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Cité du Train

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In the old renovated building, the emphasis is mostly placed on the instructional aspect of technology, explaining the mechanisms powering steam, diesel and electric locomotives and their development. It is possible to go inside a locomotive to admire its inner workings. Between the two buildings is
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an outdoor court complete with a restaurant which railway elements throughout as well as a themed rooms to complete the experience. It currently receives 200,000 visitors annually on a site covering 15,000 m (this compares with the more than 717,000 visitors received annually by Britain's
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that covers more than 85,000 m; the Cité du Train receives a similar number of visitors as annually attend Britain's much smaller
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In 1961, Mulhouse City Council offered land in Dornach to allow the SNCF to present their historical
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As attendance declined, it was decided to transfer the collection to the group
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François Seigneur designed an exhibition display named
86: 47: 202:in Shildon, Durham, an out-post of the NRM). 8: 19: 32: 18: 257:City of Mulhouse – Museum Information 163:, which was already in charge of the 152:were provisionally placed in the old 7: 292:Buildings and structures in Mulhouse 16:Railway museum in Mulhouse, France 14: 180:Le siècle d'or du chemin de fer 130:Musée Français du Chemin de Fer 1: 214:Cite du Train: The Catalogue 212:Mirville, Philippe (2006). 313: 277:National museums of France 297:Railway museums in France 43: 31: 24: 282:National railway museums 25: 192:National Railway Museum 194:("NRM") on a site in 109: 38:Entrance of the museum 107: 287:Museums in Haut-Rhin 165:Cité de l'automobile 108:Poster of the museum 71:47.75056°N 7.29389°E 136:railway equipment. 67: /  21: 110: 262:Photographic tour 200:Locomotion Museum 118:City of the Train 102: 101: 76:47.75056; 7.29389 304: 255: 250: 249: 247:Official website 234: 231: 184:display cabinets 98: 95: 93: 82: 81: 79: 78: 77: 72: 68: 65: 64: 63: 60: 36: 22: 312: 311: 307: 306: 305: 303: 302: 301: 267: 266: 253: 245: 244: 241: 232: 228: 211: 208: 161:Culture Espaces 142: 124:), situated in 90: 75: 73: 69: 66: 61: 58: 56: 54: 53: 39: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 310: 308: 300: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 269: 268: 265: 264: 259: 251: 240: 239:External links 237: 236: 235: 226: 218:La Vie du Rail 207: 204: 141: 138: 100: 99: 88: 84: 83: 51: 45: 44: 41: 40: 37: 29: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 309: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 274: 272: 263: 260: 258: 252: 248: 243: 242: 238: 229: 223: 219: 215: 210: 209: 205: 203: 201: 197: 193: 187: 185: 181: 177: 172: 170: 166: 162: 157: 155: 151: 147: 146:rolling stock 139: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 114:Cité du Train 106: 97: 89: 85: 80: 52: 50: 46: 42: 35: 30: 26:Cité du Train 23: 20:Cité du Train 233:(in English) 213: 188: 179: 173: 160: 158: 143: 129: 121: 117: 113: 111: 94:.citedutrain 254:(in French) 154:engine shed 150:locomotives 74: / 49:Coordinates 271:Categories 227:2915034524 206:References 122:Train City 116:(English: 59:47°45′02″N 216:. Paris: 176:architect 62:7°17′38″E 126:Mulhouse 140:History 87:Website 224:  169:euros 222:ISBN 196:York 174:The 134:SNCF 112:The 96:.com 120:or 273:: 220:. 171:. 92:en 230:.

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Coordinates
47°45′02″N 7°17′38″E / 47.75056°N 7.29389°E / 47.75056; 7.29389
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Mulhouse
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locomotives
engine shed
Cité de l'automobile
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architect
display cabinets
National Railway Museum
York
Locomotion Museum
La Vie du Rail
ISBN
2915034524
Official website
City of Mulhouse – Museum Information
Photographic tour
Categories
National museums of France
National railway museums
Museums in Haut-Rhin
Buildings and structures in Mulhouse
Railway museums in France

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