Basque Railway Museum Explained

Basque Railway Museum
Coordinates:43.1858°N -2.2614°W
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Established:1992
Location:Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain
Director:Juanjo Olaizola
Owner:Euskotren
Website:https://museoa.euskotren.eus/en

The Basque Railway Museum (Basque: Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa, Spanish; Castilian: Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril) is located in Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain.[1] It has a collection of steam locomotives and other rolling stock as well as other items, most of them related to the Basque narrow gauge railway network.[2] The museum is located in the former railway station in Azpeitia.[3]

The museum operates a heritage railway between Azpeitia and Lasao, on the former Urola railway line. The 4.5km (02.8miles) line is isolated from the Euskotren network.[4]

References

  1. News: El Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril cierra agosto con nuevo récord de viajes en sus trenes históricos . 30 September 2021 . Vía Libre . 6 September 2021 . es.
  2. Web site: La historia de la antigua Feve, en el Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril . Destino . . 30 September 2021 . es . 19 March 2019.
  3. News: Azpeitia entre dos joyas, de Loiola al Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril . 30 September 2021 . El Diario Vasco . 24 March 2021 . es.
  4. News: Iturralde . Mikel . Azpeitia, santuario del vapor . 30 September 2021 . El Correo . 6 June 2013 . es.

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