Chomutov railroad depository open to the public
31.05.2017 — tklick
 From June 1st to October 29th we will open the extensive railroad depository in Chomutov for public access. The former locomotive depot of the Czech railway system contains over one hundred pieces of rolling stock and other interesting items of railroad technology. Opening hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10am - 5pm The National Technical Museum looks after the largest collection ofthe historical rail vehicles in the Czech Republic. The most important part of the collection is housed in a former locomotive depot in Chomutov. Visitor can see about 100 rail vehicles of various types and gauges - from a handcar from 1850 and a steam locomotive produced in 1870 to a rail snow plough from 1980. There are former Czechoslovak State Railways (Československé státní dráhy) and kaiserlich-königliche Staatsbahnen (KKStb) vehicles on display - parlour, passenger and diesel cars, electric and diesel locomotives, historical handcars as well as vehicles not long ago still in operation by Czech Railways (České dráhy) that are now ready for their preservation in the NTM collections. NTM depositary is located next to the Czech Railways locomotive depot in Chomutov. GPS 50.456744, 13.391115ADMISSION:
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National Technical Museum Kostelní 42, 170 78 Monday: closed
Days with reduced admission fee in 2023February 15, May 18, July 5, September 2, September 28, October 28, November 17, December 17 Prague Visitor Pass
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