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Novosibirsk Museum of Railway Equipment

Novosibirsk museum of railway equipment named after N.A.Akulinin is located in the Soviet district next to Seyatel railway station. The museum is the largest beyond the Ural region.

It has the largest collection of over than 100 locomotives, electrical locomotives, and cars, which worked at railroads of Western Siberia. Moreover, there are Soviet passenger cars such as GAZ, Moskvich, and ZAZ, trucks, tractors and cross-country vehicles.

It was decided to create a museum since a lot of railway machines were stored. In 1998 the head of West Siberian Railway made a decision to open the museum. After exhibits were collected, the museum was opened. It is named after Nikolay Akulinin, who has created and headed the museum.

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2. By the way, freight locomotives were colored black, and passenger's locomotives were green or blue.
By the way, freight locomotives were colored black, and passenger's locomotives were green or blue.
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4. A huge collection of specialty vehicles.
A huge collection of specialty vehicles.
5. A car for transportation of hot iron.
A car for transportation of hot iron.
6. Snow cleaning machines.
Snow cleaning machines.
7. A collection of cars,
A collection of cars,
8. ...tractors, and cross-country vehicles.
...tractors, and cross-country vehicles.
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10. There is a subway car as well.
There is a subway car as well.
11. An electric locomotive VL-60k and a diesel locomotive ChME2.
An electric locomotive VL-60k and a diesel locomotive ChME2.
12. An electric locomotive ChS3 and a diesel locomotive TE2.
An electric locomotive ChS3 and a diesel locomotive TE2.
13. An electric locomotive VL40s.
An electric locomotive VL40s.
14. A diesel locomotive TEP60.
A diesel locomotive TEP60.
15. A railroad cars.
A railroad cars.
16. Those cars are for transporting prisoners.
Those cars are for transporting prisoners.
17. The passenger's cars.
The passenger's cars.
18. A kitchen.
A kitchen.
19. An electric locomotive ChS4.
An electric locomotive ChS4.
20. A diesel locomotive TEP80.
A diesel locomotive TEP80.