Difference between revisions of "Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice"

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The Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice displays the railway heritage of Slovenia, as gathered and preserved by the Slovene Railways company and its predecessors. Featuring still functional old steam locomotives set in a former locomotive shed, this is a small, yet very curiously laid-out and comprehensive, museum.

The museum is divided into two sections: a collection of vehicles (steam locomotives, coaches, wagons and other historic rolling stock) and a permanent exhibition of old apparatuses, tools and other items of heritage relating to various fields of railway history and technology. Thematic temporary exhibitions are held here, as are occasional related events. Additionally, regular rides with historic trains are also a part of this enterprise.

One of the steam locomotives in the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice collection of vehicles, 2012

Location and venue

The museum is set at the former Ljubljana Šiška railway station, just north of the central train station in Ljubljana. The locomotives and carriages are displayed in the "roundhouse", a semicircular shed forming the centrepiece of the depot. Provisionally laid with railway tracks, the shed itself is enlisted on the register of cultural heritage. The rest of the collection is gathered at a separate site next to the roundhouse.

Background

The museum was formally established in 1981, when the Slovenian Railways established a museum section to manage its collection of old locomotives and some other historic artefacts, consciously collected since the 1960s and stored in a former locomotive shed that now houses a part of the museum.

In 1991, the institution was renamed the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, focusing on the exhibition of 10 locomotives (out of the 60 they possess). In 1996, marking the 150th anniversary of the advent of railways in Slovenia, the permanent exhibition was enriched with another display, this one with somewhat smaller railway artefacts. In 1999, the roundhouse was renovated and, in 2004, a new exhibition building was opened to the public.

The former boiler room which now houses the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice collection of vehicles, as photographed somewhere around 1935.

Collection

The main vehicle collection is made up of 10 locomotives (one of them dates back to 1861). However, there are also 50 other vehicles such as carriages and light auxiliary rail vehicles once used by permanent way supervisors and maintenance personnel. Both narrow and standard gauge locomotives can be found in the round house, most of them in superb condition. One of the locomotives is fitted for children to explore.

There are also about 1000 pieces related to permanent way building and maintenance, railway network development, the workings of a railway station and the related communications infrastructure. Maps, illustrations, uniforms, lanterns, telegraphs, radio stations, historic boundary stones (engraved with the individual railway companies' acronyms), clocks and signalling equipment present the railway life and services from the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy onward.

Also, a small art gallery presents visitors with works of art dedicated to the railway.

A Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice reconstruction of the old railway bureau, complete with the emperor Franz Joseph's (1830–1916) portrait, 2012

Temporary exhibitions and events

The museum's permanent collection is enriched by thematic documentary and artistic exhibitions that deal with railway history or related motifs. For example, an exhibition of old postcards depicting the famous Borovnica Railway viaduct (ruined in WWII) was prepared in collaboration with the Borovnica Historical Society. Similarly, the history of railways in the Prekmurje region was depicted in an exhibition set up together with the Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum.

The museum also regularly hosts the model railways' fairs as well as many other events, more often than not intended for children. The roundhouse has also occasionally been used as a venue for independent and alternative culture events such as Mladi levi Festival and concerts by the group The Stroj.

Heritage train

There are two heritage trains currently operating, both worked by steam locomotives. One traverses the Slovene Alps – the Transalpina - the Bohinj Railway. Another is the weekly heritage train service which runs on Saturdays between the towns of Celje and Imeno, driving through a total of 21 municipalities.

External links

Gallery

The former boiler room which now houses the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice collection of vehicles, as photographed somewhere around 1935.

Entrance into the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, adorned with various railroad traffic signs, 2007

The exterior of the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, 2008

Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice

A reconstruction of the old railway carriage, set up at the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, 2011

A Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice reconstruction of the old railway bureau, complete with the emperor Franz Joseph's (1830–1916) portrait, 2012

A reconstruction of the historic railway station, as set up at the Railway Museum of Slovenske Železnice, 2012

One of the steam locomotives in the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice collection of vehicles, 2012

An illustrated map of the museum Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, as drawn by Aleksander Jankovič Potočnik (also author of the now defunct Ars-cartae.com)

The premises of the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice can also be rented for various events, public as well as more private.

