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The '''Catalonia Railway Museum''' ({{lang-ca|Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya}}) in [[Vilanova i la Geltrú]] ([[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]) has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in the former station [[roundhouse]] and on its surrounding outdoor grounds. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40&nbsp;km south of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museudelferrocarril.es/en/english-version|publisher=Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya |title=A museum showing off 160 years of railway history |accessdate = 29 December 2013}}</ref>
The '''Railway Museum of Catalonia''' ({{lang-ca|Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya}}; {{lang-es|Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña}}) is a museum in [[Vilanova i la Geltrú]] ([[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]). The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]]. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40&nbsp;km south of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museudelferrocarril.es/en/english-version|publisher=Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya|title=A museum showing off 160 years of railway history|accessdate=29 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605192030/http://www.museudelferrocarril.es/en/english-version|archive-date=5 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:AccioTBF.jpg|thumb|right|Original bond for the company "{{lang|ca|Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i França}}", similar to the one kept in the Museum]]
[[File:AccioTBF.jpg|thumb|Original bond for the company "{{lang|ca|Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i França}}", similar to the one kept in the Museum]]
The Museum opened in 1990 and is located in what was built as an engine shed at the end of XIX century. About 900 workers did the maintenance and repair jobs for locomotives until 1967, when these activities ceased.
The museum opened in 1990 and is located in a former engine shed, built at the end of the 19th century. About 900 workers repaired and maintained locomotives there until 1967, when these activities ceased.


In the main building, attached to the museum, visitor can find a library, a collection of railway items such as caps, miniatures, machinery, etc. Also, there is an auditorium where every day a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown. The reception, where the visitors can buy the entrance ticket, is the original ticket office frm a railway station in the village of La Granada, which is about 15 miles north of Vilanova and has around 2000 inhabitants.
The main building, attached to the museum, contains a library and a collection of railway items such as caps, miniatures, and machinery. The museum also has an auditorium where a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown daily. The reception where visitors enter is the original ticket office from a railway station in the village of La Granada.


In 1972, the [[MOROP]], European association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts, held their nineteenth congress invited by the Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona.<ref>Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona</ref> The amount of antique locomotives in that exhibition where kept stored in these facilities. In 1981, which was the centenary of the railway commercial line between Barcelona and Vilanova, was the original idea to create a Railway Museum in this facilities. Initially, the [[RENFE]] (National Spanish Railway Public Company) and the autonomous government of Catalonia, la [[Generalitat de Catalunya]], developed the project and later, the town council of Vilanova joined the project.
In 1972, [[MOROP]], an association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts, held their nineteenth congress in Barcelona.<ref>Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona</ref> The antique locomotives displayed at the congress were stored in the facilities that would later house the museum. In 1981, the centenary of the commercial rail line between Barcelona and Vilanova, the creation of a Railway Museum in the old engine shed was proposed. The national Spanish railway operator ([[RENFE]]) and the [[Generalitat de Catalunya|autonomous government of Catalonia]] initially led the project. Later the town council of Vilanova joined.


Finally the Museum opened in August the 5th, 1990. Later, in 1993 RENFE assigned the management of the operations for the Museum to an institution held in Madrid in charge of this museum and the [[:es:Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid|Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid]], the [http://Fundación%20de%20los%20Ferrocarriles%20Españoles Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles].<ref>Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles</ref>
The museum opened on August 5, 1990. In 1993 RENFE the National Spanish Railways made the Vilanova museum a subsidiary of the main museum in Madrid, the [[Railway Museum (Madrid)|Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid]], and the {{ill|Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles|es}}<ref>[[Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles]]</ref> In 2010 the [[Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]] established a master's program on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in the museum's facilities in Vilanova.
In 2010 the [[Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya]] stablished an academic master's degree on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in their facilities in Vilanova.


