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| maintainer   = Ivan Pirnat
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| name         = Railway Museum of Slovenske Železnice 
| localname    = Železniški muzej slovenskih železnic
| street       = Parmova 35
| town         = SI-1000 Ljubljana
| logo        = Slovenske-zeleznice-logo.gif
| telephone    = 386 (0) 1 291 2641
| fax          = 386 (0) 1 291 2922
| email        = muzej.sz@slo-zeleznice.si
| website      = http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/sl/podjetje/onas/zelezniskimuzej
| map          = http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lon=14.50174&lat=46.06261&zoom=16&layer=mapnik
| founded by   = Slovenske železnice - Potniški promet, d.o.o.
| managed by   = Holding Slovenske železnice d d
| opening hours = 10am-6pm Tue-Sun, closed Mon and holidays, groups by appointment
| contacts     = {{Contact
  | name        = Mladen Bogić
  | role        = Director
  | street      = 
  | town        = 
  | website     =  
  | email       = mladen.bogic@slo-zeleznice.si
  | telephone   = 386 (0) 1 291 2640
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| name         = Museum Train
| localname    = Muzejski vlak
| street       = Kolodvorska 11
| town         = SI-1506 Ljubljana
| telephone    = 386 (0) 1 291 6243
| fax          = 386 (0) 1 291 4835 
| email        = 
| website      = http://eng.slo-zeleznice.si/en/inland_transport/trips/museum_train/
| founded by   =  
| organised by = Slovenske železnice - Potniški promet, d.o.o.
| managed by   = Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice   
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The [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]] originated in [[established::1981]] when the Ljubljana Railway Directorate established a Museum Section to manage the collection of old steam locomotives stored at Parmova Street and also acquired new premises for a depository, workshop and exhibition area. 

The [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]] is divided into two sections: a collection of vehicles (steam locomotives, coaches, wagons and other historic rolling stock) and a permanent exhibition relating to various fields of railway history and technology. Thematic temporary exhibitions are held on the upper floor. In addition, the Railway Museum also offers rides on the [[Museum Train|museum's trains]]. 

The museum's roundhouse has also been used as a venue for independent and alternative culture events such [[Mladi levi Festival]] and concerts by the group [[The Stroj]].
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==Museum's development==
The collection started to emerge already in the 1960s in a boiler building at the same address. In 1991 the institution was renamed the [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]], focused on the old roundhouse building with its permanent exhibition of 10 steam locomotives, out of the 60 they posses. In 1999 the roundhouse was renovated, and in 2004 a new exhibition building was opened to the public nearby, presenting the construction and maintenance of the railway lines, the development of the railway network, railway uniforms, the traffic control centre, communications, and signalling and safety installations. The Railway Museum still has the status of an internal technological collection of Slovenian Railways company. Future plans envisage the Railway Museum being incorporated into a major [[National Museum of Transportation]] (including both rail and road vehicles) which will be implemented under the guidance of the [[Technical Museum of Slovenia]].

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==Temporary exhibitions==
The museum's permanent collection is enriched by thematic documentary and artistic exhibitions that deal with railway history or motifs. Recently an exhibition of old postcards depicting the famous Borovnica Railway viaduct (ruined in WWII) was prepared in collaboration with the Borovnica Historical Society.

==External links==
* [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/company/about_us/railway_museum Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice website] 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisWISMkQx4&feature=related Museum train SŽ 33-037 on YouTube]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRC7qBgcM3A&feature=related Museum Train SZ 25-026 by Misko Kranjec on YouTube]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannyman/12421852/ Photos by Danny Howard on Flickr]
* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/ZelezniskiMuzej/index.html Burger virtual guide to Railway Museum]
* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/ZelezniskiMuzej/ZelezniskiMuzej.html Steam locomotives of Railway Museum]
Related Wikipedia articles
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Railway_Museum Wikipedia article]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohinj_Railway Transalpina (Bohinj) Railway on Wikipedia]
Timetables
* [http://www.club.si/index.asp?p=transalpina.asp Timetables and guide arrangements, Nova Gorica - Bled]


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