Museum of the Moscow Railway, Railway museum in Zamoskvorechye District, Moscow, Russia.
The Museum of the Moscow Railway occupies a pavilion beside Paveletsky Rail Terminal, built in 1980 to house Lenin's funeral train. Its interior retains black labradorite from Ukraine, white Ural marble, Shoksha quartzite and Karelian red granite, chosen under architect L. N. Pavlov. The collection spans early railway mechanisms to the present, with documents, photographs, models and reconstructed period interiors.
The museum was established in 1948 during the Soviet era. Since its founding, it has preserved locomotives and carriages that represent key periods in Russian rail development from the 19th century onward.
The museum keeps the funeral train that carried Lenin's body to Moscow on 23 January 1924: steam locomotive U-127 and baggage van No 1691. The locomotive was named Lenin's official engine in 1923 after repairs, and in 1937 it was restored and placed on a siding near Paveletsky station behind a chain.
The museum is located near Paveletsky Rail Terminal and is easily accessible by public transport. Plan several hours to comfortably explore the outdoor display areas and indoor exhibits.
The museum's centrepiece is the funeral train that carried Lenin's body to Moscow on 23 January 1924: the 4-6-0 steam locomotive U-127 and baggage van No. 1691. The locomotive had been named an official locomotive in 1923 after repairs, and it was restored in 1937 before being placed on a siding near Paveletsky station.
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