The items collected in this Museum are of a quality and interest highly considered internationally. The collection has more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history, diverse countries of origin and different technologies. 28 notable steam locomotives from late XIX century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula (1848), which is in a demo real short trip each month's first Sundays, back and forth along the museum's roundhouse.
The museum's collection comprises more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history, diverse countries of origin and different technologies, including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula, still used in demonstrations on the first Sunday of the month. The collection also includes diesel and electric locomotives, coaches, a Bogie type Harlan, a signal bridge, and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station.
Also, visitors find diesel and electric locomotives, coaches, a Bogie type Harlan, a signal bridge, and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station.


The Museum's Library has more than 6.100 volumes in its catalogue of which several are originals dated along the 1950 decade. The total record of items is avobe 5.000, of which 400 are video recordings and 10.000 photografic pictures Visitors can find works about trains and vehicles, rail traffic documentation, history and legislation, statistics, infrastructure and more railway related items.
The museum's library contains more than 6,100 volumes in its catalog, including works on trains and vehicles, rail traffic documentation, history and legislation, statistics, and infrastructure. The library also houses 400 video recordings and 10,000 photographs.
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== Locomotives ==
== Locomotives ==
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|ND||1948||Locomotive 1-1-1 (see below, in Image Gallery, the wheel-arrangement codes)||Mataró||Maquinista Terrestre i Marítima||First train in the Iberian Peninsula to service the first line ([[Barcelona]]-[[Mataró]])||[[File:Tren del centenari 1848-1948.JPG|200px|Reproduction]]
| — || 1948 || Replica 2-2-2 locomotive ||''Mataró''|| Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima || Replica of First locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula to serve the first line ([[Barcelona]]-[[Mataró]]).||[[File:CHBcn-Mataró built Jones&Potts-1848 Replica MTM-1948.jpg|200px<!-- |Reproduction -->]]
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|MZA 168||1854||Steam locomotive 120/2112||Martorell||Sharp & Stewart [[Manchester]]||Oldest original locomotive in Spain. Shown in the Exposició Internacional de Barcelona de 1929||[[File:Locomotora 120-2112.jpg|200px|Locomotive Martorell]]
|Madrid, Zaragoza y Alicante 168||1854||Steam locomotive 120/2112||Martorell||[[Sharp, Stewart & Co.]] [[Manchester]]||Oldest original locomotive in Spain. Shown in the [[1929 Barcelona International Exposition]].||[[File:Locomotora 120-2112.jpg|200px<!-- |Locomotive Martorell -->]]
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|MZA 246||1857||Steam locomotive 030/2013||Mamut||Ritson Wilson i Cail Cockeril|| Second oldest original locomotive in Spain. General purpose trains|| [[File:Locomotora de vapor Mamut.JPG|thumb|Steam locomotive Mamut]]
|MZA 246||1857||Steam locomotive 030/2013||Mamut||[[E. B. Wilson and Company]]|| Second oldest original locomotive in Spain, used for general purposes.|| [[File:Locomotora de vapor Mamut.JPG|200px<!-- |Steam locomotive Mamut -->]]
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|Andaluces 4|| 1871 ||Steam locomotive 020-04||Andaluces||COCKERILL|| Small type locomotive usen in urban areas and servicing factories|| [[File:Locomotora 020-04.jpg|200px|Andaluces 4]]
