Russian train museum stopped in Vitebsk

More than 2 thousand residents and guests of the regional center visited the mobile exhibition and lecture complex of JSC "Russian Railways", which stopped in Vitebsk for two days.

This unique museum train, created 4 years ago, judging by the mileage, has circled the globe four times. During this time, its passengers have been over half a million residents of Russia. It arrived in Belarus for the second time, and in Vitebsk for the first time, and immediately attracted the attention of citizens after its stop.

Excursion groups, as the head of the complex Sergey Starostin said, lined up, especially many schoolchildren who are yet to choose a profession, and acquaintance with such an exhibition may have suggested the right path for some. The train consists of nine exhibition cars, each with its own theme. The story begins in the lecture hall, passengers sit in comfortable chairs and listen to the introductory part. Then they move to the next car, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Here, a crossing over the Neva in besieged Leningrad is modeled. One of the dioramas depicts the liberation of Vitebsk.

Visitors, having gone through the entire train, learn about the history of Russian railways, the development of the industry, the latest achievements in railway transport and related industries. Here you can see a model of the first steam locomotive created by serf craftsmen father and son Cherepanovs, and the high-speed "Sapsans". In the mid-19th century, train speeds were about 40 km per hour; today, they can reach up to 250 km per hour. Of interest are the models of the railway complex "Baikonur", the solar module system of the Anapa station, the infrastructure of the Moscow metro, and much more.

But most of all, passengers of the train-museum linger in the last carriages, where simulators and modulators for training drivers are installed. Those who wish can feel themselves at the controls of a locomotive or behind the wheel of a KamAZ truck. The visualization system, using 3D graphics, provides a complete simulation of the track environment.

After Vitebsk, the train proceeded to other cities in Belarus.

Tatyana Pasternak, "Vitebskiye Vesti"