List of railway museums
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A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.
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[edit] Railway museums in Europe
[edit] Austria
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Belarus
[edit] Bulgaria
[edit] Czech Republic
[edit] Denmark
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
- Musée des tramways à vapeur et des chemins de fer secondaires français
- Musée Français du Chemin de Fer
[edit] Germany
- Augsburg Railway Park, Augsburg, Bavaria
- Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil, Hermeskeil, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Bavarian Localbahn Society, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Bavaria
- Bavarian Railway Museum, Nördlingen, Bavaria
- Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz, Ebermannstadt, Bavaria
- Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum, Darmstadt, Hesse
- DB Museum, Nuremberg, Bavaria
- DBK Historic Railway, Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg
- Deutsches Museum, Munich, Bavaria
- Dieringhausen Railway Museum, Dieringhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Dresden Transport Museum, Dresden, Saxony
- Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn, Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg
- Franconian Museum Railway, Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Frankfurt City Junction Line, Frankfurt, Hesse
- Freilassing Locomotive World, Freilassing, Bavaria
- German Museum of Technology (Berlin)
- German Railway Society, Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Lower Saxony
- German Steam Locomotive Museum, Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, Bavaria
- Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum, Hanover, Lower Saxony
- Historic Railway, Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
- Mellrichstadt-Fladungen railway, Fladungen, Bavaria
- Munich Steam Locomotive Company, Munich, Bavaria
- Neustadt/Weinstraße Railway Museum, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Nuremberg Transport Museum, Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Railway Vehicle Preservation Society, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
- Rügen Railway & Technology Museum, Prora, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Saxon Railway Museum, Chemnitz, Saxony
- Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg
- South German Railway Museum, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
- Stuttgart Straßenbahn Museum Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
- Technik Museum Speyer, Speyer, Rhineland Palatinate
- Traditionsbetriebswerk Staßfurt, Stassfurt, Saxony-Anhalt
- Ulmer Eisenbahnfreunde, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Italy
- Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia, Milan [1]
- Museo Nazionale dei Trasporti, La Spezia – [2]
- Museo Ferroviario Piemontese, Savigliano, Turin - [3]
- Museo Europeo dei Trasporti Ogliari, Ranco, Varese - [4]
- Museo Ferroviario di Trieste Campo Marzio, Trieste [[5]
- Museo Nazionale Ferroviario di Pietrarsa, Naples
[edit] Luxembourg
[edit] Netherlands
- Stoomtrein Hoorn Medemblik
- Stoom Stichting Nederland
- Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
- Nederlands Spoorwegmuseum
[edit] Norway
[edit] Poland
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
- Railway Museum in Chabówka village, near Rabka,a southern Polish town in the Nowy Targ County
- Railway Museum in Kościerzyna is a Polish railway museum located in a now defunct locomotive depot in Kościerzyna, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
- Railway Museum in Warsaw (Muzeum Kolejnictwa w Warszawie) is located in the former Warsaw Główna PKP railway terminus.
[edit] Russia
- Varshavsky Rail Terminal, St Petersburg / St Petersburg Outdoor Train Museum [6]
- Rizhsky Rail Terminal / Rizhsky (railroad station) in Moscow [7]
- the Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsky Rail Terminal Moscow [8]
- Seyatel' station at Novosibirsk [9]
- Railway museum at Rostov-on-Don [10]
- Railway museum at Nizhny Novgorod [11]
- Railway museum at Yekaterinburg
- Railway museum at Pereslavl-Zalessky (narrow gauge)[12]
[edit] Serbia
- Railway Museum in Belgrade
- Narrow Gauge Museum in Pozega
[edit] Slovenia
[edit] Spain
- Azpeitia Railway Museum (Basque Railway museum)
- Gijón Railway Museum (Museo del Ferrocarill de Asturias)
- Railway Museum in Madrid (Museo del Ferrocarril)
- Railway Museum in Vilanova (Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya)(Catalonia Railway Museum)
[edit] Sweden
- Nynäshamns Järnvägsmuseum, Nynäshamn - [13]
- Nässjö Järnvägsmuseum, Nässjö - [14]
- Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
- Stockholms Spårvägsmuseum, Stockholm - [15]
- Swedish Railway Museum, Gävle - [16]
- Upsala-Lenna Jernväg
[edit] Switzerland
[edit] United Kingdom
Main article: List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
- Alford Valley Railway
- Amberley Working Museum
- Anson Engine Museum
- Astley Green Colliery Museum
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed
- Beamish Museum
- Bluebell Railway
- Bressingham Steam & Gardens
- Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum
- Conwy Valley Railway Museum
- Darlington Railway Centre and Museum
- Didcot Railway Centre
- Hopetown Carriage Works
- Monkwearmouth Station Museum
- National Railway Museum
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum
- Pendon Museum
- Port Erin railway museum
- Crewe Heritage Centre
- Rushden Station Railway Museum
- Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
- Shildon Locomotion Museum
- Stephenson Railway Museum
- Swindon Steam Railway Museum
- Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
