Bulawayo Railway Museum (established 1972) is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia.[1][2] Its oldest exhibits date back to 1897,[3] and include Cecil Rhodes' personal railway coach.[4] The museum is owned by National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).[5] Due to the severe shortage of rolling stock, some steam locomotives from the museum have, in the past, been refurbished and returned to service.[6]
4 Wheel wooden underframe (Oldbury Rly Carriage Co Ltd.)
Short explosives wagon EOZ 134167
Short wooden 'K' wagon. RRKUK 843429
Long Aluminium 'K' wagon. URR KHB
Short metal 'K' wagon. URR KOZ
Trolleysedit
T3 - used by Engineers to inspect the railway line
Victoria Falls Trolley
Railway Cranesedit
Booth Bros Crane
Ransomes & Rapier Crane
Artifacts, Art and Photographyedit
There are also a number of items and pieces of art related to the railway industry at the museum. These include pictures of the day the Queen of the United Kingdom visited Rhodesia, pictures of the "white train", a chronicle of Rhodes' death with his furniture in his coach, typewriters, train ticketing machines, train tickets, train passes, train destination boards, models of locomotives and coaches.
Buildingsedit
There are two key buildings at the Bulawayo Railway Museum. The first one, right by the entrance, is the Shamva Station and the other is the Main Hall which houses many of the special exhibits.
Shamva Stationedit
This is a typical Rhodesian Railways station building, dismantled and moved from Shamva to the museum to serve as the main reception. It consists of a ticketing office with most of the notice boards and equipment (rain gauge, fire extinguishers, etc) a railway station was expected to have during Rhodesian Railway times.
Main Halledit
This hall was once the mechanical workshop of the Bulawayo station. In it can be found much of the mechanical equipment used there and at the station. There is also a wall of fame of Chief Mechanical Engineers since the start of Rhodesia Railways until 2013. This hall houses the most important exhibits at the Museum.
Management and Ownershipedit
The Museum is owned by National Railways of Zimbabwe, but before that it was owned and formed by Rhodesia Railways. It is managed by Mr. Gordon Murray, a long serving member of the company but subsequently a pensioner.
Referencesedit
^"Bulawayo's Railway Museum". 12 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^"Places to visit in Bulawayo, Bulawayo Tourist Guide, Bulawayo1872.com". 3 July 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^"How to travel by train in Zimbabwe - a complete guide". 8 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^"Zimbabwe — Last Of The Beyer Garretts". 30 January 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
Further readingedit
African Museums in the Making: Reflections on the Politics of Material and Public Culture in Zimbabwe. Cameroon: Langaa RPCIG. 2015. ISBN978-9956-792-82-5.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bulawayo Railway Museum.
Unofficial museum homepage
Photographs of the museum
Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum
December 02, 2023
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Bulawayo Railway Museum established 1972 is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe formerly Rhodesia 1 2 Its oldest exhibits date back to 1897 3 and include Cecil Rhodes personal railway coach 4 The museum is owned by National Railways of Zimbabwe NRZ 5 Due to the severe shortage of rolling stock some steam locomotives from the museum have in the past been refurbished and returned to service 6 Bulawayo Railway MuseumSteam locomotives at the museum in 1990Established1972LocationBulawayo ZimbabweCoordinates20 09 49 S 28 34 27 E 20 16361 S 28 57417 E 20 16361 28 57417CollectionsSteam Locomotives Diesel electric locomotives coaches saloons wagons trolleys railway cranesCuratorGordon MurrayHistorianGordon MurrayOwnerNational Railways of ZimbabweNearest parkingOn site no charge Contents 1 Exhibits 1 1 Steam Locomotives 1 2 Diesel Electric Locomotives 1 3 Coaches 1 4 Goods Wagons 1 5 Trolleys 1 6 Railway Cranes 1 7 Artifacts Art and Photography 2 Buildings 2 1 Shamva Station 2 2 Main Hall 3 Management and Ownership 