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Bulawayo Railway Museum

Coordinates: 20°09′49″S 28°34′28″E / 20.1637°S 28.5745°E / -20.1637; 28.5745
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Steam locomotives at the museum in 1990.

Bulawayo Railway Museum is a museBulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe, with several exhibits of the history of railways in Zimbabwe and Rhodesia.[1][2] Its oldest exhibits date back as far as 1897,[3] and include Cecil Rhodes' personal railway coach.[4]

The museum is owned by NRZ.[5] Due to the severe shortage of rolling stock, some steam locomotives in the museum have, in the past, been refurbished and returned to service.[6]

Exhibits include:

  • No. 115 — 9B class built by North British Locomotive Company (21478 of 1917)
  • No. 127 — 11th class built by Montreal Locomotive Works (159119 of 1918)
  • No. 330 — 19th class built by Henschel (27400 of 1952)
  • No. 1200 — DE2 class diesel – built by English Electric in 1955

References

  1. ^ "Bulawayo's Railway Museum". 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  2. ^ "Railroad Museums: AFRICA". 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  3. ^ "Places to visit in Bulawayo, Bulawayo Tourist Guide, Bulawayo1872.com". 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  4. ^ "How to travel by train in Zimbabwe - a complete guide". 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  5. ^ "Bulawayo Railway Museum". 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe — Last Of The Beyer Garretts". 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

20°09′49″S 28°34′28″E / 20.1637°S 28.5745°E / -20.1637; 28.5745