National Transport Museum, Bulgaria

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A steam engine - an exhibit from the museum

The National Transport Museum (Bulgarian: Национален Музей на Транспорта; Natsionalen Muzey na Transporta) in Rousse, Bulgaria, is situated on the bank of the Danube, in the country's first railway station, built in 1866.

Exhibits are laid out both inside and outside the old station. Among the exhibits outside the building are two steam engines and various railroad carriages, including the personal carriage of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria and the carriage of the Turkish sultan.

The museum was named the National Museum of Railway Transport and Communications on 26 Jun 1996, commemorating the 100th anniversary of railroads in Bulgaria, and the building was declared a historical landmark. The museum's exhibits have been used in the films Capitan Petko Voivoda („Капитан Петко Войвода“), Records of Bulgarian Uprisings („Записки по българските въстания“), and the Russian-Bulgarian production Turkish Gambit.