Steam Locomotive M1-628 - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 59.669 E 024° 16.206
35V E 334165 N 6320085
This steam locomotive is located at the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum on the outskirts of Riga, Latvia.
Waymark Code: WMPQ95
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 10/06/2015
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A sign on the fence surrounding the locomotive includes the following information in English:
"THE STEAM - ENGINE
Built in Germany, 1916. Employed on Curland's and Zemgale's 600 mm narrow - gauge railway lines, the last stop was - Viesite in Jekabpils district. At the museum from 1970, restored under the guidance of Olgerts Gila."
The following information about the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum is from Wikipedia (
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"Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum (Latvian: Latvijas Etnografiskais Brivdabas Muzejs) is a museum in Riga, Latvia. It is an open-air museum, situated in a forest park area beside a lake just outside the capital, with farmers village houses, moved from different districts of the country.
The museum was established in 1924, inspired by open-air museums in Scandinavia. The plan was to establish a farm from the four regions, Courland, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Latgale, supplied by buildings representing different crafts. In 1932 the museum was opened to the public; in 1939 there were 40 buildings erected. Today 118 buildings are on display, as well as more than 3000 items. Most ethnic groups in Latvia are represented in the museum. The collections count approximately 114,000 items."
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