Catalonia Railway Museum

The Vilanova i la Geltrú Railway Museum, with its roundhouse bays and turntable, as seen from above.

The Museum of Railways in Catalonia (Catalan: Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya) is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Catalonia, Spain). The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40 km south of Barcelona.[1]

History

Original bond for the company "Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i França", similar to the one kept in the Museum

The museum opened in 1990 and is located in a former engine shed, built at the end of the 19th century. About 900 workers repaired and maintained locomotives there until 1967, when these activities ceased.

The main building, attached to the museum, contains a library and a collection of railway items such as caps, miniatures, and machinery. The museum also has an auditorium where a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown daily. The reception where visitors enter is the original ticket office from a railway station in the village of La Granada.

In 1972, MOROP, an association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts, held their nineteenth congress in Barcelona.[2] The antique locomotives displayed at the congress were stored in the facilities that would later house the museum. In 1981, the centenary of the commercial rail line between Barcelona and Vilanova, the creation of a Railway Museum in the old engine shed was proposed. The national Spanish railway operator (RENFE) and the autonomous government of Catalonia initially led the project. Later the town council of Vilanova joined.

The museum opened on August 5, 1990. In 1993 RENFE the National Spanish Railways made the Vilanova museum a subsidiary of the main museum in Madrid, the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid, and the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles.[3] In 2010 the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya established a master's program on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in the museum's facilities in Vilanova.

The museum's collection comprises more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history, diverse countries of origin and different technologies, including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula, still used in demonstrations on the first Sunday of the month. The collection also includes diesel and electric locomotives, coaches, a Bogie type Harlan, a signal bridge, and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station.

The museum's library contains more than 6,100 volumes in its catalog, including works on trains and vehicles, rail traffic documentation, history and legislation, statistics, and infrastructure. The library also houses 400 video recordings and 10,000 photographs.

Locomotives

RefYearObjectNicknameManufacturerDescriptionImage
—1948Replica 2-2-2 locomotiveMataróMaquinista Terrestre y MarítimaReplica of First locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula to serve the first line (Barcelona-Mataró).
Madrid, Zaragoza y Alicante 1681854Steam locomotive 120/2112MartorellSharp, Stewart & Co. ManchesterOldest original locomotive in Spain. Shown in the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
MZA 2461857Steam locomotive 030/2013MamutE. B. Wilson and CompanySecond oldest original locomotive in Spain, used for general purposes.
Steam locomotive Mamut
Andaluces 41871Steam locomotive 020-04AndalucesSA John CockerillSmaller locomotive used in urban areas and for serving factories.
MZA 5711879Steam locomotive 040-2019VilanovaSharp, Stewart & Co.In Vilanova i la Geltrú since 1949.
Locomotive 040-2019 "Vilanova"
Norte 16531881Steam locomotive 030-2110PerrucaAndre Koechlin & CieServed the North East lines of Spain.
Oeste 91881Steam locomotive 220-2005Richard HartmannFor Passenger trains.
Locomotive Hartmann 220-2005 "Oest 9"
Oeste 771884Steam locomotive 120-2131Maschinenfabrik EsslingenFor Passenger trains.
Locomotive 120-2131 "Oeste 77"
Alcantarilla–Lorca 41884Steam locomotive 030-2369Bicicleta (bicycle)Sharp, Stewart & Co.For passenger trains.
Steam locomotive 030-2369
Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 41885Steam locomotive 020-210Teresita/ClotSA John CockerillManoeuvring locomotive.
Mollet - Caldes, 61887Steam locomotive 030-0233CaldesMaquinaria Terrestre y MarítimaInitially used for passenger trains, then for manoeuvring.
Andaluces, 6Steam locomotive 220-2023BobadillaBeyer, Peacock and CompanyFor passenger trains.
MZA 6511901Steam locomotive 230-4001CompoundHanomagFormer express locomotive.
Locomotive MZA 651
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 11902Steam locomotive 030-2471FCA 1Marcinelle et CouilletFor Passenger trains.
Steam locomotive 030-2451
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 531906Steam locomotive 060-4013Mallet-CompoundSwiss Locomotive and Machine Works (subcontracted to Esslingen)Used for hauling heavy materials.
Norte 31011909Steam locomotive 230-2085HanomagFor Passenger trains.
Locomotive 230-2085
MZA 11551913Steam locomotive 240-2135MastodonteHenschel & SohnGeneral-purpose locomotive.
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 741927Steam locomotive 240-2074MastodonteTubizeGeneral-purpose locomotive. 115 km/h maximum speed.
Steam locomotive 240-2074
FCA 101Steam locomotive 462F-0401Beyer-GarrattEuskalduna, BilbaoTemporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida.
MZA 18081939Steam locomotive 241F-2108Linda TapadaMaquinista Terrestre y Marítima (Barcelona)General purpose locomotive.
RENFE 151.50011942Steam locomotive 151F-3101Santa FeMaquinista Terrestre y MarítimaHeavy and powerful locomotive.
RenfeSteam locomotive Renfe 240F-2591Euskalduna (Bilbao)
Renfe1953Locomotores de Vapor 141F-2101/2348MikadoNorth British Locomotive CompanyA Mikado locomotive in this museum was the last steam locomotive in service in Spain.
Norte & Renfe 70011928Electric locomotive 270-001ChataElectric locomotive.
Electric locomotive 270-001
Norte & Renfe 72061928Electric locomotive 272-006CrocodileElectric locomotive.
Estado i Renfe 10041929Electric locomotive 280-004CAF SECHERON (Guipúscoa)Used on narrow-gauge lines in the Pyrenees.
Estado & Renfe 1004
Renfe 78071954Electric locomotive 278-007PanchorgaUSAElectric locomotive initially in passenger service, then as a freight locomotive.
Renfe 7652Electric locomotive Alstom 276-052For express train haulage.
Norte & Renfe 91651935Automotor 590-165EUALight autonomous for short distances.
Ou (Catalan for "Egg")1940Dresina de via i obresTransport for service personnel (12 seats).
3T1950Locomotive 350-003Talgo IITalgo trainsFor Hauling Talgo expresses.
18011958Diesel locomotive 318-001MarilynAmerican Locomotive Company (ALCO)Servicing Galicia (North-West) lines.
Talgo1983Diesel locomotive Talgo 354-001Virgen de CovadongaKrauss Maffei (Alemanya)For haulage of Talgo expresses.
2005 T1964Cabin of the Talgo III locomotiveVirgen del CarmenFor hauling Talgo Expresses.
RENFE 281 (previously 1000)1927Electric locomotiveRipollCAFThis locomotive was built to serve the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line.ND

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A museum showing off 160 years of railway history". Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona
  3. ↑ Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

Coordinates: 41°13′13″N 1°43′50″E / 41.22028°N 1.73056°E / 41.22028; 1.73056

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