Shanghai Railway Museum — Attraction in Shanghai

I come here only for information and I got it. Interesting to see the history of building railway in China, starting from Shanghai and then to Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Also nice map of modern railway system. Although there are many old photos, but you need to know Chinese if you want to understand something. If you know the language, it will be quite interesting to read, as they say who built the railway, what kind of stations and trains were being used years ago. There is a stand saying about future plans, but most of it should be updated already, lol. The only thing I don't like in the museum is that they are not open all the time (only on special days, special time) and even when the museum is open, they still have a long...

A lot of old trains and antiques in exhibitions, but I was not able to use the stimulated train driving system just because it is closed for an unknown reason. I asked the staff about it and their reply was, “ this is only for children”. My friend and I was a little bit disappointed. We have met a lot of train nerds who really like stimulated train driving system. They are ranging from all ages. If this system can be open to public, not just children, it will be a more interesting...

Vintage steam locomotives display ingenious analog engineering—their pressure gauges use bourdon tubes that uncoil with precision. The 1930s dining car’s porcelain bears the "Double Happiness" motif, designed to stay intact during vibrations. A working model demonstrates how track switches redirect 200-ton trains using mere levers. The station clock’s mechanism, exposed behind glass, ticks with the regularity of...