The České dráhy Museum () is a

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 ...

in Lužná in the

Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ...

of the

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. it is operated by the

České dráhy České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major Rail transport, railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after ...

company. It is located close to the local railway station.

History

The premises of the museum are a historic heating plant. They were the last in Czechoslovakia with steam traffic, which ended here in the 1970s. The place began to be used for exhibitions. The operation of the depot ended in 1996 and the railway museum was established in 1999. It is the largest railway museum in the Czech Republic with the largest collection of

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...

Exhibits

Steam locomotives

Diesel locomotives

Electric locomotives

Railcars

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceské drahy Museum Rakovník District České dráhy Museums established in 1999 Railway museums in the Czech Republic 1999 establishments in the Czech Republic Museums in the Central Bohemian Region