway Museum was built in 1929 and comes from Utah (USA). It retains the original grey colour of Van Gend & Loos.