3-595: Train World is a railway museum in Schaerbeek , a municipality of Brussels , Belgium, and the official museum of the National Railway Company of Belgium (NMBS/SNCB). It is situated in the preserved buildings of Schaarbeek railway station and in a new shed built to its north. Although scheduled to open in 2014, its opening was delayed until September 2015, when it was solemnly opened by King Philippe . Train World,
6-421: Is over 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) and displays 22 locomotives. It also displays 1,200 other objects, including an original 19th-century railway bridge. One of the most important objects in the museum is the " Pays du Waes " steam locomotive , dating to 1845, which is the oldest preserved locomotive in continental Europe . Railway museum A railway museum is a museum that explores
9-423: The national railway museum of Belgium, is located at Schaarbeek railway station , incorporating the station building, and was open to the public for the first time on 25 September 2015, having been formally opened the previous day by King Philippe . Until then, €20.5 million had been invested into the project, which planned to attract 100,000 visitors per year from its third year of operations onwards. The museum
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