China Railway Museum
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The China Railway Museum (Template:Zh) is a Chinese museum preserving locomotives that have operated on the railways of the People's Republic of China. The museum offers a total exhibition space of Script error: No such module "convert". and eight exhibition tracks.
The museum is located in Chaoyang District of Beijing, some Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of downtown Beijing, inside the circular test track that is part of the Template:Ill. It also has a branch in downtown Beijing, in the former Zhengyangmen East Railway Station near Tian'anmen Square.
History
The China Railway Museum has its origins in the 1950s when the Ministry of Railways (MOR) created a temporary exhibit for the Economic Achievements Exhibition in Beijing. This exhibition, which was held by the National Economic Development Committee, celebrated the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
The MOR then founded the Central Technical Library in 1958 to promote scientific and technological advancements and support the growth of the Chinese railway industry. This institution subsequently became the MOR Exhibition Group, then the MOR Exhibition Department, and finally the MOR Science and Technology Museum.
On 2 November 2002, the MOR Science and Technology Museum's locomotive exhibition hall was opened to the public and was officially renamed the China Railway Museum on 1 September 2003.
The museum expanded further in October 2009 when the Beijing Railway Museum was integrated into the China Railway Museum.[1]
Downtown branch
The Beijing Railway Museum (Template:Zh) was opened in 2008 in a building which includes the clock-tower of the former Zhengyangmen East Railway Station of the Jingfeng Railway (Template:Zh), just southeast of the Tian'anmen Square. The rest of the building is entirely new-build, dating from the 1979 construction of Beijing Subway Line 4, which required the rest of the old station to be demolished. The historic facade was then reconstructed, in mirror-image, on the opposite (right hand) side of the clock tower. In October 2009, Beijing Railway Museum was renamed to the Zhengyangmen Branch (Script error: No such module "Lang".) of the China Railway Museum. This part of the museum contains only one full size historic locomotive - an 0-6-0 tank engine from the 19th century. The rest of the displays comprise models,[2] maps (some in 3D relief), photographs,[3] documents and displays about the development of railways in China, including architectural models of six new stations on the CRH China Railway High-speed system. Also on display is a CRH3 cab simulator.
Locomotives
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| 0004 | QJ | Dalian Locomotive Works | Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2-10-2 | File:QJ 0004 Steam locomotive.jpg |
| 23 | SN | Baldwin Locomotive Works | Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 0-10-0 | |
| 1001 | RM | CSR Sifang Co Ltd. | Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 4-6-2 | |
| 1019 | GJ | Taiyuan Locomotive Works | Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 0-6-0T | |
| 1979 | FD | Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Factory |
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| KF1 [Note 1] |
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| 5001 | JS | Dalian Locomotive Works | Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2-8-2 | File:JS 5001.jpg |
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Gallery
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Panoramic view inside the museum
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A Ten'ine2 type observation carriage
See also
References
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- ↑ Chinese Government Railways KF1 was renumbered 006.
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External links
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