Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia Explained

The Railway Heritage Park is an railway museum at New Tinsukia Junction railway station, in Assam, India, opened in 2010. The museum is bordered by National Highway 37.

The open-air museum was designed for children to play, and is themed around three historic railways in the Northeast Frontier Railway zone—the Assam Bengal Railway (ABR), Dibru–Sadiya Railway (DSR) and Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR).

The creation of the museum was inspired by a visit the Oil Centenary Museum at Digboi in 2008.

Rolling stock

data-sort-type=numberdata-sort-type=numberNumberTypeNamesdata-sort-type=dateBuiltBuilderNotes
10002230 TSK RA Inspection car [1]
10002298 TSK CZACEN Saloon
1000Hercules Beyer, Peacock and CompanyBengal Assam Railway
10002618 steam locomotive Joymati 1957-07-15 Chittaranjan Locomotive WorksHauled the final meter gauge service (262DN, Lido‒Tinsuki) on 21 January 1997 (or 21 February 1997).[2]
10006144 YDM-4 diesel locomotive 1964 [3]
60027 DHR Carriage I Rangeet 1967/1968 GorakhpurFirst class chair car "FCZ-27". <-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0i7ozF6qc&t=268 --> Plinthed(under cover) inside a replica DHR station (2010‒).
600148 DHR Carriage II Tsokha Second class chair car "SCZ 148". Plinthed(under cover) on a railway turntable (2010‒).
600781 DHR B Class steam locomotive 1899 Sharp, Stewart and CompanyDarjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) (1899‒1968). Sold to North Eastern Coalfields, Tipong Colliery (1968‒2010). Donated by Coal India and plinthed at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒) on top of two Assam Bengal Railway bridge pillars (dated 1898) in middle of water island.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Tinsukia Heritage park. Yomas. Dihingia. Youtube. 2019-05-22. 2024-06-18.
  2. 1957 CLW built YP 2618 'JOYMATI' - Indian MG Steam Loco preserved at Heritage Railway Park, Tinsukia. Abhinav LHB. Youtube. 2019-03-28. 2024-06-18.
  3. Web site: YDM-4 6114. IRFCA Locomotive Database. Dan. Cross. 2012-08-28. 2024-06-18. Indian Railways Fan Club.