TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum

The TCDD Open Air Steam Locomotive Museum is an open-air railway museum in Ankara displaying a collection of historic steam locomotives and railroad equipment. The exhibits are arranged in the open near Ankara Central Station and include various carriages and machines from different periods.

The collection includes steam locomotives built between 1912 and 1943 by European and American manufacturers such as Henschel and Baldwin. These machines come from a period when railways were the primary way to transport people and goods across the growing nation.

The locomotives and carriages on display show different ways that trains were used for travel and work. These machines represent how rail transport became central to how people and goods moved across the country.

The museum is located near Ankara Central Station and is easy to reach, with informational signs posted on the displayed locomotives. The site is openly accessible and you can walk around the equipment to view all the machines from different angles.

Alongside the heavy steam locomotives, there is a wooden passenger carriage and a former dining car that show what daily train travel was like for passengers. These carriages reveal the comfort and furnishings that travelers expected back then.