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Trans Namib Railway Museum
One of the most
interesting museums in Windhoek is Railway Museum depicting history
of railway lines in Namibia. You can visit it on Windhoek city
tours.
The Trans Namib Museum is located in historical Windhoek Railway station building. The
museum was officially opened on 1 July 1993. The exhibition consists of wide range of
railway equipment, maps and related items date back to German colonial times and South
African administration. Outside of the museum you can see old locomotives including the
first diesel locomotive in the country, one of the first machinery
used in the country where
first railway lines were built.
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Another part of exhibition is
dedicated to Namibian Airways history and Namibian Maritime history. You can also see the
crockery and cutlery used in the dining cars of South African Railways in Namibia,
telecommunication and electrical equipment.
Some very interesting facts are revealed in documents in museum's collection. For example,
the railway workshops in Karibib already had an electric lighting in 1902, and that the
National Transport Corporation of South West Africa/Namibia started its operation in 1988,
replacing the operations of South African Transport Services.
The building is an interesting
monument itself. Built in 1912 by German Railways, it was enlarged (the northern wing of
the building was added) in 1929 by South African Railways. The addition was made in the
same style that now you can see no difference between two parts of the building. The sign
at the entrance contains altitude information of the location:''1652 metres above sea
level''.
The museum is open from 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
Tel: +264 61 298 2186
How to find museum: you have to drive along Independence Avenue (from Ausspanplatz side) and turn left on Bahnhof Strasse after Thuringer Hof hotel. The old railway station building will be to your right after 200 meters.
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Related:
Museums and libraries in Windhoek, Windhoek city tours,
Swakopmund
museum and Sam Cohen library, First
railway lines, Desert Express,
Shongololo train trips
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