Friday, November 14, 2008

The Rail Museum - 19

Railway is the dream of everyone's from their childhood. Now in India at New Delhi, one can see the greatest Rail Museum. It is one of Delhi’s best museums. It has huge collection includes 26 vintage locomotives, 17 carriage and saloons including the four-wheeled saloon used by the Prince of Wales (Edward VII) in 1876 and the Maharaja of Mysore’s saloon of teak, gold and ivory.

This concept but informative museum displays a range of interesting locomotives. A small toy train takes children around the museum. The highlight of the museum is the oldest working locomotive in the world, the Viceregal Dinning Car (1889) and the Prince of Wales Saloon (1876).

Tel.: 6881816

Timings:

1. October to March – 09.30 am to 05.00 pm
2. April to September – 09.30 am to 07.00 pm

Closed on Mondays and Public Holidays.

Entry Fee: Adult - Rs. 3/- and Children – Rs. 2/-

So, guys get your childhood experience at New Delhi with Rail Museum.

Related Links :

01. Museums and Art Gallaries of India : A Survey - 1
02. Museums of Jammu and Kashmir : Sri Pratap Singh Museum Srinagar - 2
03. Art Gallery Jammu :Dogra Art Gallery - 3
04. Himachal Pradesh : The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives Dharmshala - 4
05. Himachal Pradesh : Bhuri Singh Museum, Shimla - 5
06. Shimla State Museum - 6
07. The Nicholas Roerich Gallery, Shimla - 7
08. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Summerhil, Shimla - 8
09. Uruswati Himalayan Folk Art Museum, Naggar - 9
10. Punjab and Haryana : Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum, Amritsar - 10
11. Government Museum and Art Callery, Chandigarh - 11
12. The Chandigarh Architecture Museum - 12
13. The Natural History Museum, Chandigarh - 13
14. Anglo Sikh War Memorial Ferozeshah - 14
15. Art Gallery, Patiala - 15
16. Sanghol Museum, Chandigarh - 16
17. New Delhi : The National Museum - 17
18. The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi - 18

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