|Andaluces 4|| 1871 ||Steam locomotive<br>020-04||Andaluces||[[John Cockerill (company)|SA John Cockerill]]|| Smaller locomotive used in urban areas and for serving factories.|| [[File:Locomotora 020-04.jpg|200px<!-- |Andaluces 4 -->]]
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|MZA 571|| 1879 ||Steam locomotive 040-2019|| Vilanova || Sharp & Steward (Regne Unit) || In Vilanova i la Geltrú since 1949|| [[File:Locomotora 040-2019 "Vilanova".jpg|thumb|Locomotive 040-2019 "Vilanova"]]
|MZA 571|| 1879 ||Steam locomotive<br>040-2019|| Vilanova || Sharp, Stewart & Co. || In Vilanova i la Geltrú since 1949.|| [[File:Locomotora 040-2019 "Vilanova".jpg|200px<!-- |Locomotive 040-2019 "Vilanova" -->]]
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|Norte 1653|| 1881||Steam locomotive 030-2110||Perruca|| Andre Koechlin & Cie || Servicing the North East lines of Spain||[[File:Locomotora 030-"110.jpg|200px|Perruca]]
|Norte 1653|| 1881||Steam locomotive<br>030-2110||Perruca|| Andre Koechlin & Cie || Served the North East lines of Spain.||[[File:Locomotora 030-"110.jpg|200px<!-- |Perruca -->]]
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|Oeste 9|| 1881 ||Steam locomotive 220-2005|| || Hartmann || For Passenger trains || [[File:Locomotora Hartmann 220-2005.jpg|thumb|Locomotive Hartmann 220-2005 "Oest 9"]]
|Oeste 9|| 1881 ||Steam locomotive<br>220-2005|| || [[Sächsische Maschinenfabrik|Richard Hartmann]] || For Passenger trains. || [[File:Locomotora Hartmann 220-2005.jpg|200px<!-- |Locomotive Hartmann 220-2005 "Oest 9" -->]]
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|Oeste 77|| 1884 ||Steam locomotive 120-2131|| || Maschinenfabrik Esslingen AG || For Passenger trains || [[File:Locomotora 120-2131.jpg|thumb|Locomotive 120-2131 "Oeste 77"]]
|Oeste 77|| 1884 ||Steam locomotive<br>120-2131|| || [[Maschinenfabrik Esslingen]] || For Passenger trains. || [[File:Locomotora 120-2131.jpg|200px<!-- |Locomotive 120-2131 "Oeste 77" -->]]
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|Alcantarilla- Lorca,4|| 1884||Steam locomotive 030-2369|| Bicicleta (bicycle) || United Kingdom || For passenger trains || [[File:Alcantarilla-Lorca4.jpg|thumb|Steam locomotive 030-2369]]
|Alcantarilla–Lorca 4|| 1884||Steam locomotive<br>030-2369|| Bicicleta (bicycle) || Sharp, Stewart & Co. || For passenger trains. || [[File:Alcantarilla-Lorca4.jpg|200px<!-- |Steam locomotive 030-2369 -->]]
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|Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4||1885 ||Steam locomotive 020-210|| Teresita/Clot || Belgium ||Manoeuvring locomotive ||[[File:07 502 »Clot-1«a.jpg|200px|Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4]]
|Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4||1885 ||Steam locomotive<br>020-210|| Teresita/Clot || SA John Cockerill ||Manoeuvring locomotive. ||[[File:07 502 »Clot-1«a.jpg|200px<!-- |Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4 -->]]
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|Mollet - Caldes, 6 || 1887 ||Steam locomotive 030-0233||Caldes||Maquinaria Terrestre y Marítima|| For passenger trains. Used finally for manoeuvring|| [[File:Locomotora Caldas.jpg|thumb]]
|Mollet - Caldes, 6 || 1887 ||Steam locomotive<br>030-0233||Caldes||Maquinaria Terrestre y Marítima|| Initially used for passenger trains, then for manoeuvring.|| [[File:Locomotora Caldas.jpg|200px]]
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|Andaluces, 6 || ||Steam locomotive 220-2023||Bobadilla || Beyer, Peacock and Company || For passenger trains || [[File:Museu del Ferrocarril (Vilanova i la Geltrú) - A17.JPG|thumb]]
|Andaluces, 6 || ||Steam locomotive<br>220-2023||Bobadilla || Beyer, Peacock and Company || For passenger trains. || [[File:Museu del Ferrocarril (Vilanova i la Geltrú) - A17.JPG|200px]]
