Brest Railway Museum

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

E^U

E^M

E^R

E

FD20

SO17

Su

L

L^V

P36 "Victory"

9P (tank-engine)

T^E (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

Working hours

10:00 - 18:00 (May - Oct) except Mondays.
10:00 - 17:00 (Nov - Apr) except Mondays.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brest Railway Museum.

• 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. Retrieved 2012-07-03. 
• Вандроўка ў Берасьцейскі чыгуначны музэй
• Музей чыгуначнай тэхнікі

External links

• "Brest Museum of Rail Equipment". Belarusian Railway. Retrieved 2012-07-03. 
• Брэсцкі музей чыгуначнай тэхнікі
• Official web page (Russian)

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