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RECONSTRUCTION OF NARROW GAUGE MUSEUM
A festival of the Narrow Gauge Railway
An engine “Kukuska” after the reconstruction
The newly exhibited “Kukuska”
A new shed
An information stand
An open carriage
Carrying out the project “Reconstruction of Narrow Gauge Railway” the Memorial Museum of A.Baranauskas and A.Vienuolis-Zukauskas tried to offer one more place of interests to the tourists, who like visiting cultural places in Anyksciai district. It is the exposition of the history of the Narrow Gauge Railway in Anyksciai railway station.
Various kinds of rolling stock were bought and they were repaired. Now Anykðèiai has got the only collection of rolling stock of the Narrow Gauge Railway in Lithuania.
A new building of the history of the Narrow Gauge Railway was built for exhibiting a rolling stock and other museum values.
Carrying out the project the advertising activity was done. A new mobile stand was made. It was used in various festivals and exhibitions. Booklets about the Narrow Railway and the website www.baranauskas.lt were created. The services of the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum were shown to the representatives of tourism firms and journalists during the festival in Anyksciai. The newspapers “Respublika”, “Lietuvos zinios”, “Lietuvos Rytas”, “Anyksta” and “Silelis” published articles on this project an its results. Lithuanian radio and TV broadcasted reporting about it too.
The Museum of Narrow Gauge Railway and some other services became the most attractive objects in Anyksciai district.

 

 

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In the project “Reconstruction of Narrow Gauge Museum” financed by PHARE 2000 ESS program there are means for rolling stock restoration. The most important exhibit, the engine “Kukushka”, has been already taken to the territory of “Anrestas” where it will be renovated and painted. Some other exhibits are being put in order: a tank-car, an ice-car, a covered carriage. At the territory of the Museum a shed will be built and all the renovated rolling stock will be placed there. 

 

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