west siberian railway history museum

As a solo traveller, I wanted to add to the adventure during my winter visit to Novosibirsk by taking public transport here. Few of the guide books tell you how, but hope the following helps. From the main "Novosibirsk - Glavnyy" railway station, you need a ticket to "Seyatel" station (I asked my hotel receptionist to write it down in Russian). This cost 53 rubles. It's a 45 minute journey on a comfortable enough, if a little old, train (believe it or not...has free wifi !). On alighting the train, you will see a footbridge crossing the tracks which you need to take. There are no signs to the museum and, especially in the depths of winter with several feet of snow covering everything, it's easy to struggle to find this place. Take the footbridge and then turn RIGHT and walk for about 100 yards to the entrance to the museum (250 rubles). I would allow a good couple of hours to wander around, but you may want to note down the times of the return trains to Novosibirsk as they are nowhere near as frequent as I was led to believe - on returning to the station I had to wait almost 2 hours for the next train back and there's no coffee shop or anything ! The museum itself is great. I am not particularly "into" trains but didn't want to come to Siberia and miss this. It's interesting to see the transition from steam, through diesel, to electric engines and exploring alone in the snow had a certain charm to it ! Highly recommended.

Was there with my wife and two sons of 6 and 13 years of age. Spent two hours which was all right when with kids, but if you are "in" this stuff you should reserve more time and enquire for an excursion (guide) so that you get inside more of the wagons than we did - although one of the wagons is still presumably open only for wedding photo shoots :-) . Note that there are also cars including some light military vehicles on the southern (?) end of the museum, including a Katjusha launching truck.

Favorite things to see: distinctions between leaders of the revolution, first, second, third, and prisoner class cars. Also, cars fitted out to be hospital/surgery areas, and kitchen cars were fascinating. Our guide, a wonderfully educated Russian with a very dry wit, kept us informed, and laughing (although the revolution was very serious business). Of interest, the prisoner cars had their own toilets and heating while 3rd class cars were short of both.

We were passing by and popped in on an off chance, my Russian colleague bought the tickets, they were about 4 GB pounds.I'm not a 'railway buff' but appreciated the good condition and wide range of locomotives and carriages that were present. They are all nicely laid out and all look to be well maintained (for their different ages).All the signs are in Russian so I was lucky enough to have somebody translate them for me, however you can understand the date, weight, and horsepower even if you can't read Russian.There are a range of old Russian cars at the very end of the exhibition which were interesting, they included a Lada Samara which I remember driving around the UK a few years back.There is good access to the outside of the trains so you are OK in a wheelchair, however it would be impossible to get inside unless you were carried.Several railway engines are open all the time, plus a couple of carriages including a prison carriage, you can see the difference between 3rd class and first class.Took us about 90 minutes to get around, we weren't rushing but went steadily.There's no food or drink there so I'd take plenty of water in the summer as I imagine it is very hot, we went in April so keeping warm was the order of the day. I also didn't see any toilets but then I wasn't looking for them.There's not a lot to see in Novosibirsk, the city as a whole is not really set up for overseas tourism but I'd definitely put this one on your list (and find a friendly English speaking Russian to take along with you).

Nowadays there are four open-air train museums in Russia: in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and in Novosibirsk. Unlike the other Russian train museums, and many other train museums all over the world, the collection of the Novosibirsk museum contains not only locomotives, but also cargo and passenger cars, as well as other railway machinery, namely snow removers, handcars, and machines for constructing and repairing railway tracks.The Novosibirsk Open-Air Train Museum was opened on August 3, 2000 in close proximity to the Novosibirsk suburb of Akademgorodok, right next to the Seyatel local train station, where trains are constantly coming and going, which seems to make the museum "come alive". Incidentally, all the exhibits in the collection are in good working condition, and they actually are used every year in May to commemorate the victory over Nazism, when a Victory Train composed of authentic World War II cars travels the tracks (including a surgery car where operations were performed while transporting badly injured soldiers to hospitals away from the front). One of the oldest exhibits dates back to 1898. In it is a Tsar's armor-plated railway car. There are also some cars from the beginning of the 20th century. Their interior is fascinating: the ceilings are covered with silk, and the floors with carpets. These are first-class cars meant for 6-8 people (with compartments for 1 or 2 persons), and half of the area inside is occupied by a restaurant. You can also see an American steam locomotive (Baldwin Locomotive Works) Ea-3078, made in 1944.