- Walthamstow Pump House Museum
[edit] Railway museums in North America
[edit] Canada
- Alberta Railway Museum
- Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
- Canadian Railway Museum
- Elgin County Railway Museum
- John Street Roundhouse
- New Brunswick Railway Museum
- Northern Ontario Railroad Museum
- Port Moody Station Museum
- Railway Coastal Museum
- Saskatchewan Railway Museum
- Toronto Railway Heritage Centre
- Winnipeg Railway Museum
[edit] United States
- Arkansas Railroad Museum
- B&O Railroad Museum
- Bellingham Railway Museum
- Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum
- Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
- Boothbay Railway Village
- California State Railroad Museum
- Colorado Railroad Museum
- Danbury Railway Museum
- Durand Union Station
- East Troy Electric Railroad Museum
- Fox River Trolley Museum
- Galesburg Railroad Museum
- Golden Gate Railroad Museum
- Great Plains Transportation Museum
- Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
- Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
- Illinois Railway Museum
- Indiana Transportation Museum
- Kentucky Railway Museum
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum
- Medina Railroad Museum
- Monticello Railway Museum
- Museum of the American Railroad
- National Railroad Museum
- Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum
- Niles Canyon Railway
- Northwest Railway Museum
- Ohio Railway Museum (The)
- Pacific Southwest Railway Museum
- Queponco Railway Station
- Railroad Museum of New England
- Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
- Railroad Museum of South Florida
- Railroaders Memorial Museum
- Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
- Railway Museum of San Angelo Texas
- Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum
- Roundhouse Railroad Museum
- San Francisco Trains
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
- Shore Line Trolley Museum
- Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources
- South Coast Railroad Museum
- Southeastern Railway Museum
- Southern Michigan Railroad Society
- Tehachapi Depot Museum
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
- The Western Mining and Railroad Museum
- Travel Town Museum
- Western America Railroad Museum
- Western Pacific Railroad Museum
- Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum
- Wichita Falls Railroad Museum
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum
- Wyoming Transportation Museum
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Railroad museums in Central America
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Railroad museums in South America
- National Railway Museum (Peru)
- Museo Ferroviario de la ciudad de Campana (Buenos Aires, Argentina) [17]
[edit] Railway museums in Asia
[edit] China
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Israel
[edit] India
- National Rail Museum, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India .
- Mysore Rail Museum, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
- Ghum Railway Museum, Ghum, West Bengal, India.
- Eastern Railway Museum, Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Kanpur Railway Museum, Old Kanpur, Kanpur, India.
[edit] Indonesia
- Taman Mini, Jakarta - Indonesia
- Ambarawa Railway Museum, Central Java, Indonesia. [18]
[edit] Japan
- Modern Transportation Museum in Bentencho, Minato-ku, Osaka
- The Railway Museum in Saitama, Saitama
- Sakuma Rail Park, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
- SCMaglev and Railway Park in Nagoya (scheduled to open in March 2011)
- Tobu Museum, in Sumida, Tokyo
- Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, in Annaka, Gunma
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] South Korea
- Korea Railroad Museum
- Sumjingang Railroad Village in Gokseung County
[edit] Sri Lanka
- National Railway Museum, Colombo
[edit] Taiwan
[edit] Railway museums in Australasia
[edit] Australia
- Archer Park Railway Station
- Lachlan Valley Railway
- Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
- New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere and Valley Heights
- National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide), Port Dock, Adelaide
- Steamtown, Peterborough[19]
- Canberra Railway Museum [3]
- Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
[edit] New Zealand
Main article: List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
[edit] Railway museums in Africa
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[edit] South Africa
[edit] Zambia
[edit] See also
- List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
- List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.museoscienza.org/dipartimenti/trasporti/ferroviari.asp
- ^ http://www.museonazionaletrasporti.it
- ^ http://www.museoferroviariopiemontese.com/default.asp
- ^ http://www.museodeitrasportiogliari.it/
- ^ http://www.museoferroviariotrieste.it/
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia03.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia14.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia06.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia05.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia16.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia13.htm
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/russia11.htm
- ^ http://www.njm.nu
- ^ http://www.lokstallet.se
- ^ http://www.sparvagsmuseet.sl.se
- ^ http://www.banverket.se/templates/StandardTtH____10667.asp
- ^ http://www.museo-ferroviario.com.ar
- ^ http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/ambarawa/museum.htm
- ^ http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/south-australia/flinders-ranges-outback/attractions/museum/steamtown-heritage-rail-centre/
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