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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.
Bowes Railway Path: Jarrow to Tanfield Railway Museum, Tyne and Wear (11.5 miles) Bradley Fold Cycleway: Bolton to Bury, Greater Manchester; Brampton Valley Way: Northampton to Market Harborough Railway, Northamptonshire (14 miles) Brandon to Bishop Auckland Railway Path: Broompark to Bishop Auckland, County Durham (9 miles)
Steam locomotive "Tren del centenari" from 1948, in Vilanova Railway Museum. Basque Railway Museum (steam railway tours) [10] Gijón Railway Museum; Philip II Train, service between Madrid and El Escorial; Railway Museum in Vilanova (close to Barcelona) Strawberry train, seasonal service between Madrid and Aranjuez; Tramvia Blau, Barcelona
Gopher State Railway Museum; Excelsior Streetcar Line; Ironhorse Central Railroad; Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad; Minnesota Transportation Museum; North Shore Scenic Railroad; Northfield & Cannon Valley Railroad (Closed in 2007) Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway
The exterior of the museum in 2016 County Donegal Railways Joint Committee locomotive on the railway tracks, 1995 Foyle Valley Railway Museum is a museum in Derry , Northern Ireland. It is run by the charity Destined and is dedicated to the history of narrow gauge railways in the surrounding area.
Opened in 1983, the museum is operated by the city and features preserved locomotives, equipment and artifacts from the Tooele Valley Railway, International Smelting and Refining Company, and other railroad & mining artifacts. [2] The complex is significant for its historic role in conversion of Tooele from a farming-based to an industrial town.
There is also a one-third full-size (1:3) electric tramcar which runs for a 0.5-mile (805 m) on the site, on track of 15 in (381 mm) gauge.This is one of only two electric tramways in Wales (the other being a short 18 in (457 mm) gauge electric tramway in Heath Park, Cardiff, owned by Cardiff Model Engineering Society).
The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. It originally had its base in south Manchester, but has relocated to the Apedale Community Country Park near Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, where the Apedale Valley Light Railway and an important museum are being established next to the Apedale Heritage Centre.