Tashkent Museum of Railway Techniques

Tashkent Museum of Railway Techniques
Toshkent Temiryo'l Texnikasi Muzeyi
Established 1989
Location Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Type Railway techniques institute, public

Tashkent Museum of Railway Equipment records the history of railways in Uzbekistan. The museum is considered to be the only museum in Uzbekistan devoted to railway expositions. It is open to the public. The museum is located in Tashkent, where most of the railway wagons and trains on display were built.[1][2]

History

The museum opened on August 4, 1989, at the 100-year anniversary of the first railways in Central Asia. The museum sponsors exhibits on the development of railway technologies in Uzbekistan in the second half of the 20th century.

Contents

It hosts 13 steam engines, 18 diesel and 3 electric locomotives that were used across Uzbekistan to pull different types of wagons - many of which are also on display. The equipment required to operate a railway e.g. signals, semaphore and radio and paraphernalia such as emblems, tools and uniforms of the machinists is included.

The oldest sample of railway engine that can be seen there is an OV engine 1534 ("The Lamb") 700 horsepower, made in 1914, It reached the speed of 55 km/h. The most powerful engine presented in the museum is P 36 ( "Victory" ) it has about 3000 horsepower. The engine as absolutely new vehicle was invented in 1833-1834 by Efim and Makar Cherepanovs and was used up to 1956 when cars were transferred to diesel locomotion. The maneuverable locomotive of 1961 there could reach the speed of 60 km/h.

The museum offers a journey on one of the oldest trains, along a track that is almost 1 km long, through its grounds.

References

  1. ↑ ТАШКЕНТСКИЙ МУЗЕЙ ЖЕЛЕЗНОДОРОЖНОЙ ТЕХНИКИ accessed 29.03.2016
  2. ↑ From the article about the museum in Uzbek checked 29.03.2016

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