Israel Railway Museum
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| Israel Railway Museum | |
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| Type | Museum |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Haifa, Israel |
| Key people | Paul Cotterell (Curator) |
| Area served | Israel |
| Industry | Museum |
| Parent | Israel Railways |
| Website | [1] |
Israel Railway Museum is the national railway museum of Israel, located in Haifa. The railway museum is onwned by the Israel Railways and is located at the now closed Haifa Mizrach (Haifa East) railway station.
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[edit] Features
The museum features Israeli and other neighbouring countries railway history back to 1892. The location itself is an attraction, as it was the shed for the defunct Hedjaz Railway. The museum features a collection of rolling stock, signs, tickets and other items. The museum has both an indoor and an outdoor section, with the indoor section being renovated in 2000 for the museum.
Some of the most famous exhibits are
- Saloon coach No. 98, used for VIP transport. It was buildt in England in 1922 and has been used by among others Empress Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. [1]
- Ambulance coach No. 4720, was used during World War I by the Royal Army for transport of wouned soldiers. It was buildt in 1893 in Belgium for the Egyptian National Railways.
- Hedjaz Railway 0-6-0 tank locomotive No. 10. The narrow gauge steam engine is the last left in Israel. It was buildt by Krauss in Germany and was used for shunting.[2]
[edit] Opening hours
The museum is open Sunday to Thursday 8:30 to 14:00. Payment cash at the door.
Though the museum is located at the Haifa East railways station, trains don't stop there. Still, it is possible with prior arangement with the museum manager, and with groups of at least 25 people, for the Inter-City trains to stop at the Haifa East railway station in conjunction with visits at the railway museum.
