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Museum and Production Complex Steam Depot Podmoskovnaya

Museum and Production Complex Steam Depot Podmoskovnaya

Locomotive depot "Podmoskovnaya" – a unique industrial and architectural complex where you can not only get acquainted with the history of domestic steam locomotive construction and the peculiarities of railway transportation at the beginning of the 20th century, but also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of antiquity, feel like a passenger of those times.

On the territory there are restored industrial and public buildings built in the "modern" style, which today is already difficult to find in modern cities. A variety of activities are provided for visitors: sightseeing tours to the round depot, repair shop, restored station buildings, water tower, station keeper's house.

To immerse yourself in the appropriate atmosphere, there is a hall where old photographs and restored films are shown. Visited, using an interactive mirror, they can see themselves in the image of a passenger of the station of the beginning of the 20th century.

Podmoskovnaya station and a locomotive depot were opened in 1901. This station is one of the oldest on the Moscow highway. In those days, it connected Moscow with the ports of the Baltic Sea. Before the opening of the Vindava railway station, the station was the main passenger and freight point in this direction. In 2015, a decision was made to create a unique museum and production complex.

Museum expositions are adjacent to the repair shops of retro steam locomotives, which are still on the move. Visitors get the opportunity to see firsthand the entire life process of the station at the beginning of the 20th century.

When visiting, you can see the station building, in which the atmosphere of that period has been restored, you can see the waiting rooms for different classes. There are cash desks, a telegraph office and a buffet. The cinema hall is decorated in the style of an old stagecoach, where old photographs and films are shown. In the house of the head of the station, it is possible to inspect the office, office apartment.

In the round depot, you can see with your own eyes how the railway equipment is being repaired. In the repair shop, you can inspect and get acquainted with the device of machine tools for processing components and parts.

A unique exhibit is a working demonstration model of a steam locomotive in section. It helps to understand the principle of operation of a steam locomotive. The demonstration of the movement of steam locomotives on the turntable is of great interest to the guests of the complex.

The historical site is a good example of an exposition that helps to see the work of the station at the beginning of the 20th century, to plunge into the atmosphere of the past, which is of great interest not only to children, but also to many adults.

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