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Railway Museum of Catalonia

January 01, 1970

The Railway Museum of Catalonia (Catalan: Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya; Spanish: Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña) is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Catalonia, Spain). The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40 km south of Barcelona.[1]

Railway Museum of Catalonia
Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya
Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña
The Vilanova i la Geltrú Railway Museum, with its roundhouse bays and turntable, as seen from above.
Established5 August 1990 (1990-08-05)
LocationVilanova i la Geltrú
Coordinates41°13′13″N 1°43′50″E / 41.22028°N 1.73056°E / 41.22028; 1.73056
Websitewww.museudelferrocarril.org/index_en.asp

History edit

 
Original bond for the company "Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i França", similar to the one kept in the Museum

The museum opened in 1990 and is located in a former engine shed, built at the end of the 19th century. About 900 workers repaired and maintained locomotives there until 1967, when these activities ceased.

The main building, attached to the museum, contains a library and a collection of railway items such as caps, miniatures, and machinery. The museum also has an auditorium where a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown daily. The reception where visitors enter is the original ticket office from a railway station in the village of La Granada.

In 1972, MOROP, an association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts, held their nineteenth congress in Barcelona.[2] The antique locomotives displayed at the congress were stored in the facilities that would later house the museum. In 1981, the centenary of the commercial rail line between Barcelona and Vilanova, the creation of a Railway Museum in the old engine shed was proposed. The national Spanish railway operator (RENFE) and the autonomous government of Catalonia initially led the project. Later the town council of Vilanova joined.

The museum opened on August 5, 1990. In 1993 RENFE the National Spanish Railways made the Vilanova museum a subsidiary of the main museum in Madrid, the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid, and the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles [es][3] In 2010 the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya established a master's program on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in the museum's facilities in Vilanova.

The museum's collection comprises more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history, diverse countries of origin and different technologies, including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula, still used in demonstrations on the first Sunday of the month. The collection also includes diesel and electric locomotives, coaches, a Bogie type Harlan, a signal bridge, and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station.

The museum's library contains more than 6,100 volumes in its catalog, including works on trains and vehicles, rail traffic documentation, history and legislation, statistics, and infrastructure. The library also houses 400 video recordings and 10,000 photographs.