Wonderful collection of trains- from tsar period till modern times. All trains are kept in good condition and you can get into some of them. Unfortunately it's possible to have a look into some of them only in case you buy an tour with a guide. Right next to trains one can find a great collection of soviet cars. Tickets are about 2 pounds per person. In case you want to take pics, you got to pay some extra fee, which is fine. It's located a bit out of the city, but it's ok to get there by bus. If you go by car, parking (as in many places in Russia) is free.

There is a collection of older and not so old locomotives and few wagons from Russian trains. They didn't have an English speaking guide, but it was still interesting to see the huge machines. It is unfortunate, that it is only in one or two possible to go inside.It's a bit outside but an easy travel with the bus or more comfy in a taxi.

Very good collection of trains and specialised railway vehicles.Located far from the centre of Novosibirsk in beautiful Academgorodok.

Russia is a huge country and it's been relying on railways for way over a hundred years to move around it's people and cargo. Actually, the city of Novosibirsk was founded when (and because of ) Trans Siberian rail road was built and it's always been a major railway hub with a few stations, Railway Academia, regional railways HQs, repair and service facilities etc. So it's not a surprise that this city has a true world class railway museum. All kinds of engines and cars, simple cargo and luxury ones used by top state officials from pre Soviet Union days - amazing! You can actually climb into many of them, so if you take kids - they will like it.It's very affordable and there is also an exposition of old soviet automobiles nearby - another interesting place to visit.The only problem is weather. This is an open exhibition and it's Siberia after all, so if weather gets to extreme (cold or rain) - make sure you can handle it and they are open.

A great number of - real! - railway vehicles are displayed outdoors, beginnng with the very old ones, including both locomotives and carriages. A very unusual, entertainng and educational exhibition!

Расположен в Советском районе города, на ст. Сеятель. Напротив НИИ Кровобращения и патологии сердца им. академика Мешалкина. В музее есть интересные экспонаты, в чем-то даже уникальные. Например, один из двух пассажирских тепловозов ТЭП 80, на одном из которых, был установлен рекорд скорости в 273 км/ч (но, этот тепловоз в мск ,а не в Новосибирском музее). К сожалению, в серию они так и не вошли. 3 вагона скоростного электропоезда ЭР 200 (советский "Сапсан"). ЭР22, вагоны царской ЖД,. Есть переделки местных депо, например, односекционный ВЛ 40 - бывший ВЛ 80. Но, на мой взгляд, не имеющий никакой исторической ценности. Лично мне кажется, что не плохо бы пополнить музей двухсекционными пассажирскими локомотивами ЧС...но, м.б., прибудут еще.Одним словом, если Вы не интересуетесь ЖД, то идти в музей я бы не рекомендовал - Вам будет скучно, но фанатам и поклонникам жд транспорта, есть на что глянуть.

Побывала прошлым летом в этом музее, давно мечтала туда заглянуть. Замечательное место, чтобы познакомится с историей трансформеров )))Можно даже полазить по некоторым экспонатам, хотя, любопытнее всего бы "аутентичное убранство" вагонов. Хорошее место для семейной прогулки.

Были тут несколько раз. Постоянно сюда ездят свадебные церемонии.Есть не только жд музей, но и автомобильный музей техники СССР.Надо будет еще раз сюда сходить.

В раннем детстве мы все начинаем играть в паровозики: "чуф-чуф-чуф-чуф". А потом покупается игрушечная железная дорога. Но практически нигде уже нельзя увидеть настоящие паровозы - кроме как в музее в Академгородке. Их тут целое большое стадо - разных цветов и размеров. Внучок просто задохнулся от восторга! Жалко внутрь этого чудесного зверя не попасть, а то бы мальчик так и поселился в паровозе. Другая железнодорожная техника тоже очень интересная, но это уже для ребят постарше. А в качестве бонуса - дальняя площадка, где собраны старые, советских времен автомобили. Есть даже "катюша". Не хватает разве что карьерного самосвала. Как хорошо, что на железной дороге еще не перевелись романтики, создавшие этот музей. Добраться сюда легко и на электричке из центра Новосибирска, и на машине или автобусе. В общем, очень понравилось, приедем еще не раз.

Единственный музей в России под открытым небом, где так замечательно относятся к туристам. Информация и обратная связь турист- гид на высшем уровне