Bulawayo Railway Museum

Bulawayo Railway Museum houses locomotives, carriages, and technical equipment spanning multiple decades of Zimbabwe's transportation development. The collection displays machines and wagons from different eras, illustrating how railway technology changed over time.

The museum was founded in 1972 to preserve artifacts from 1897, including a personal railway coach used during the colonial period. These items record the early development of the rail network in the region.

The collection invites visitors to handle railway equipment and learn how trains worked in earlier times. School groups come here to understand the practical side of railway operations and engineering.

The museum sits at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Crew Road. Take time to walk through the outdoor display to see all the locomotives and carriages at your own pace.

Some steam locomotives from the collection were brought back to active duty when Zimbabwe's railways faced shortages of working trains. This reveals how historical machines remained useful in modern times.

Location: Bulawayo

Location: Zimbabwe

Inception: 1972

GPS coordinates: -20.16389,28.57372

Latest update: December 12, 2025 07:55