Gijón Railway Museum
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The Gijón Railway Museum (Railway museum of Asturias) or Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias, in Gijón, Asturias
, Spain, has a large collecion of steam locomotives
and other locomotives and rolling stock
,
some with standard Spanish gauge
, most with narrow gauge
and smaller gauge, connected with the region.
The museum is located at the old station in Gijón.
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
, Spain, has a large collecion of steam locomotives
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
and other locomotives and rolling stock
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
,
some with standard Spanish gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
, most with narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
and smaller gauge, connected with the region.
The museum is located at the old station in Gijón.
External links
- http://museos.gijon.es/ (Castellano only)