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|MZA 651|| 1901 ||Steam locomotive 230-4001|| Compound ||Henschel i Maffei (Alemanya)|| Fast trains locomotive || [[File:Locomotora MZA 651.jpg|thumb|Locomotive MZA 651]]
|MZA 651|| 1901 ||Steam locomotive<br>230-4001|| Compound || [[Hanomag]] || Former express locomotive. || [[File:Locomotora MZA 651.jpg|200px|Locomotive MZA 651]]
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|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 1||1902||Steam locomotive 030-2471|| FCA 1 || Société Anonyme St. Leonard || For Passenger trains|| [[File:Aragón1.jpg|thumb|Steam locomotive 030-2451]]
|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 1||1902||Steam locomotive<br>030-2471|| FCA 1 || Marcinelle et Couillet || For Passenger trains.|| [[File:Aragón1.jpg|200px<!-- |Steam locomotive 030-2451 -->]]
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|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 53|| 1906 ||Steam locomotive 060-4013||Mallet-Compound|| Switzerland || Heavy materils trains || [[File:Mallet 53.jpg|200px|Mallet]]
|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 53|| 1906 ||Steam locomotive<br>060-4013||Mallet-Compound|| [[Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works]] (subcontracted to Esslingen) || Used for hauling heavy materials. || [[File:Mallet 53.jpg|200px<!-- |Mallet -->]]
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|Norte 3101||1909 ||Steam locomotive 230-2085|| || Hanomag (Alemanya)|| For Passenger trains || [[File:Norte 3101.jpg|thumb|Locomotive 230-2085]]
|Norte 3101||1909 ||Steam locomotive<br>230-2085|| || Hanomag|| For Passenger trains. || [[File:Norte 3101.jpg|200px<!-- |Locomotive 230-2085 -->]]
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|MZA 1155|| 1913 ||Steam locomotive 240-2135||Mastodonte || Germany || General purpose locomotive || [[File:MZA 1155.jpg|200px|MZA 1155]]
|MZA 1155|| 1913 ||Steam locomotive<br>240-2135||Mastodonte || [[Henschel & Sohn]] || General-purpose locomotive. || [[File:MZA 1155.jpg|200px<!-- |MZA 1155 -->]]
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|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 74||1927||Steam locomotive 240-2074|| Mastodonte ||Tubize (Bèlgica) || General purpose locomotive. 115&nbsp;km/h maximum speed|| [[File:Locomotora de vapor 240-2074.jpg|thumb|Steam locomotive 240-2074]]
|Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 74||1927||Steam locomotive<br>240-2074|| Mastodonte || Tubize || General-purpose locomotive. 115&nbsp;km/h maximum speed.|| [[File:Locomotora de vapor 240-2074.jpg|200px<!-- |Steam locomotive 240-2074 -->]]
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|FCA 101|| ||Steam locomotive 462F-0401|| Beyer-Garratt || Euskalduna, Bilbao || This locomotive is temporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida ||[[File:462 F 0401, Beyer-Garrat (2'C1')-(1'C2').jpg|200px|FCA 101]]
|FCA 101|| ||Steam locomotive<br>462F-0401|| Beyer-Garratt || Euskalduna, Bilbao || Temporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida. ||[[File:Beyer-Garrat 462 F 0401.jpg|200px<!-- |FCA 101 -->]]
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|MZA 1808||1939 ||Steam locomotive 241F-2108||Linda Tapada || Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima (Barcelona) || General purpose locomotive || [[File:Bonita 1808.jpg|200px|MZA 1808]]
|MZA 1808||1939 ||Steam locomotive<br>241F-2108||Linda Tapada || Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima (Barcelona) || General purpose locomotive. || [[File:Bonita 1808.jpg|200px<!-- |MZA 1808 -->]]
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|5001|| 1942 ||Steam locomotive 151F-3101||Santa Fe||Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima|| Heavy and powerful locomotive ||[[File:Locomotora de Vapor 151F-3101.jpg|200px|Steam locomotive 151F-3101]]