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+The [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]] displays the railway heritage of Slovenia, as gathered and preserved by the Slovene Railways company and its predecessors. Featuring still functional old steam locomotives set in a former locomotive shed, this is a small, yet very curiously laid-out and comprehensive, museum.
-The [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]] presents the railway heritage of Slovenia, as gathered and preserved by the Slovene Railways company and its predecessors. Partly set in a former boiler room, with some of the old steam locomotives still set on tracks and operating, the museum is a small yet curiously laid-out and comprehensive museum.
+The museum is divided into two sections: a collection of vehicles (steam locomotives, coaches, wagons and other historic rolling stock) and a permanent exhibition of old apparatuses, tools and other items of heritage relating to various fields of railway history and technology. Thematic temporary exhibitions are  held here, as are occasional related events. Additionally, regular rides with [[Transalpina - the Bohinj Railway|historic trains]] are also a part of this enterprise.
+{{Wide Image|Railway Museum 2012 The trains in the roundhouse.jpg}}
-The museum is divided into two sections: a collection of vehicles (steam locomotives, coaches, wagons and other historic rolling stock) and a permanent exhibition of old apparatuses, tools and other items of technical heritage relating to various fields of railway history. Thematic temporary exhibitions are also held here, as are occasional related events. In addition, the Railway Museum is also involved in setting up regular rides with [[Transalpina - the Bohinj Railway|historic trains]].
 }}
-==Location==
+==Location and venue==
-The museum is set at the ex Ljubljana Šiška Railway station, just north of the central train station in Ljubljana.
+The museum is set at the former Ljubljana Šiška railway station, just north of the central train station in Ljubljana. The locomotives and carriages are displayed in the "roundhouse", a semicircular shed forming the centrepiece of the depot. Provisionally laid with railway tracks, the shed itself is enlisted on the register of cultural heritage. The rest of the collection is gathered at a separate site next to the roundhouse.
-The main part of the historic vehicles is displayed in the 'roundhouse', a semicircular shed forming the centrepiece of the depot. This shed itself is listed as a built cultural heritage. The rest of the collection is gathered in a newly acquired site next to the roundhouse, featuring a reconstruction of a traffic control office.
 ==Background==
-The museum was formally established in [[established::1981]], when the Ljubljana Railways established a Museum section to manage its collection of old locomotives and some already gathered artefacts. The collection actually started to emerge already in the 1960s in a boiler building at the same address.
+The museum was formally established in [[established::1981]], when the Slovenian Railways established a museum section to manage its collection of old locomotives and some other historic artefacts, consciously collected since the 1960s and stored in a former locomotive shed that now houses a part of the museum.
-In 1991 the institution was renamed the [[Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice]], focusing on the old roundhouse building with its permanent exhibition of 10 steam locomotives, out of the 60 they posses. In 1996, the year that marked the 150th anniversary of the advent of railways in Slovenia, the museum of  presented to the public a permanent display of its most important railway artefacts. In 1999 the roundhouse was renovated and in 2004 a new exhibition building (instead of the former railway training school that had to be demolished) was opened to the public.
+In 1991, the institution was renamed the Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice, focusing on the exhibition of 10 locomotives (out of the 60 they possess). In 1996, marking the 150th anniversary of the advent of railways in Slovenia, the permanent exhibition was enriched with another display, this one with somewhat smaller railway artefacts. In 1999, the roundhouse was renovated and, in 2004, a new exhibition building was opened to the public.
-Future plans envisage the Railway Museum being incorporated into a major ''National Museum of Transportation'', implemented under the guidance of the [[Technical Museum of Slovenia]].
+{{Wide Image|Railway Museum 1935 The former former boiler room.jpg}}
 ==Collection==
-First, only the vehicle collection was open to public, showing  10 (out of their 60) locomotives (one going back to 1861) and carriages. Now, there are also 50 other vehicles presented, including items such as light auxiliary rail vehicles (draisines) once used by rail supervisors and maintenance personnel. Both narrow and standard gauge locomotives can be found in the round house, most of them in superb condition in situ. One locomotive is fitted for children to explore, with each engine having an information card in the window opposite.
+The main vehicle collection is made up of 10 locomotives (one of them dates back to 1861). However, there are also 50 other vehicles such as carriages and light auxiliary rail vehicles once used by permanent way supervisors and maintenance personnel. Both narrow and standard gauge locomotives can be found in the round house, most of them in superb condition. One of the locomotives is fitted for children to explore.
