Tashkent Museum of Railway Techniques
Toshkent Temiryo'l Texnikasi Muzeyi
Established1989
LocationUzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
TypeRailway techniques institute, public

Tashkent Museum of Railway Equipment is a railway museum in Tashkent and is the only such museum in Uzbekistan.[1][2]

History

The museum opened on August 4, 1989, at the 100-year anniversary of the first railways in Central Asia. The museum sponsors exhibits on the development of railway technologies in Uzbekistan in the second half of the 20th century.

Contents

The museum hosts 13 steam engines, 18 diesel and 3 electric locomotives that were used across Uzbekistan to pull different types of wagons - many of which are also on display. The equipment required to operate a railway e.g. signals, semaphore and radio and paraphernalia such as emblems, tools and uniforms of the machinists is included.

The oldest example of railway engine that can be seen there is an OV engine 1534 ("The Lamb"), which has 700 horsepower, was made in 1914, and reached a speed of 55 km/h. The most powerful engine presented in the museum is P 36 ("Victory"), which has about 3000 horsepower. The engine was invented in 1833–1834 by Efim and Makar Cherepanovs and was used up to 1956 when replaced with diesel locomotives – the locomotives of 1961 could reach a speed of 60 km/h.

The museum offers a ride on one of the oldest trains, along a track that is almost 1 km long, through its grounds.

Steam Locomotives

PhotoClassYear BuiltCountry of OriginBuilder
Кч42281950CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaŠkoda
Су250-941924Soviet UnionUSSRBryansk Machine-Building Plant
6491936Soviet UnionUSSRKolomna Locomotive Works
Ов15341914Russian EmpireRussian EmpireKolomna Locomotive Works
Еа23711944United StatesUnited StatesBaldwin Locomotive Works
Эм732-351931Soviet UnionUSSRMalyshev Factory
ЭР772-891936CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaЧКД
СОм171-26571934Soviet UnionUSSRMalyshev Factory
ЭУ705-741930Soviet UnionUSSRJSC Michurinsky Locomotive Plant Milorem
ФД2028491932Soviet UnionUSSR
ЛВ04871956Soviet UnionUSSRLugansk Diesel Locomotive Plant
П3602501946Soviet UnionUSSRKolomna Locomotive Works
ТЭ5252001943Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyFablok

Diesel Locomotives

PhotoClassYear BuiltCountry of OriginBuilder
ТГК222451962Soviet UnionUSSRKambarka Engineering Works
ТГМ23В16541956Soviet UnionUSSR
ТГМ116811966Soviet UnionUSSR
ТГМ311561956Soviet UnionUSSRLyudinovsky Locomotive Plant
Да311945United StatesUnited StatesALCO
ТЭ20251951Soviet UnionUSSRKharkiv Transport Engineering Plant
ЧМЭ341151964CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaЧКД
2ТЭ10В39281975Soviet UnionUSSRLugansk Diesel Locomotive Plant
ТЭМ225581962Soviet UnionUSSRBryansk Machine-Building Plant
2ТЭ10Л2541962Soviet UnionUSSRVoroshilovgrad Locomotive works
ТЭ3(102—104) 61-061953Soviet UnionUSSRKharkiv Transport Engineering Plant
ТЭП60105-108 1081—20901961Soviet UnionUSSRKolomna Locomotive Works
ТЭП7070-0008-17741973Soviet UnionUSSRKolomna Locomotive Works
ТЭП10 «Стрела»10-1261964Soviet UnionUSSRKharkiv Transport Engineering Plant
ТЭ120-0681947Soviet UnionUSSRKharkiv Transport Engineering Plant
ТУ73143Soviet UnionUSSRKambarka Engineering Works
ТУ0544Soviet UnionUSSRKambarka Engineering Works
ТУ 7а3142Soviet UnionUSSRKambarka Engineering Works
ТУ 2064Soviet UnionUSSRKambarka Engineering Works

Electric Locomotives

PhotoClassYear BuiltCountry of OriginBuilder
ВЛ22м3741950Soviet UnionUSSRNovocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
ВЛ60К1571956Soviet UnionUSSRNovocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
ЭР212701981Soviet UnionUSSRRīgas Vagonbūves Rūpnīca

Maintenance-of-Way Equipment

PhotoClassYear BuiltCountry of OriginBuilder
Автодрезина АГВ2111971Soviet UnionUSSRTikhoretsky Machine-Building Plant
Автодрезина ДГку1341975Soviet UnionUSSRTikhoretsky Machine-Building Plant
Автодрезина АГму58871959Soviet UnionUSSRTikhoretsky Machine-Building Plant
Автомотриса АС1а21341964Soviet UnionUSSRVelikiy Lukomotiv Locomotive Plant
Грейферный кран МК61930Soviet UnionUSSRLviv Locomotive Repair Plant
Прицеп УП-229891972
Рельсосварочная машинаРСМ31974
Путестроительный кранДЖ-451937Soviet UnionUSSRKolomna Locomotive Works
Выправочно-подбивоотделочная ВПО30001962
Шпалопобивочная машина0011961Soviet UnionUSSRKirov Machine Works
СнегоочистительСДП-2161949
Двухосный вагонСАЗ 50001946
Платформа грузовая (думпкар)ЦНИИ 9597381959

Passenger Equipment

PhotoClassYear BuiltCountry of OriginBuilder
Двухпалубный вагон с куполом обзораСАЗ 40001965Soviet UnionUSSRCJSC VAGONMASH
Межобластной вагон1976Polish People's RepublicPolish People's RepublicЗавод Цегельского город Познань

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