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksExhibits editMain exhibits are grouped into seven different classes namely Steam Locomotives Diesel Electric Locomotives Coaches and Saloons Wagons Trolleys Railway Cranes Other Miscellaneous Items 7 Steam Locomotives edit Lawley 4 4 0 Falcon Small Class 1 0 6 0 Tank Rhodesia Small Class 7 0 6 0 Saddle Tank Jack Tar 6th Class 19 4 8 2 Tank 7th Class 43 4 8 0 9A Class 122 4 8 0 9B Class 115 4 8 0 10th Class 98 4 8 0 11th Class 127 4 8 2 12th Class 190 4 8 2 14th Class 507 2 6 2 2 6 2 Garratt 16th Class 600 2 8 2 2 8 2 Garratt 19th Class 330 4 8 2 Henschel 20th Class 730 4 8 2 2 8 4 Garratt 20th Class 736 4 8 2 2 8 4 Garratt 20A Class 740 4 8 2 2 8 4 Garratt Diesel Electric Locomotives edit Class DE1 0106 Davenport Class DE2 1200 English Electric Class DE3 1314 English Electric Class DE4 1407 Brush Class DE5 1531 David Poole Jung Class DE7 1708 SGP Class DE8B 1837 Sorefame Class DE8B 1845 Sorefame Coaches edit Dining Car 660 Chimanimani C6 Enginemens Caboose 21 Enginemens Caboose 25 Guards Van 89035 C5 Eye Surgery Coach 1823 C3 Rhodes Private Saloon C2 Chaplain s service coach 872 First Class coach 1045 First Class balcony coach 1058 Second Class balcony coach 2024 Goods Wagons edit Short open wagon wood Short Livestock Wagon wood 4 Wheel wooden underframe Oldbury Rly Carriage Co Ltd Short explosives wagon EOZ 134167 Short wooden K wagon RRKUK 843429 Long Aluminium K wagon URR KHB Short metal K wagon URR KOZTrolleys edit T3 used by Engineers to inspect the railway line Victoria Falls TrolleyRailway Cranes edit Booth Bros Crane Ransomes amp Rapier CraneArtifacts Art and Photography edit There are also a number of items and pieces of art related to the railway industry at the museum These include pictures of the day the Queen of the United Kingdom visited Rhodesia pictures of the white train a chronicle of Rhodes death with his furniture in his coach typewriters train ticketing machines train tickets train passes train destination boards models of locomotives and coaches Buildings editThere are two key buildings at the Bulawayo Railway Museum The first one right by the entrance is the Shamva Station and the other is the Main Hall which houses many of the special exhibits Shamva Station edit This is a typical Rhodesian Railways station building dismantled and moved from Shamva to the museum to serve as the main reception It consists of a ticketing office with most of the notice boards and equipment rain gauge fire extinguishers etc a railway station was expected to have during Rhodesian Railway times Main Hall edit This hall was once the mechanical workshop of the Bulawayo station In it can be found much of the mechanical equipment used there and at the station There is also a wall of fame of Chief Mechanical Engineers since the start of Rhodesia Railways until 2013 This hall houses the most important exhibits at the Museum Management and Ownership editThe Museum is owned by National Railways of Zimbabwe but before that it was owned and formed by Rhodesia Railways It is managed by Mr Gordon Murray a long serving member of the company but subsequently a pensioner References edit Bulawayo s Railway Museum 12 December 2010 Retrieved 12 December 2010 Railroad Museums AFRICA 2 March 2010 Archived from the original on 19 December 2015 Retrieved 12 December 2010 Places to visit in Bulawayo Bulawayo Tourist Guide Bulawayo1872 com 3 July 2009 Retrieved 12 December 2010 How to travel by train in Zimbabwe a complete guide 8 December 2010 Retrieved 12 December 2010 Bulawayo Railway Museum 12 December 2010 Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 Retrieved 12 December 2010 Zimbabwe Last Of The Beyer Garretts 30 January 2010 Retrieved 12 December 2010 Rhodesia Railways preservation Archived from the original on 1 May 2016 Retrieved 22 April 2019 Further reading editAfrican Museums in the Making Reflections on the Politics of Material and Public Culture in Zimbabwe Cameroon Langaa RPCIG 2015 ISBN 978 9956 792 82 5 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bulawayo Railway Museum Unofficial museum homepage Photographs of the museum Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulawayo Railway Museum amp oldid 1063114594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
