The Danish Railway Museum ( da, Danmarks Jernbanemuseum) is the national
railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives ( steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic e ...
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, located in the city of
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...
. Established in 1975,
it is situated in a former engine shed adjacent to the city's main railway station. It is the largest railway museum in Scandinavia.
Covering 10,000 square metres, it contains some 50 locomotives and railway carriages on 20 railtracks from all periods of Danish rail history, plus some original buildings of Danish railways. Items from DSB's history include an E class steam locomotive used to haul the funeral train of King
Frederick IX of Denmark
Frederick IX ( da, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was List of Danish monarchs, King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of Ch ...
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NOHAB
NOHAB (Nydqvist & Holm AB) was a manufacturing company based in the city of Trollhättan, Sweden.
History
The company was founded by Antenor Nydqvist, Johan Magnus Lidström and Carl Olof Holm in 1847 as ''Trollhättans Mekaniska Verkstad'' as ...
diesel locomotive (sectioned on one side, to reveal the engine), an original 1930s Copenhagen-area
S-train
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carriage and a 1950s
''Lyntog'' ('lightning train') express diesel multiple unit.
In school holidays, the museum also runs a live steam-hauled train on a short section of track. These usually consist of a Class Hs loco and two carriages.
See also
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DSB (railway company)
DSB, an abbreviation of ''Danske Statsbaner'' (, ''Danish State Railways''), is the largest Danish train operating company, and the largest in Scandinavia. While DSB is responsible for passenger train operation on most of the Danish railways, goo ...
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List of museums in Denmark
This is a list of museums in Denmark.
List of museums by visitors
List of museums in Denmark by visitors in 2015
By region Capital region
* Æbelholt Abbey
* Esrum Abbey
* Bornholm Museum
* Bornholm Art Museum
* Bornholm Railway Museum
* N ...
References
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Museums established in 1975
National railway museums
Railway museums in Denmark
Museums in Odense