Railway Museum of Athens, Railway museum in Piraeus, Greece
The Railway Museum of Athens is a railway roundhouse displaying steam locomotives, passenger cars, scale models, and equipment used in railway operations. The collection spans multiple exhibition rooms filled with machinery, printing presses, work tools, and historical documents from Greece's rail network.
The museum was founded in 1978 and opened to visitors in 1979, preserving railway technology from Greece's modern history. The collection extends back to the 1800s and documents how the country's rail network grew over time.
The museum displays everyday items from railway life such as uniforms, tickets, and old photographs that show how people traveled and worked. These objects give a sense of the importance railways held in Greek life.
The collection moved in 2019 from 4 Siokou Street in Athens to the former MPR Depot on Ymittou 43 in Lefka, Piraeus, near the Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus. As of 2022 it is closed to the public, so confirm its status before travelling; the rolling stock in the yard is stored in the open awaiting renovation.
The open coach was a gift from the Oriental Railways to Sultan Abdul Aziz of the Ottoman Empire, while the royal saloon was built at the Piraeus Works as a present to King George I for the 25th anniversary of his reign and first shown at the 1888 Olympia exhibition in Athens.
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