Basque Railway Museum

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Basque Railway Museum
Azpeitia steam train on the line to Lasao.JPG
The steam locomotive "Portugal" hauling a train.
Established1992
Location Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain
Coordinates 43°11′09″N2°15′41″W / 43.1858°N 2.2614°W / 43.1858; -2.2614
Type
Director Juanjo Olaizola
Owner Euskotren
Website https://museoa.euskotren.eus/en

The Basque Railway Museum (Basque : Burdinbidearen Euskal Museoa, Spanish : Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril) is located in Azpeitia, Basque Country, Spain. [1] It has a collection of steam locomotives and other rolling stock as well as other items, most of them related to the Basque narrow gauge railway network. [2] The museum is located in the former railway station in Azpeitia. [3]

The museum operates a heritage railway between Azpeitia and Lasao, on the former Urola railway line. The 4.5 km (2.8 mi) line is isolated from the Euskotren network. [4]

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References

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