Railway Museum

Welcome to the Spoorwegmuseum, the national railway museum of the Netherlands. You are standing in the grand entrance hall of the Mah-lee-bahn station. …

Step out of the grand station hall and transport yourself back to the early nineteenth century. We enter the exhibition known as the Great Discovery. …

Leaving the soot and grime of the early industrial age behind, we now step into an era of unparalleled elegance and exclusivity. Welcome to the Dream Journeys exhibit. …

Prepare yourself for a dramatic shift in scale and atmosphere. We now enter the immense, cavernous hall known as the Stalen Monsters, or Steel Monsters. …

Having marveled at the sheer power of the locomotives, we must now ask a crucial, practical question. How do you prevent hundreds of thousands of tons of fast moving steel from colliding with one another? …

Let us now step outside the museum halls and breathe in the fresh air of the extensive outdoor railway yard. This sprawling, open air space feels like a busy train depot frozen in time. …

Our final major section brings us back inside to the De Vuurproef, or the Trial by Fire. This interactive experience bridges the gap between passive observation and active engagement. …

Before we depart, let us pause near the intricate model train exhibits located back near the main hall. Watch the tiny, perfectly scaled locomotives endlessly loop through miniature plaster mountains and painted valleys. …