List of railway museums


A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives, railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.

Africa

Egypt

Kenya

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Sudan

Uganda

  • Uganda Railway Museum in Jinja

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

China

India

Indonesia

Israel

Japan

Closed museums

Jordan

Malaysia

Mongolia

North Korea

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Uzbekistan

  • Railway Museum

Vietnam

Europe

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Croatia

  • Croatian Railway Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Coal loading facility and locomotive roundhouse in Karlovac, Croatia
  • Locomotive roundhouse Rijeka, Croatia

Denmark

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Estonia

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Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Museum Branches of FMNF

Disused or Closed Museums

Museological Warehouses

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

  • Slovenian Railway Museum
  • Museum of Southern Railway in Šentjur, Slovenia
  • Museum park Breda in Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

MuseumLocationCountry
Amberley Working MuseumAmberleyEngland
Anson Engine MuseumPoyntonEngland
Astley Green Colliery MuseumAstleyEngland
Barrow Hill Engine ShedBarrow HillEngland
Beamish MuseumBeamishEngland
Bressingham Steam & GardensBressinghamEngland
Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial MuseumBristolEngland
Conwy Valley Railway MuseumBetws-y-CoedWales
Crewe Heritage CentreCreweEngland
Darlington Railway Centre and MuseumDarlingtonEngland
Didcot Railway CentreDidcotEngland
Hopetown Carriage WorksDarlingtonEngland
Jurby Transport MuseumJurbyIsle of Man
Mangapps Railway MuseumBurnham-on-CrouchEngland
Monkwearmouth Station MuseumMonkwearmouthEngland
Museum of Scottish RailwaysBo'nessScotland
Narrow Gauge Railway MuseumTywynWales
National Railway MuseumYorkEngland
North Woolwich Old Station MuseumNorth WoolwichEngland
Nottingham Heritage RailwayRuddingtonEngland
Pendon MuseumLong WittenhamEngland
Penrhyn Castle Railway MuseumBangorWales
Port Erin Railway MuseumPort ErinIsle of Man
Railway Preservation Society of IrelandWhiteheadNorthern Ireland
Riverside MuseumGlasgowScotland
Rushden Station Railway MuseumRushdenEngland
Shildon Locomotion MuseumShildonEngland
Stephenson Railway MuseumNorth TynesideEngland
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial LifeCoatbridgeScotland
Swindon Steam Railway MuseumSwindonEngland
Ulster Folk and Transport MuseumCultraNorthern Ireland
Walthamstow Pump House MuseumLondonEngland

North America

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

South America

Argentina

  • Ferroclub Argentino: Centros de Preservacion Remedios de Escalada, Lynch y Tolosa
  • Museo Ferroviario de la ciudad de Campana

Chile

Brazil

Peru