Museum of the Moscow Railway (Paveletskaya station) explained

The Museum of the Moscow Railway is situated next to Paveletsky Rail Terminal in Moscow. The museum reopened to private visitors in 2011 and it reopened to the general public in January 2012. It's the object of cultural heritage of Russia.

Overview

The museum was formerly the Museum of Lenin’s funeral train. It still houses exhibits relating to Vladimir Lenin's Funeral train including the 4-6-0 steam locomotive U-127 (Russian У-127) and Lenin’s funeral van No 1691.

See also

• Moscow Railway Museum at Rizhsky station
• History of rail transport in Russia
• List of Moscow tourist attractions
• List of railway museums (worldwide)
• Russian Railway Museum, Saint Petersburg

References

• • Book: A.J. Heywood and I.D.C. Button. Soviet Locomotive Types: the Union Legacy .
• Book: Keith Chester. Russian and Soviet Steam Locomotives Volume 1 .
• Book: J.N. Westwood. Soviet Locomotive Technology During Industrialization, 1928–1952 .
• Book: A. D. de Pater. The railway locomotives of Russia .

External links

• The Official Museum Website
• Museum of the Moscow Railway at Paveletsky Station, Moscow
• About The Museum of Railroad Machinery [in English]