-The other part of the collection is mad up of more than 1000 pieces, for example maps, illustrations, uniforms, lanterns, telegraphs, radio stations, historic boundary stones (engraved with the individual railway companies), clocks and signalling equipment from the past 150 years.
-It presents a traffic control office, rail building and maintenance, railway network development, connections, uniforms and protective signal devices. The workings of a railway station from the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy are also presented. It presents 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.
+There are also about 1000 pieces related to permanent way building and maintenance, railway network development, the workings of a railway station and the related communications infrastructure. Maps, illustrations, uniforms, lanterns, telegraphs, radio stations, historic boundary stones (engraved with the individual railway companies' acronyms), clocks and signalling equipment present the railway life and services from the period of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy onward.
-A small art gallery presents visitors with works of art dedicated to the railway.
+Also, a small art gallery presents visitors with works of art dedicated to the railway.
-{{YouTube|eisWISMkQx4}}
+{{Wide image|Railway Museum 2011 The railway bureau.jpg}}
 ==Temporary exhibitions and events==
-The museum's permanent collection is enriched by thematic documentary and artistic exhibitions that deal with railway history or motifs. For example, ann exhibition of old postcards depicting the famous Borovnica Railway viaduct (ruined in WWII) was prepared in collaboration with the Borovnica Historical Society. Also, history of the railways in the Prekmurje region was depicted in a temporary exhibitions set up together with the [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]].
+The museum's permanent collection is enriched by thematic documentary and artistic exhibitions that deal with railway history or related motifs. For example, an exhibition of old postcards depicting the famous Borovnica Railway viaduct (ruined in WWII) was prepared in collaboration with the Borovnica Historical Society. Similarly, the history of railways in the Prekmurje region was depicted in an exhibition set up together with the [[Lendava-Lendva Gallery and Museum]].
-The museum of the Slovenian railroads also regularly hosts the model railways’ fairs as well as many other events, more often than not intended for children.
-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]].
+The museum also regularly hosts the model railways' fairs as well as many other events, more often than not intended for children. The roundhouse has also occasionally been used as a venue for independent and alternative culture events such as [[Mladi levi Festival]] and concerts by the group [[The Stroj|the Stroj]].
 ==Heritage train==
-There are two heritage trains currently operating, one being the steam locomotive that traverses the Slovene alps &ndash; the [[Transalpina - the Bohinj Railway]] &ndash;  and th  weekly heritage train service which runs on Saturdays between the towns of Celje and Imeno, driving through a total of 21 municipalities.
+There are two heritage trains currently operating, both worked by steam locomotives. One traverses the Slovene Alps &ndash; the [[Transalpina - the Bohinj Railway]]. Another is the weekly heritage train service which runs on Saturdays between the towns of Celje and Imeno, driving through a total of 21 municipalities.
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/sz-group/about-us/slovenian-railway-museum Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice webpage]
+* [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passenger-transport/tickets-and-discounts/admission-deals-for-rail-passengers/mcc-hostel-discover-the-legends-of-princely-town/slovenske/slovenian-railway-museum?highlight=WyJtdXNldW0iXQ== Railway Museum of Slovenske železnice webpage]
 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisWISMkQx4&feature=related Museum train SŽ 33-037 on YouTube]
-* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/ZelezniskiMuzej/index.html Burger virtual guide to Railway Museum]
+* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/ZelezniskiMuzej/ZelezniskiMuzej.html A virtual guide to steam locomotives of Railway Museum]
-* [http://www.burger.si/MuzejiInGalerije/ZelezniskiMuzej/ZelezniskiMuzej.html Steam locomotives of Railway Museum]
 * [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passenger-transport/around-slovenia/heritage-trains/across-the-land-of-celje-by-heritage-train Heritage train in the Celje region webpage]
 * [http://www.slo-zeleznice.si/en/passenger-transport/around-slovenia/heritage-trains/take-the-heritage-train-along-the-bohinj-line Heritage train along the Alps webpage]
+<br><br>
 Related Wikipedia articles
+<br><br>
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Railway_Museum Wikipedia article]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohinj_Railway Transalpina (Bohinj) Railway on Wikipedia]
-Historical articles on railyway equipment (in Slovene)
+<br><br>
+Historical articles on railyway equipment (in Slovenian)
+<br><br>
 * [http://www.delo.si/znanje/izobrazevanje/kabinet-cudes-krilato-kolo.html An article on the history of the Slovene Railway logo]
 * [http://www.delo.si/znanje/izobrazevanje/kabinet-cudes-uniforma-blizu-srca.html An article on the history of railway uniforms]
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 [[Category:Industrial and technical heritage]]
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