Israel Railway Museum
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| Israel Railway Museum | |
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| Type | Museum |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Haifa, Israel |
| Area served | Israel |
| Key people | Paul Cotterell (Curator) |
| Industry | Museum |
| Parent | Israel Railways |
| Website | [1] |
Israel Railway Museum (Hebrew: מוזיאון רכבת ישראל) is the national railway museum of Israel, located in Haifa. The railway museum is owned by the Israel Railways and is located at the now closed Haifa East Railway Station.
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[edit] Features
The museum features the railway history of Israel and its neighbouring countries 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 built in England in 1922 and has been used by among others Emperor 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 wounded soldiers. It was built in 1893 in Belgium for the Egyptian National Railways.
- Hedjaz Railway 0-6-0 tank locomotive No. 10. The narrow gauge steam engine, which is the last left in Israel, was built by Krauss in Germany and used for shunting.[2]
[edit] Opening hours
The museum is open Sunday to Thursday 8:30 to 14:00. Payment is made in cash at the door.
Though the museum is located at the Haifa East railways station, trains do not stop there. Still, by prior arrangement with the museum manager, groups of at least 25 people who are visiting the Railway Museum may arrange for the intercity trains to stop at the Haifa East railway station.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Israel Railway Museum official site
- Israel Railway Museum at ilMuseums.com
