Rushden Station Railway Museum
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Rushden Transport Museum, formerly the Rushden Station Railway Museum, is a small railway museum
in East Northamptonshire
.
It is housed in the original Rushden railway station
, which was on the Midland Railway
's Wellingborough
to Higham Ferrers
branch. The collection includes historical material on railways, rolling stock, locomotives (inc. steam), and several buses. There are events each month throughout the summer. The station has a real-ale bar housed in the former ladies' waiting room.
Railway museum
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives , railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment.See List of railway museums...
in East Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.
It is housed in the original Rushden railway station
Rushden railway station
Rushden railway station is a railway station that once served the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire, England. It is now a heritage station at the end of a short running line....
, which was on the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
's Wellingborough
Wellingborough
Wellingborough is a market town and borough in Northamptonshire, England, situated some from the county town of Northampton. The town is situated on the north side of the River Nene, most of the older town is sited on the flanks of the hills above the river's current flood plain...
to Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers is a market town in the Nene Valley in East Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single urban area with Rushden to the south and has an estimated population of 6,086...
branch. The collection includes historical material on railways, rolling stock, locomotives (inc. steam), and several buses. There are events each month throughout the summer. The station has a real-ale bar housed in the former ladies' waiting room.