Brest Railway Museum

Brest Railway Museum
Брэсцкі чыгуначны музей
Established 2002
Location 2 Masherova str, Brest, Belarus
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20130122001917/http://www.brest.rw.by/social_sphere/brest_museum/ (Russian)
A Felix Dzerzhinsky steam locomotive on display

The Brest Railway Museum or Brest Museum of Rail Equipment is the first outdoor railway museum in Belarus, located in Brest, opened in 2002.

The museum is located close to the Brest Fortress, the major attraction of the city. It displays various historical locomotives and is used for shooting films and various festivals.

Museum's collection consists of 56 units including

  • Steam engines
EU
EM
ER
E
FD20
SO17
Su
L
LV
P36 "Victory"
9P (tank-engine)
TE (Europe made and converted to 1524mm gauge)
  • 2 Steam cranes
PK-6
PK-CUMZ
  • Retro passenger cabs
  • Diesel-electric engines
Te1 (Freight)
Te3 (Freight)
Te7 (Passenger version of Te3)
2Te109 (Freight)
M62 (Freight-passenger)
Tep60 (Passenger)
ChME2 (Shunting)
Tem15 (Shunting)
Tem-2A (Shunting)
Tu-2 (Narrow gauge freight-passenger)
  • Diesel-hydraulic engine TGK-1 (Shunting)
  • DMU DR1 (Head unit only)
  • Rail bus AS1A (for inspection purposes)
  • Snowplough SDPM

and others

References

  • Roberts, Nigel (2011). Belarus: The Bradt Travel Guide (2nd ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-84162-340-5.
  • "Музей Железнодорожной Техники (г.Брест) (22.07.05 г.)". sottovoce.ru. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  • Вандроўка ў Берасьцейскі чыгуначны музэй
  • Музей чыгуначнай тэхнікі
  • "Brest Museum of Rail Equipment". Belarusian Railway. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  • Official web page (Russian)


Coordinates: 52°05′08″N 23°40′19″E / 52.08556°N 23.67194°E / 52.08556; 23.67194


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