Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia
The Railway Heritage Park is an railway museum at New Tinsukia Junction railway station, in Assam, India, opened in 2010. The museum is bordered by National Highway 37.
The open-air museum was designed for children to play, and is themed around three historic railways in the Northeast Frontier Railway zone—the Assam Bengal Railway (ABR), Dibru–Sadiya Railway (DSR) and Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR).
The creation of the museum was inspired by a visit the Oil Centenary Museum at Digboi in 2008.[1]: 1
Rolling stock
[edit]| Gauge | Number | Type | Names | Built | Builder | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2230 | TSK RA Inspection car | [2]: (03:40) | |||
| 1000 | 2298 | TSK CZACEN Saloon | [2]: (05:22) | |||
| 1000 | MWGX Garratt steam locomotive | Hercules | Beyer, Peacock and Company | Bengal Assam Railway | ||
| 1000 | 2618 | YP [de] steam locomotive | Joymati | 1957-07-15 | Chittaranjan Locomotive Works | Hauled the final meter gauge service (262DN, Lido‒Tinsuki) on 21 January 1997 (or 21 February 1997).[3]: 01:03 |
| 1000 | 6144 | YDM-4 diesel locomotive | 1964 | American Locomotive Company | [4] | |
| 600 | 27 | DHR Carriage I | Rangeet | 1967/1968 | Gorakhpur | First class chair car "FCZ-27". Plinthed(under cover) inside a replica DHR station (2010‒). |
| 600 | 148 | DHR Carriage II | Tsokha | Second class chair car "SCZ 148". Plinthed(under cover) on a railway turntable (2010‒). | ||
| 600 | 781 | DHR B Class steam locomotive | 1899 | Sharp, Stewart and Company | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) (1899‒1968). Sold to North Eastern Coalfields, Tipong Colliery (1968‒2010). Donated by Coal India and plinthed at Railway Heritage Park, Tinsukia, Assam (2010‒) on top of two Assam Bengal Railway bridge pillars (dated 1898) in middle of water island.[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mookerjee, Sanjoy (2018-08-27). The Untold Story (PDF) (Report). Rail Heritage Park-Tinsukia. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
Digboi … Oil Centenary Museum. … idea of creating a similar Railway Museum … Tinsukia town did not have very many parks where children could play. … decided to have an open air museum … dedicated to the youngster … ormal sanction was issued on 16 July 2009. … North-Eastern Coalfields under Coal India Ltd. gifted us with a B-Class narrow gauge locomotive, while Darjeeling Himalayan Railway … provided narrow gauge heritage coaches, … steel bridge near Naharkatia … screw-pile bridge pillars … with the inscription, "ABRH Co. Ld. 1898", … two of these pillars were carefully retrieved and installed at the centre island of the park, over which the narrow gauge 'B' Class Steam Loco is proudly displayed … B-781 The Tipong Colliery under North-eastern Coalfields Ltd. … B-Class locomotive, having serial number B-781, manufactured by Sharp, Stewart and Co., Manchester, of 1899 vintage … purchased by North Eastern Coalfields from the Indian Railways (DHR) … turn-table … upon it, one of the Darjeeling Narrow Gauge coaches was mounted, while the other was housed inside a shed, designed like a typical DHR station. … "Joymati", the locomotive named after a legendary Ahom princess, which had hauled the last metre gauge train over Tinsukia Division on 21 February 1997
- ^ a b Dihingia, Yomas (2019-05-22). Tinsukia Heritage park. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via Youtube.
- ^ Abhinav LHB (2019-03-28). 1957 CLW built YP 2618 'JOYMATI' - Indian MG Steam Loco preserved at Heritage Railway Park, Tinsukia. Retrieved 2024-06-18 – via Youtube.
- ^ Cross, Dan (2012-08-28). "YDM-4 6114". IRFCA Locomotive Database. Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 2024-06-18.