Çamlık Railway Museum

Coordinates: 37°53′07″N 27°22′50″E / 37.88522°N 27.38057°E / 37.88522; 27.38057
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Çamlık Railway Museum
Çamlık Tren Müzesi
freight cars
  • other rolling stock
    • DirectorAtilla Mısırlıoğlu
    Public transit accessPrivate buses between Selçuk and Çamlık or TCDD regional trains

    The Çamlık Railway Museum, a.k.a. Çamlık Steam Locomotive Museum, (

    Izmir Province, Turkey. It is the largest railway museum in Turkey and contains one of the largest steam locomotive collections in Europe.[1]

    History

    The museum is located on a former part of the

    Izmir-to-Aydın main line were realigned, a small portion of the line, as well as the original Çamlık railway station, were abandoned. The museum was started in 1991, and completed in 1997. It uses the original tracks built in 1866.[1][3]

    While the land, the buildings and the collection are all the property of the

    signalman serving at the Çamlık railway station.[1][2]

    Museum

    In the museum, there are 33 steam locomotives displayed outside, half of them arrayed around an 18-road turntable.

    Beyer, Peacock & Company (1) from the UK; Lima Locomotive Works (1), ALCO (1), Vulcan Iron Works (1) from the USA; and Creusot (1), Batignolles (1), Corpet-Louvet (2) from France. Visitors may climb up into the engines. The locomotives are provided with plaques giving information about technical details.[2][3]

    The steam locomotive number 45501, which was involved in the

    train accident in Turkey as of 2010.[4]

    The museum has nine passenger cars including two wooden cars. The salon car used by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) can be visited inside. There are also seven freight cars on display. In addition to various rolling stock, there are many railway and rail station utilities at the facility such as a water tower, road turntable, hand lorry and crane.[3]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d "Çamlik Railway Museum in Turkey is faced with closure". International Steam. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
    2. ^ a b c Narhanim Alidedeoglu. "Çamlık Locomotive". Jimmy's Place Ephesus. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
    3. ^ a b c d "Çamlık Outdoor Railway Museum". Trains of Turkey. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
    4. ^ "Otuzbeşinci Kilometrede Tren Kazası" (in Turkish). Kent ve Demiryolu. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2014-11-25.

    External links

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