|RENFE 151.5001|| 1942 ||Steam locomotive<br>151F-3101||Santa Fe||Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima|| Heavy and powerful locomotive. ||[[File:Locomotora de Vapor 151F-3101.jpg|200px<!-- |Steam locomotive 151F-3101 -->]]
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|Renfe|| ||Steam locomotive Renfe 240F-2591|| || [http://Euskalduna Euskalduna] (Bilbao)|| ||[[File:240 x 2xxx (2'Dh2).jpg|200px|240F-2591]]
|Renfe|| ||Steam locomotive Renfe<br>240F-2591|| || Euskalduna (Bilbao)|| ||[[File:240-F-2591 (2’D h2).jpg|200px|240F-2591]]
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|Renfe||1953 ||Steam locomotive 141F-2101|Locomotores de Vapor 141F-2101/2348||Mikado || North British Locomotive Company || A Mikado locomotive in this Museum was the last steam locomotive servicing in Spain Espanya|| [[File:Locomotores Mikado 141F-2101-2348.jpg|thumb]]
|Renfe||1953 ||Steam locomotive<br>141F-2101|Locomotores de Vapor 141F-2101/2348||Mikado || [[North British Locomotive Company]] || A Mikado locomotive in this museum was the last steam locomotive in service in Spain.|| [[File:Locomotores Mikado 141F-2101-2348.jpg|200px]]
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|Norte i Renfe 7001|| 1928 ||Electric locomotive 270-001|| Chata || || Electric Locomotive || [[File:Locomotora elèctrica 270-001.jpg|thumb|Electric locomotive 270-001]]
|Norte & Renfe 7001|| 1928 ||Electric locomotive<br>270-001|| Chata || || Electric locomotive. || [[File:Locomotora elèctrica 270-001.jpg|200px<!-- |Electric locomotive 270-001 -->]]
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|Norte i Renfe 7206||1928||Electric locomotive 272-006||Cocodrilo || || Electric Locomotive ||[[File:272 006 ex 7206 (2'Co+Co2').jpg|200px|272 006]]
|Norte & Renfe 7206||1928||Electric locomotive<br>272-006||Crocodile || || Electric locomotive. ||[[File:Renfe-272 006 ex 7206.jpg|200px<!-- |272 006 -->]]
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|Estado i Renfe 1004|| 1929 ||Electric locomotive 280-004|| || CAF SECHERON (Guipúscoa) || Pulling trains along Pirenean close bent lines || [[File:Estado i Renfe 1004.jpg|thumb|Estado & Renfe 1004]]
|Estado i Renfe 1004|| 1929 ||Electric locomotive<br>280-004|| || CAF SECHERON ([[Gipuzkoa]]) || Used on narrow-gauge lines in the Pyrenees. || [[File:Estado 1004 locomotive.jpg|200px<!-- |Estado & Renfe 1004 -->]]
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|Renfe 7807||1954||Electric locomotive 278-007||Panchorga|| USA || Electric Locomotive initially for travellers, ending as goods transportation||[[File:278 007 (Bo'Bo'Bo').jpg|200px|278 007]]
|Renfe 7807||1954||Electric locomotive<br>278-007||Panchorga|| USA || Electric locomotive initially in passenger service, then as a freight locomotive.||[[File:278 007 (Bo'Bo'Bo').jpg|200px<!-- |278 007 -->]]
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|Renfe 7652|| ||Electric locomotive Alstom 276-052|| || ||Carrying 4 coaches type 6000 || [[File:Locomotora eléctrica RENFE 7652.jpg|thumb]]
|Renfe 7652|| ||Electric locomotive Alstom<br>276-052|| || ||For express train haulage. || [[File:Locomotora eléctrica RENFE 7652.jpg|200px]]
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|Norte i Renfe 9165||1935 ||Automotor 590-165|| ||EUA ||Light autonomous for short distances.||[[File:Automotor Norte y RENFE 9165.jpg|thumb]]
|Norte & Renfe 9165||1935 ||Automotor<br>590-165|| ||EUA ||Light autonomous for short distances.||[[File:Automotor Norte y RENFE 9165.jpg|200px]]
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| Ou (Catalan for "Egg") || 1940 ||Dresina de via i obres|| || || Transport for service personnel (12 seats) ||[[File:Automotor Diesel.jpg|200px|Dresina de via i obres (used on work services]]
| Ou (Catalan for "Egg") || 1940 ||Dresina de via i obres|| || || Transport for service personnel (12 seats). ||[[File:Automotor Diesel.jpg|200px<!-- |Dresina de via i obres (used on work services -->]]
