Rail Museum
CHENNAI RAIL MUSEUM :
The Chennai Rail Museum is a railway museum in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The museum opened on 16 April 2002 in the Furnishing Division of the Integral Coach Factory near Perambur (place). The 6.25-acre museum has technical and heritage exhibits, with a sizable collection of steam engines from the British Raj.
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The Regional Rail Museum (RRM, its original name) was established in March 2002. The Rail Board had a strong interest in its development, since it would be a model for other RRMs planned for Kolkata and pune (place). The Chennai museum was first proposed in a 1993-94 suggestion by the Railway Board secretary to the ICF general manager, followed by meetings between the museum's future director and the ICF CE. It was inaugurated by Railway Minister Nitish Kumar on March 31, 2002, and opened to the public on April 16. The RRM was renamed the Chennai Rail Museum to commemorate the 377th Madras Day on August 22, 2016.The renovated museum, with a new art gallery, was inaugurated on October 2, 2016 by Padma Bhushan (the third-highest civilian award) recipient Padma Subrahmanyan (dancer) in the presence of artist Maniam Selvan and ICF general manager S. Mani.
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