Train World is a railway museum in Schaerbeek, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, and the official museum of the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It is situated in the preserved buildings of Schaarbeek railway station and in a new shed built to its north. Although scheduled to open in 2014, its opening was delayed until September 2015, when it was solemnly opened by King Philippe.[1][2]
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 Display of "Pays du Waes" (left) and type 18 (right) steam locomotives at Train World | |
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| Established | 25 September 2015 |
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| Location | Schaarbeek railway station, Place Princesse Elisabeth / Prinses Elisabethplein 5, 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°52′41″N 4°22′46″E / 50.87806°N 4.37944°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Website | Official website |
History and location
editTrain World, the national railway museum of Belgium, is located at Schaarbeek railway station, incorporating the station building, and was open to the public for the first time on 25 September 2015, having been formally opened the previous day by King Philippe.[3] Until then, €20.5 million had been invested into the project, which planned to attract 100,000 visitors per year from its third year of operations onwards.[1]
Overview
editThe museum is over 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) and displays 22 locomotives.[4] It also displays 1,200 other objects, including an original 19th-century railway bridge. One of the most important objects in the museum is the "Pays du Waes" steam locomotive, dating to 1845, which is the oldest preserved locomotive in continental Europe.[5]
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Former ticket hall of Schaerbeek railway station, now used as an exhibition space -
Deck of a railway viaduct over the Meuse, which now serves as a raised platform for the public -
Electric locomotive 1503 (left) and diesel locomotive 6406 (right) -
Steam locomotive type 12 (left) and AM 35 (right)
See also
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References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Robinson, Frances (19 March 2013). "Belgian Train Museum Had a Hard Time Getting on Track". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Nouveauté 2015 : Train World, la vitrine des chemins de fer à Bruxelles" (in French). Wallonie-Bruxelles Tourisme. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "The Brussels Times - Flagship pieces of Belgian railway brought together in Schaerbeek". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
- ^ Van De Poel, Nana (3 October 2016). "A Brief History Of Train World And Schaerbeek Station". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Belgische treinpatrimonium verzameld in Train World in Schaarbeek". Het Laatste Nieuws. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Smith, Ron (December 2016 – January 2017). "Train World". Locomotives International (105): 18–19.
External links
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Media related to Train World at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