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|3T||1950 ||Locomotive 350-003||Talgo II || Talgo trains || Carrying Talgo trains||[[File:350 003 »Virgen de Begoña«.jpg|200px|Talgo 350 003]]
|3T||1950 ||Locomotive<br>350-003||Talgo II || Talgo trains || For Hauling Talgo expresses.||[[File:350 003 »Virgen de Begoña«.jpg|200px|Talgo 350 003]]
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|1801|| 1958 ||Diesel locomotive 318-001|| Marilyn || American Locomotives Co. (ALCO) ||Servicing Galicia (North-West) lines|| [[File:Locomotora diesel RENFE 1801.JPG|thumb]]
|1801|| 1958 ||Diesel locomotive<br>318-001|| Marilyn || [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO) ||Servicing Galicia (North-West) lines.|| [[File:Locomotora diesel RENFE 1801.JPG|200px]]
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| Talgo ||1983 ||Diesel locomotive Talgo 354-001|| Virgen de Covadonga || Krauss Maffei (Alemanya) || Carrying Talgo trains || [[File:Locomotive Talgo 354-001 at swing bridge of Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya.jpg|200px|Talgo 354-001]]
| Talgo ||1983 ||Diesel locomotive Talgo<br>354-001|| Virgen de Covadonga || Krauss Maffei (Alemanya) || For haulage of Talgo expresses. || [[File:Locomotive Talgo 354-001 at swing bridge of Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya.jpg|200px<!-- |Talgo 354-001 -->]]
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|2005 T || 1964 ||Cabin of the Talgo III locomotive||Virgen del Carmen || || Carrying Talgo trains||[[File:Museu del Ferrocarril VNG- Virgen del Carmen.JPG|200px|Talgo III]]
|2005 T || 1964 ||Cabin of the Talgo III locomotive||Virgen del Carmen || || For hauling Talgo Expresses.||[[File:Museu del Ferrocarril VNG- Virgen del Carmen.JPG|200px<!-- |Talgo III -->]]
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|Sèrie 1000 de Renfe|RENFE 281 (previously 1000)||1927||Electric locomotive ||Ripoll||Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF|| This locomotive was built to service the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line|| ND
|Sèrie 1000 de Renfe|RENFE 281<br>(previously 1000)||1927||Electric locomotive ||Ripoll||Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF|| This locomotive was built to serve the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line.|| ND
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File:Amples ferroviaris usuals fins 1998.jpg|Rail gauges
File:Amples ferroviaris usuals fins 1998.jpg|Rail gauges
File:Memoria Junta d'accionistes Barcelona-Mataró.jpg|1848 Annual Report "Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataró"
File:Memoria Junta d'accionistes Barcelona-Mataró.jpg|1848 Annual Report "Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataró"
File:Cotxe de viatgers de 3a classe C-2302.jpg|3rd class passenger wooden coachrebuilt on 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
File:Cotxe de viatgers de 3a classe C-2302.jpg|3rd class passenger wooden coach rebuilt in 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
File:Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya (5)sala d'actes.JPG |Auditorium
File:Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya (5)sala d'actes.JPG |Auditorium
File:Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya- servei educatiu.JPG|Baby-sitting area
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Railway Museum of Catalonia
Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya
Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña
The Vilanova i la Geltrú Railway Museum, with its roundhouse bays and turntable, as seen from above.
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Established5 August 1990 (1990-08-05)
LocationVilanova i la Geltrú
Coordinates41°13′13″N 1°43′50″E / 41.22028°N 1.73056°E / 41.22028; 1.73056
Websitewww.museudelferrocarril.org/index_en.asp

