These pages support the Bulawayo Railway Museum, and include details of nearly all of the major exhibits. The museum
is situated behind the Bulawayo Railway Station, in the Raylton suburb of Bulawayo in western Zimbabwe. Access is
possible via the pedestrian footbridge at the station. The museum is located in an area that was previously a workshop
used in the maintenance of refrigeration wagons.

Opened in 1972, the Museum displays a wealth of small exhibits and models as well as steam and diesel electric
locomotives.

The Museum is owned by the National Railways of Zimbabwe and is managed by the NRZ Historical Committee, made up
of railwaymen from various departments.
The Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum

A support group comprising both local and overseas members, known as the Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum, supports the
Committee. If you have enjoyed these pages your support would be welcomed.

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This includes all
photographs, text, line
drawings and artwork.
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Exhibits & preservation

Nearly all of the main exhibits within the
museum, and many preserved
elsewhere, are featured here.


To the exhibits.....
The museum on the Net
History

There can be no museum without history,
this page will give a brief overview of the
National Railways of Zimbabwe and its
predecessors.

To the past
History of a railway on the Net
Newsletters

The Friends of the Bulawayo Railway
Museum issues irregular newsletters.

From Volume 8, the newsletter has been
distributed electronically.

Find some back copies here
Museum news
These pages are still
being developed
If some of the pages seem to be
incomplete, they probably are.

If there seem to be pages
missing, I am probably getting
around to them.

If you would like to comment on
the content or offer text and
photographs for consideration ,
I would love to hear from you.
The Museum before it opened in 1972
Kindred spirits

There are other railway museums in Africa.
Click here to find their websites

Nairobi, Kenya
More African railway museums
Click here
for Geoff Cooke's
Fotopic website
The Bulawayo Railway Museum
Supported by the Friends of the Bulawayo Railway Museum
Geoffs trains tours