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 but not limited to: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.

Contents 1 Railway museums in Europe 1.1 Austria 1.2 Czech Republic 1.3 Germany 1.4 France 1.5 Italy 1.6 Poland 1.7 Scandinavia 1.8 Serbia 1.9 Russia 1.10 Switzerland 1.11 United Kingdom 2 Railway museums in North America 2.1 Canada 2.2 United States 3 Railroad museums in Central and South America 4 Railway museums in Asia 4.1 China 4.2 Israel 4.3 India 4.4 Japan 4.5 Taiwan 5 Railway museums in Australasia 5.1 Australia 5.2 New Zealand 6 Railway museums in Africa 6.1 Zambia 7 See also 8 References

[edit] Railway museums in Europe

[edit] Austria

• Austrian Railway Museum at Vienna

[edit] Czech Republic

• National Technical Museum (Prague)
• Czech Railway Museum at Lužná (Rakovník District)

[edit] Germany

• Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum
• Deutsche Bahn Museum Dresden
• Deutsche Bahn Museum Nuremberg
• Deutsches Dampflokmuseum
• Deutsches Museum Munic
• Eisenbahnmuseum Neustadt (Weinstrasse)
• German Museum of Technology (Berlin)
• Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum
• Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum
• Stuttgart Straßenbahn Museum Zuffenhausen
• Technik Museum Speyer

[edit] France

• Brest Railway Museum
• Musée Français du Chemin de Fer

[edit] Italy

• Pietrarsa railway museum

[edit] Poland

• Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja

[edit] Scandinavia

• Trondheim Tramway Museum
• Norsk Jernbanemuseum
• Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
• Upsala-Lenna Jernväg
• Danish Railway Museum
• Finnish Railway Museum
• Jokioinen Museum Railway

[edit] Serbia

• Railway Museum in Belgrade

[edit] Russia

• Varshavsky Rail Terminal at St Petersburg
• St Petersburg Outdoor Train Museum [1]
• Rizhsky Rail Terminal at Moscow
• Seyatel' station at Novosibirsk
• Railway museum at Rostov-on-Don
• Railway museum at Nizhny Novgorod
• Railway museum at Yekaterinburg
• Railway museum at Pereslavl-Zalessky (narrow gauge)

[edit] Switzerland

• Blonay-Chamby

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of railway museums in the United Kingdom

• Amberley Working Museum
• Anson Engine Museum
• Astley Green Colliery Museum
• Barrow Hill Engine Shed
• Beamish Museum
• 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
• The Railway Age
• Rushden Station Railway Museum
• Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
• Shildon Locomotion Museum
• Stephenson Railway Museum
• Swindon Steam Railway Museum
• Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
• Vale of Alford Railway
• Walthamstow Pump House Museum

[edit] Railway museums in North America

[edit] Canada

• Canadian Museum of Rail Travel
• Canadian Railway Museum
• Port Moody Station Museum
• Railway Coastal Museum
• Saskatchewan Railway Museum
• Winnipeg Railway Museum

[edit] United States

• Arkansas Railroad Museum
• B&O Railroad Museum
• Bellingham Railway Museum
• Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
• Danbury Railway Museum
• Donegal Railway Centre
• Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum
• Durand Union Station
• Galesburg Railroad Museum
• Golden Gate Railroad Museum
• Great Plains Transportation Museum
• Illinois Railway Museum
• Kentucky Railway Museum
• Medina Railroad Museum
• National Railroad Museum
• Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad & Transportation Museum
• Nevada Northern Railway Museum
• Ohio Railway Museum(The)
• Queponco Railway Station
• Railroad Museum of New England
• Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
• Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources
• South Coast Railroad Museum
• Southern Michigan Railroad Society
• The Western Mining and Railroad Museum
• Travel Town Museum
• Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
• Western America Railroad Museum
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum
• Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum
• Wichita Falls Railroad Museum
• Wyoming Transportation Museum

[edit] Railroad museums in Central and South America

• Ferrocarril Interoceánico
• Museo del Ferrocarril Guatemala City

[edit] Railway museums in Asia

[edit] China

• China Railway Museum
• Hong Kong Railway Museum

[edit] Israel

• Israel Railway Museum

[edit] India

• National Railway Museum, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India .
• Mysore Rail Museum, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

[edit] Japan

• Modern Transportation Museum in Bentencho, Minato-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
• Railway Museum in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture

[edit] Taiwan

• Miaoli Railway Museum

[edit] Railway museums in Australasia

[edit] Australia

• Archer Park Railway Station
• Lachlan Valley Railway
• New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, Thirlmere
• National Railway Museum (Port Adelaide), Port Dock, Adelaide
• Steamtown, Peterborough ^[1]
• Canberra Railway Museum ^[2]

[edit] New Zealand

Main article: List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines

[edit] Railway museums in Africa

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[edit] Zambia

• Railway Museum in Livingstone, Zambia

[edit] See also

• List of railway museums in the United Kingdom
• List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
• List of museums

[edit] References

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