Locomotives edit

Ref Year Object Nickname Manufacturer Description Image
— 1948 Replica 2-2-2 locomotive Mataró Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima Replica of First locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula to serve the first line (Barcelona-Mataró).  
Madrid, Zaragoza y Alicante 168 1854 Steam locomotive 120/2112 Martorell Sharp, Stewart & Co. Manchester Oldest original locomotive in Spain. Shown in the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.  
MZA 246 1857 Steam locomotive 030/2013 Mamut E. B. Wilson and Company Second oldest original locomotive in Spain, used for general purposes.  
Andaluces 4 1871 Steam locomotive
020-04		 Andaluces SA John Cockerill Smaller locomotive used in urban areas and for serving factories.  
MZA 571 1879 Steam locomotive
040-2019		 Vilanova Sharp, Stewart & Co. In Vilanova i la Geltrú since 1949.  
Norte 1653 1881 Steam locomotive
030-2110		 Perruca Andre Koechlin & Cie Served the North East lines of Spain.  
Oeste 9 1881 Steam locomotive
220-2005		 Richard Hartmann For Passenger trains.  
Oeste 77 1884 Steam locomotive
120-2131		 Maschinenfabrik Esslingen For Passenger trains.  
Alcantarilla–Lorca 4 1884 Steam locomotive
030-2369		 Bicicleta (bicycle) Sharp, Stewart & Co. For passenger trains.  
Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4 1885 Steam locomotive
020-210		 Teresita/Clot SA John Cockerill Manoeuvring locomotive.  
Mollet - Caldes, 6 1887 Steam locomotive
030-0233		 Caldes Maquinaria Terrestre y Marítima Initially used for passenger trains, then for manoeuvring.  
Andaluces, 6 Steam locomotive
220-2023		 Bobadilla Beyer, Peacock and Company For passenger trains.  
MZA 651 1901 Steam locomotive
230-4001		 Compound Hanomag Former express locomotive.  
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 1 1902 Steam locomotive
030-2471		 FCA 1 Marcinelle et Couillet For Passenger trains.  
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 53 1906 Steam locomotive
060-4013		 Mallet-Compound Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (subcontracted to Esslingen) Used for hauling heavy materials.  
Norte 3101 1909 Steam locomotive
230-2085		 Hanomag For Passenger trains.  
MZA 1155 1913 Steam locomotive
240-2135		 Mastodonte Henschel & Sohn General-purpose locomotive.  
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 74 1927 Steam locomotive
240-2074		 Mastodonte Tubize General-purpose locomotive. 115 km/h maximum speed.  
FCA 101 Steam locomotive
462F-0401		 Beyer-Garratt Euskalduna, Bilbao Temporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida.  
MZA 1808 1939 Steam locomotive
241F-2108		 Linda Tapada Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima (Barcelona) General purpose locomotive.  
RENFE 151.5001 1942 Steam locomotive
151F-3101		 Santa Fe Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima Heavy and powerful locomotive.  
Renfe Steam locomotive Renfe
240F-2591		 Euskalduna (Bilbao)  
Renfe 1953 Locomotores de Vapor 141F-2101/2348 Mikado North British Locomotive Company A Mikado locomotive in this museum was the last steam locomotive in service in Spain.  
Norte & Renfe 7001 1928 Electric locomotive
270-001		 Chata Electric locomotive.  
Norte & Renfe 7206 1928 Electric locomotive
272-006		 Crocodile Electric locomotive.  
Estado i Renfe 1004 1929 Electric locomotive
280-004		 CAF SECHERON (Gipuzkoa) Used on narrow-gauge lines in the Pyrenees.  
Renfe 7807 1954 Electric locomotive
278-007		 Panchorga USA Electric locomotive initially in passenger service, then as a freight locomotive.  
Renfe 7652 Electric locomotive Alstom
276-052		 For express train haulage.  
Norte & Renfe 9165 1935 Automotor
590-165		 EUA Light autonomous for short distances.  
Ou (Catalan for "Egg") 1940 Dresina de via i obres Transport for service personnel (12 seats).  
3T 1950 Locomotive
350-003		 Talgo II Talgo trains For Hauling Talgo expresses.  
1801 1958 Diesel locomotive
318-001		 Marilyn American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Servicing Galicia (North-West) lines.  
Talgo 1983 Diesel locomotive Talgo
354-001		 Virgen de Covadonga Krauss Maffei (Alemanya) For haulage of Talgo expresses.  
2005 T 1964 Cabin of the Talgo III locomotive Virgen del Carmen For hauling Talgo Expresses.  
RENFE 281
(previously 1000)		 1927 Electric locomotive Ripoll CAF This locomotive was built to serve the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line. ND

Image Gallery edit

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    Original interlocking frame from "Estació de França", 1929, Barcelona
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    Levers in the interlocking frame
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    Map of line Valls-Vilanova-Barcelona
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    Identification codes used by RENFE in locomotives
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    Numbering codes for wheels arrangements
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    Vehicles for rail maintenance
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    Manual service operation coach (350 kg weight)
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    First class coach
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    Miniatures
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    Display cabinet old items
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    Rail gauges
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    1848 Annual Report "Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataró"
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    3rd class passenger wooden coach rebuilt in 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
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    Auditorium
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    Baby-sitting area

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona
  3. ^ Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

External links edit

  Media related to Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya at Wikimedia Commons