The Railway Museum of Catalonia (Catalan: Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya; Spanish: Museo del Ferrocarril de Cataluña) is a museum in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Catalonia, Spain). The museum has a large collection of historic railway locomotives and other rolling stock in a former station and roundhouse. It is located close to the railway station in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 40 km south of Barcelona.[1]

History

Original bond for the company "Companyia del Ferrocarrils de Tarragona Barcelona i França", similar to the one kept in the Museum

The museum opened in 1990 and is located in a former engine shed, built at the end of the 19th century. About 900 workers repaired and maintained locomotives there until 1967, when these activities ceased.

The main building, attached to the museum, contains a library and a collection of railway items such as caps, miniatures, and machinery. The museum also has an auditorium where a film about the history of the railway in Catalonia is shown daily. The reception where visitors enter is the original ticket office from a railway station in the village of La Granada.

In 1972, MOROP, an association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts, held their nineteenth congress in Barcelona.[2] The antique locomotives displayed at the congress were stored in the facilities that would later house the museum. In 1981, the centenary of the commercial rail line between Barcelona and Vilanova, the creation of a Railway Museum in the old engine shed was proposed. The national Spanish railway operator (RENFE) and the autonomous government of Catalonia initially led the project. Later the town council of Vilanova joined.

The museum opened on August 5, 1990. In 1993 RENFE the National Spanish Railways made the Vilanova museum a subsidiary of the main museum in Madrid, the Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid, and the Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles [es][3] In 2010 the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya established a master's program on Railway systems and Electrical Traction in the museum's facilities in Vilanova.

The museum's collection comprises more than sixty vehicles from all periods of history, diverse countries of origin and different technologies, including 28 steam locomotives from the late 19th century and a copy of the first steam locomotive used in the Iberian Peninsula, still used in demonstrations on the first Sunday of the month. The collection also includes diesel and electric locomotives, coaches, a Bogie type Harlan, a signal bridge, and an original interlocking lever frame table used in the Barcelona central railway station.

The museum's library contains more than 6,100 volumes in its catalog, including works on trains and vehicles, rail traffic documentation, history and legislation, statistics, and infrastructure. The library also houses 400 video recordings and 10,000 photographs.

