Museum of the Moscow Railway (Paveletskaya station)
The Museum of the Moscow Railway is situated next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. The museum reopened to private visitors in 2011 and it reopened to the general public in January 2012. It's the object of cultural heritage of Russia.
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| Location | Moscow |
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| Coordinates | 55.728338°N 37.642196°E |
| Website | mzd |
Overview
The museum was formerly the Museum of Lenin’s funeral train. It still houses exhibits relating to Vladimir Lenin's Funeral train including the 4-6-0 steam locomotive U-127 (Russian У-127) and Lenin’s funeral van No 1691.
Exhibits at the museum
Steam locomotive U-127, the principal exhibit of the Museum
Exhibit case
Exhibit case
Model of a 19th-century Russian railway office
Scale model of a Russian locomotive class E
Scale model of a Russian electric EP10 Locomotive
Model of a Russian locomotive class FD number FD20-2865
Scale model railway of the Sapsan Railway
See also
References
- Rakov, V.А. (1995), Lokomotivy otechestvennykh zheleznykh dorog 1845-1955 [Locomotives of Domestic Railways 1845-1955] (in Russian) (2 ed.), Moskva, ISBN 5-277-00821-7
- A.J. Heywood and I.D.C. Button. Soviet Locomotive Types: the Union Legacy.
- Keith Chester. Russian and Soviet Steam Locomotives Volume 1.
- J.N. Westwood. Soviet Locomotive Technology During Industrialization, 1928–1952.
- A. D. de Pater. The railway locomotives of Russia.
External links
- The Official Museum Website
- Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsky Station, Moscow
- About The Museum of Railroad Machinery [in English]
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