Indian Railways: National Rail Museum (NRM)
National Rail Museum (NRM)
About NRM:
Though initially thought of in 1962, the idea for opening of Transport Museum took a concrete shape in 1970 under the advise of Mr.Michael Graham Satow a rail enthusiast. Shri V.V Giri, the then President of India, laid the foundation stone for the Rail Transport museum (R.T.M) at its present site in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, on October 7, 1971. The Rail transport Museum was planned as a part of a larger complex covering the history of Railways, Roadways, Airways and Water-ways in India, which later on developed into a full-fledged National Rail Museum in the year 1995.
The first of its kind in the country, The National Rail Museum covers a land area of over 11 acres and comprises an elegantly designed octagonal building, housing six display galleries, and a large open display area laid out to simulate the atmosphere of a railway yard.
The Museum was inaugurated by Shri Kamlapati Tripathi, hon’ble Minister of Railways on 1st February, 1977. On this auspicious occasion speeches were delivered by shri V.V.Giri, President of India, Shri K. Hanumanthaiya, Minister for Railways. The task of thanks giving fell on Shri M. Srinivasan, Director- General, RDSO, Lucknow. Besides the President, Minister for Railways, Dy. Minister for Railways the following were present: Shri B.S.D. Baliga, Member (Staff). Shri K.S. Sundara Rajan, Financial Commissioner. N.S. Swaminathan, Member (Transportation).H.M. Chatterjee, Member (Mechanical), Shri M.N. Bery, General Manager, Northern Rly., Shri M.Srinivasan, Director General, RDSO. Luckow.
The Museum collection is the largest collection of Railway real life size exhibits and other rail components in the country. The Museum houses locomotives and coaches from the princely states across the Indian Subcontinent. The Patiala State Mono Rail (PSMT) and the John Morris Fire Engine are the rarest operational exhibits of its kind in the world.
Contact Details:
National Rail Museum, Chanakyapuri,
NEW DELHI-110 021, INDIA
Phone Number :+91 11 26880804
Website: www.railsimulation.com
Courtesy: NRM