Locomotives

Ref Year Object Nickname Manufacturer Description Image
— 1948 Replica 2-2-2 locomotive Mataró Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima Replica of First locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula to serve the first line (Barcelona-Mataró).
Madrid, Zaragoza y Alicante 168 1854 Steam locomotive 120/2112 Martorell Sharp, Stewart & Co. Manchester Oldest original locomotive in Spain. Shown in the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition.
MZA 246 1857 Steam locomotive 030/2013 Mamut E. B. Wilson and Company Second oldest original locomotive in Spain, used for general purposes.
Andaluces 4 1871 Steam locomotive
020-04		 Andaluces SA John Cockerill Smaller locomotive used in urban areas and for serving factories.
MZA 571 1879 Steam locomotive
040-2019		 Vilanova Sharp, Stewart & Co. In Vilanova i la Geltrú since 1949.
Norte 1653 1881 Steam locomotive
030-2110		 Perruca Andre Koechlin & Cie Served the North East lines of Spain.
Oeste 9 1881 Steam locomotive
220-2005		 Richard Hartmann For Passenger trains.
Oeste 77 1884 Steam locomotive
120-2131		 Maschinenfabrik Esslingen For Passenger trains.
Alcantarilla–Lorca 4 1884 Steam locomotive
030-2369		 Bicicleta (bicycle) Sharp, Stewart & Co. For passenger trains.
Alcañiz - La Puebla de Híjar, 4 1885 Steam locomotive
020-210		 Teresita/Clot SA John Cockerill Manoeuvring locomotive.
Mollet - Caldes, 6 1887 Steam locomotive
030-0233		 Caldes Maquinaria Terrestre y Marítima Initially used for passenger trains, then for manoeuvring.
Andaluces, 6 Steam locomotive
220-2023		 Bobadilla Beyer, Peacock and Company For passenger trains.
MZA 651 1901 Steam locomotive
230-4001		 Compound Hanomag Former express locomotive. Locomotive MZA 651
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 1 1902 Steam locomotive
030-2471		 FCA 1 Marcinelle et Couillet For Passenger trains.
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 53 1906 Steam locomotive
060-4013		 Mallet-Compound Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (subcontracted to Esslingen) Used for hauling heavy materials.
Norte 3101 1909 Steam locomotive
230-2085		 Hanomag For Passenger trains.
MZA 1155 1913 Steam locomotive
240-2135		 Mastodonte Henschel & Sohn General-purpose locomotive.
Ferrocarril Central de Aragón, 74 1927 Steam locomotive
240-2074		 Mastodonte Tubize General-purpose locomotive. 115 km/h maximum speed.
FCA 101 Steam locomotive
462F-0401		 Beyer-Garratt Euskalduna, Bilbao Temporarily transferred to a depot near the town of Lleida.
MZA 1808 1939 Steam locomotive
241F-2108		 Linda Tapada Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima (Barcelona) General purpose locomotive.
RENFE 151.5001 1942 Steam locomotive
151F-3101		 Santa Fe Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima Heavy and powerful locomotive.
Renfe Steam locomotive Renfe
240F-2591		 Euskalduna (Bilbao) 240F-2591
Renfe 1953 Locomotores de Vapor 141F-2101/2348 Mikado North British Locomotive Company A Mikado locomotive in this museum was the last steam locomotive in service in Spain.
Norte & Renfe 7001 1928 Electric locomotive
270-001		 Chata Electric locomotive.
Norte & Renfe 7206 1928 Electric locomotive
272-006		 Crocodile Electric locomotive.
Estado i Renfe 1004 1929 Electric locomotive
280-004		 CAF SECHERON (Gipuzkoa) Used on narrow-gauge lines in the Pyrenees.
Renfe 7807 1954 Electric locomotive
278-007		 Panchorga USA Electric locomotive initially in passenger service, then as a freight locomotive.
Renfe 7652 Electric locomotive Alstom
276-052		 For express train haulage.
Norte & Renfe 9165 1935 Automotor
590-165		 EUA Light autonomous for short distances.
Ou (Catalan for "Egg") 1940 Dresina de via i obres Transport for service personnel (12 seats).
3T 1950 Locomotive
350-003		 Talgo II Talgo trains For Hauling Talgo expresses. Talgo 350 003
1801 1958 Diesel locomotive
318-001		 Marilyn American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Servicing Galicia (North-West) lines.
Talgo 1983 Diesel locomotive Talgo
354-001		 Virgen de Covadonga Krauss Maffei (Alemanya) For haulage of Talgo expresses.
2005 T 1964 Cabin of the Talgo III locomotive Virgen del Carmen For hauling Talgo Expresses.
RENFE 281
(previously 1000)		 1927 Electric locomotive Ripoll CAF This locomotive was built to serve the Ripoll-Puigcerdà line. ND
  • Original interlocking frame from "Estació de França", 1929, Barcelona
    Original interlocking frame from "Estació de França", 1929, Barcelona
  • Levers in the interlocking frame
    Levers in the interlocking frame
  • Map of line Valls-Vilanova-Barcelona
    Map of line Valls-Vilanova-Barcelona
  • Identification codes used by RENFE in locomotives
    Identification codes used by RENFE in locomotives
  • Numbering codes for wheels arrangements
    Numbering codes for wheels arrangements
  • Vehicles for rail maintenance
    Vehicles for rail maintenance
  • Manual service operation coach (350 kg weight)
    Manual service operation coach (350 kg weight)
  • First class coach
    First class coach
  • Miniatures
    Miniatures
  • Display cabinet old items
    Display cabinet old items
  • Rail gauges
    Rail gauges
  • 1848 Annual Report "Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataró"
    1848 Annual Report "Camino de Hierro de Barcelona a Mataró"
  • 3rd class passenger wooden coach rebuilt in 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
    3rd class passenger wooden coach rebuilt in 1991 in Vilanova i la Geltrú
  • Auditorium
    Auditorium
  • Baby-sitting area
    Baby-sitting area

See also

References

  1. ^ "A museum showing off 160 years of railway history". Museu del Ferrocarril de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. ^ Associació d'Amics del Ferrocarril de Barcelona
  3. ^ Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles

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