National Railway Museum of Sierra Leone
 Diesel locomotive in Sierra Leone |
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| place | Freetown |
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| opening | 2005 |
| management |
Anthony Coulls
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The National Railway Museum of Sierra Leone ( English Sierra Leone National Railway Museum ) is the railway museum of Sierra Leone . It is a state-sponsored cultural and research facility. The museum is located in the suburb of Cline Town in the capital, Freetown .
The museum was established in 2005 in the buildings of the workshops of the state railway, which closed in 1974. The museum is home to one of the largest collections of African locomotives , railroad cars, and relics from railroad history , including:
- Beyer-Peacock - Garratt - Steam locomotive No. 73 from 1955
- Hunslet steam tank locomotive No. 81 from 1947
- Manning Wardle steam locomotive Nellie from 1915
- Diesel locomotives from 1958 and 1959
- British Queen's saloon car from 1961
gallery
Garratt by Beyer-Peacock (1926)
Trains in the museum
See also
Web links
- Official website of the museum (English)
- State website of the museum (English)
- Website of the Ministry of Culture for the museum (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ What to See and Do. Sierra Leone National Railway Museum ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 5, 2013
Coordinates: 8 ° 29 ′ 22.6 " N , 13 ° 12 ′ 31.6" W.