Beijing Photo Gallery - China Railway Museum Part 1

Located far from any metro station in Beijing's northeastern industrial lands, the China Railway Museum is well worth the long trek, with many historic trains outdoors and inside its huge hangar. At only 20 yuan for admission, it's a steal.

Getting here is an adventure, requiring a train plus bus ride. I took Line 14 to Jiangtai, transferring to bus 516 for a further 20 minute journey, followed by a final 1km walk.

Many of the trains on display have both Chinese and English descriptions so this museum is quite foreigner-friendly.

Arriving not long after it opened, the huge hangar where many trains are stored was quite empty with only a few other visitors.

Jirgsnh 2101 is a steam train with a design speed of 70 km/h to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the PRC's founding, and was later given as a gift to Chairman Mao.

This Qianjin class locomotive was built by Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works in 1958 for freight with a design speed of 80 km/h.

Prairie steam locomotive 146 was built in Belgium in 1922. 40 units were made in the early 1920s and they were used on the Beijing-Hankou Railway.

Shengli 152 was built in Japan in 1939 for passenger use with a design speed of 100 km/h.

Shaoshan 008 was made by Tianxin Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works in 1968 for freight. 819 units were built until 1988.

Shaoshan 001 was built in 1982 with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. 677 units of this electric locomotive type was built until it was discontinued in 1993.

This train can run up to 270 km/h and was designed and made in China in 2002. It started operating on the Qinhuangdao-Shenyang line in 2005.

This Dongfeng diesel locomotive was built in 1995 for freight. 150 units of this type was built until production discontinued in 1999.

Dongfeng 0001 is a diesel locomotive that was built in 1984. It can run up to 100 km/h with production continuing until 1997.