Rostov Railway Museum, Railway museum in Rostov-on-Don, Russia

The Museum of North Caucasus Railway has two sites in Rostov-on-Don: a room in the railway workers' Palace of Culture at Rostov-Glavny station and an open-air display on the tracks of the former Gnilovskaya station. The outdoor yard covers about 2 hectares, with four museum tracks 1,900 metres long holding 69 pieces of historic rolling stock, including class E, FD, L, P36, SO and Su steam locomotives, VL8 and VL22M electric locomotives, and an ER22 electric multiple unit.

The museum opened on 4 November 1960 as a people's museum in the railway workers' Palace of Culture at Rostov-Glavny station. On 1 August 2003, ahead of Railwayman's Day, an open-air display of historic rolling stock opened on the tracks of the former Gnilovskaya station, now a halt on the south-western edge of Rostov-on-Don.

The open-air section occupies the tracks of the former Gnilovskaya station, now a halt on the south-western edge of Rostov-on-Don. Many steam locomotives are kept in working order and appear in film shoots, historical re-enactments and Railwayman's Day parades. Look for the restored heated goods wagon with its wartime interior.

The open-air display occupies about 2 hectares at Glubokaya halt on the south-western edge of Rostov-on-Don, with four museum tracks running 1,900 metres in total. The indoor room sits in the railwaymen's Palace of Culture at Rostov-Glavny station, so the two parts are visited separately. Restoration work is carried out by volunteers and railway staff, so some vehicles may be under repair.

The oldest item is a three-axle Romanian tank car for chemicals, about 125 years old, which once carried chemical substances along the line. Most of the steam locomotive collection is kept in working order, so restored engines take part in film shoots and historical re-enactments.