January 01, 1970
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The Railway Museum of Catalonia Catalan Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya Spanish Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluna is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltru Catalonia Spain The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltru 40 km south of Barcelona 1 Railway Museum of CataloniaMuseu del Ferrocarril de CatalunyaMuseo del Ferrocarril de CatalunaThe Vilanova i la Geltru Railway Museum with its roundhouse bays and turntable as seen from above Established5 August 1990 1990 08 05 LocationVilanova i la GeltruCoordinates41 13 13 N 1 43 50 E 41 22028 N 1 73056 E 41 22028 1 73056Websitewww wbr museudelferrocarril wbr org wbr index wbr en wbr asp Contents 1 History 2 Locomotives 3 Image Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Original bond for the company Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i Franca similar to the one kept in the Museum The museum opened in 1990 and is located in a former engine shed built at the end of the 19th century About 900 workers repaired and maintained locomotives there until 1967 when these activities ceased The main building attached to the museum contains a library and a collection of railway items such as caps miniatures and machinery The museum also has an auditorium where a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown daily The reception where visitors enter is the original ticket office from a railway station in the village of La Granada In 1972 MOROP an association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts held their nineteenth congress in Barcelona 2 The antique locomotives displayed at the congress were stored in the facilities that would later house the museum In 1981 the centenary of the commercial rail line between Barcelona and Vilanova the creation of a Railway Museum in the old engine shed was proposed The national Spanish railway operator RENFE and the autonomous government of Catalonia initially led the project Later the town council of Vilanova joined The museum opened on August 5 1990 In 1993 RENFE the National Spanish Railways made the Vilanova museum a subsidiary of the main museum in Madrid the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid and the Fundacion de los Ferrocarriles Espanoles es 3 In 2010 the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya established a master s program on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in the museum s facilities in Vilanova The museum s collection comprises more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history diverse countries of origin and different technologies including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula still used in demonstrations on the first Sunday of the month The collection also includes diesel and electric locomotives coaches a Bogie type Harlan a signal bridge and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station The museum s library contains more than 6 100 volumes in its catalog including works on trains and vehicles rail traffic documentation history and legislation statistics and infrastructure The library also houses 400 video recordings and 10 000 photographs Locomotives editRef Year Object Nickname Manufacturer Description Image 1948 Replica 2 2 2 locomotive Mataro Maquinista Terrestre y Maritima Replica of First locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula to serve the first line Barcelona Mataro nbsp Madrid Zaragoza y Alicante 168 1854 Steam locomotive 120 2112 Martorell Sharp Stewart amp Co Manchester Oldest original locomotive in Spain Shown in the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition nbsp MZA 246 1857 Steam locomotive 030 2013 Mamut E B Wilson and Company Second oldest original locomotive in Spain used for general purposes nbsp Andaluces 4 1871 Steam locomotive020 04 Andaluces SA John Cockerill Smaller locomotive used in urban areas and for serving factories nbsp MZA 571 1879 Steam locomotive040 2019 Vilanova Sharp Stewart amp Co In Vilanova i la Geltru since 1949 nbsp Norte 1653 1881 Steam locomotive030 2110 Perruca Andre Koechlin amp Cie Served the North East lines of Spain nbsp Oeste 9 1881 Steam locomotive220 2005 Richard Hartmann For Passenger trains nbsp Oeste 77 1884 