Bangladesh Railway Museum
Bangladesh Railway Museum is the sole railway museum of Bangladesh Railway located in Chattogram, Bangladesh.[2][1]
It was a bungalow before it was turned to a museum on 15 November 2003, which showcases a rich collection of relics used in Assam Bengal Railway (1942), Eastern Bengal Railway (1947) and Pakistan Railways (1961). The preserved artefacts mainly belong to mechanical, electrical, telecommunication, signal, traffic and engineering departments of the Bangladesh Railway. The collection also includes different kinds of lamps and lights, fans and bells, uniforms and accessories of station masters, signalling equipment, transmitters, analogue telephone, monograms, track switches and railway sleepers.[1]
Location
The museum is located on a land of 12-acre atop a hillock opposite Bangladesh Railway Carriage and Wagon Workshop at Ambagan, Pahartali.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hossain, Shahadat (28 December 2012). "Country's sole railway museum in a shambles". Chattogram: The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Age-old 'State Saloon' bears witness to history". Dhaka Tribune. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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