140 years of Indian Railway history and heritage is preserved in this Rail Transport Museum located in the diplomatic area of Chanakyapuri with exotic and fascinating collections of Engines and other exhibits. It houses a Victorian age engine built in 1885 still in working condition.
The exhibit includes a large number of oddities like the saloons of the personal railways of many Maharajas. The carriage of the Maharaja of Mysore made of teak covered with ivory; the cabin of the Prince of Wales (1876), the carriage in which the ashes of Gandhiji was carried in 1948; Fairy Queen of 1855, evolution of Indian Rail from steam engine to present era are vividly displayed.
The museum displays 27 locomotives and 17 carriages.
It was built as per plan of British architect M G Satto on 1957, 1st t February, on the carpet area of 10 acres of land. Even, the skull of an elephant that struck a Mail train in 1894, with his head is also projected here. The Toy train is running - you may buy here as a souvenir of your visit. Restaurant and Libraries are also there.
Beautiful Tibetian handicrafts are on display, which were brought with Dalai Lama from Lasa in Tibbet House. Tibetian handicrafts are on sale.
