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The history of rail transport in Albania may have begun as early as 1890. Until the end of World War II, Albania's railways were all narrow gauge lines, built to serve either minesites or military purposes. In 1947 shortly after the establishment of the People's Republic of Albania, the country acquired its first standard gauge public
Before 1947, Albania was the only country in Europe not to have a standard rail service, although some narrow gauge lines were built during World War I. [4] In 1947, Albania's first standard gauge line was opened between Durrës and Peqin, measuring 44km. This was soon followed by the Durrës–Tirana line in 1948.
Between 1917 and 1930 approximately 300 km of military and industrial narrow-gauge railways were built at the gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) and 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) or Bosnian gauge (760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in)), built by Austria-Hungarians and Italians, [1] intending to create a through route from Skopje and Tetovo to the Adriatic coast of Albania. [2]
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After 1947, a significant infrastructure undertaking was the construction of the country's rail network as Albania was considered the only country in Europe not to have standard rail service. [3] By 1987, 677 km of railway were constructed in total linking the main urban and industrial centers for the first time since the end of World War II ...
The National History Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Historik Kombëtar) is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania.It was opened on 28 October 1981 and is 27,000 square metres in size, while 18,000 square metres are available for expositions.
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
National History Museum (Albania) S. Skanderbeg Museum This page was last edited on 8 January 2024, at 00:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...