Steam locomotive120 2131 Maschinenfabrik Esslingen For Passenger trains nbsp Alcantarilla Lorca 4 1884 Steam locomotive030 2369 Bicicleta bicycle Sharp Stewart amp Co For passenger trains nbsp Alcaniz La Puebla de Hijar 4 1885 Steam locomotive020 210 Teresita Clot SA John Cockerill Manoeuvring locomotive nbsp Mollet Caldes 6 1887 Steam locomotive030 0233 Caldes Maquinaria Terrestre y Maritima Initially used for passenger trains then for manoeuvring nbsp Andaluces 6 Steam locomotive220 2023 Bobadilla Beyer Peacock and Company For passenger trains nbsp MZA 651 1901 Steam locomotive230 4001 Compound Hanomag Former express locomotive nbsp Ferrocarril Central de Aragon 1 1902 Steam locomotive030 2471 FCA 1 Marcinelle et Couillet For Passenger trains nbsp Ferrocarril Central de Aragon 53 1906 Steam locomotive060 4013 Mallet Compound Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works subcontracted to Esslingen Used for hauling heavy materials nbsp Norte 3101 1909 Steam locomotive230 2085 Hanomag For Passenger trains nbsp MZA 1155 1913 Steam locomotive240 2135 Mastodonte Henschel amp Sohn General purpose locomotive nbsp Ferrocarril Central de Aragon 74 1927 Steam locomotive240 2074 Mastodonte Tubize General purpose locomotive 115 km h maximum speed nbsp FCA 101 Steam locomotive462F 0401 Beyer Garratt Euskalduna Bilbao Temporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida nbsp MZA 1808 1939 Steam locomotive241F 2108 Linda Tapada Maquinista Terrestre y Maritima Barcelona General purpose locomotive nbsp RENFE 151 5001 1942 Steam locomotive151F 3101 Santa Fe Maquinista Terrestre y Maritima Heavy and powerful locomotive nbsp Renfe Steam locomotive Renfe240F 2591 Euskalduna Bilbao nbsp Renfe 1953 Locomotores de Vapor 141F 2101 2348 Mikado North British Locomotive Company A Mikado locomotive in this museum was the last steam locomotive in service in Spain nbsp Norte amp Renfe 7001 1928 Electric locomotive270 001 Chata Electric locomotive nbsp Norte amp Renfe 7206 1928 Electric locomotive272 006 Crocodile Electric locomotive nbsp Estado i Renfe 1004 1929 Electric locomotive280 004 CAF SECHERON Gipuzkoa Used on narrow gauge lines in the Pyrenees nbsp Renfe 7807 1954 Electric locomotive278 007 Panchorga USA Electric locomotive initially in passenger service then as a freight locomotive nbsp Renfe 7652 Electric locomotive Alstom276 052 For express train haulage nbsp Norte amp Renfe 9165 1935 Automotor590 165 EUA Light autonomous for short distances nbsp Ou Catalan for Egg 1940 Dresina de via i obres Transport for service personnel 12 seats nbsp 3T 1950 Locomotive350 003 Talgo II Talgo trains For Hauling Talgo expresses nbsp 1801 1958 Diesel locomotive318 001 Marilyn American Locomotive Company ALCO Servicing Galicia North West lines nbsp Talgo 1983 Diesel locomotive Talgo354 001 Virgen de Covadonga Krauss Maffei Alemanya For haulage of Talgo expresses nbsp 2005 T 1964 Cabin of the Talgo III locomotive Virgen del Carmen For hauling Talgo Expresses nbsp RENFE 281 previously 1000 1927 Electric locomotive Ripoll CAF This locomotive was built to serve the Ripoll Puigcerda line NDImage Gallery edit nbsp Original interlocking frame from Estacio de Franca 1929 Barcelona nbsp Levers in the interlocking frame nbsp Map of line Valls Vilanova Barcelona nbsp Identification codes used by RENFE in locomotives nbsp Numbering codes for wheels arrangements nbsp Vehicles for rail maintenance nbsp Manual service operation coach 350 kg weight nbsp First class coach nbsp Miniatures nbsp Display cabinet old items nbsp Rail gauges nbsp 1848 Annual Report Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataro nbsp 3rd class passenger wooden coach rebuilt in 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltru nbsp Auditorium nbsp Baby sitting areaSee also editList of museums in CataloniaReferences edit A museum showing off 160 years of railway history Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya Archived from the original on 5 June 2014 Retrieved 29 December 2013 Associacio d Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona Fundacion de los Ferrocarriles EspanolesExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Railway Museum of Catalonia amp oldid 1203345233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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