Tip: at this exhibition you can retrieve old memories of the Sprinter

Did you always go right or left? And do you remember when you were allowed to smoke on the train? During the exhibition at the Historical Society in the Dorpsstraat you can reminisce about our trusted old Sprinter.

In the 1970s we got a brand new train track in Zoetermeer. The intention was to get as many commuters as possible on the train to travel to work in The Hague or other cities. One of the travelers was Hans Gosselink: he spent 37 years chugging along on his way to work in Amsterdam.

Taken from the rubble dump

Hans is therefore the man who researched the preliminary phase and the construction of the sprinter track. He shows some of his findings during the exhibition De Sprinter. You will find photos, model trains, official documents, old train tickets and a video. There are also yellow time signs and an original Center West sign that was taken by a resident of the rubble dump.

Visit it

The free exhibition De Sprinter lasts until Wednesday 7 September at the Historical Society Oud Soetermeer in the Dorpsstraat. The space is open on Monday evenings, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Go and have a look and reminisce about old memories.