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Foundation
stone
was
laid
for
the
construction
of
a
new
building
for
SIR’s
Museum
on
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As
per
original
plan
it
is
two-Souvenir
shopy
building.
The
works
of
construction
of
the
building’s
first
phase
(Ground
Floor)
was
completed
and
it
was
inaugurated
on
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by
GM/SR.
Due
to
paucity
of
funds
opening
of
the
Museum
to
visitors
could
not
be
undertaken
immediately
for
want
of
infrastructure
facilities.
For
better
display
of
the
indoor
exhibits
to
visitors
the
preliminary
work
for
improving
the
infrastructure
facilities
completed
during
January
2015
and
finally
commissioned
on
25.02.2015.
Now
it
is
the
‘star’
attraction
of
the
passers-by
through
the
route.
The
Ground
floor
of
the
Museum
building
is
9000
sq.ft.
Cost
of
the
Museum
Building
is
1.35
crores.
INDOOR
EXHIBITS
Arrangements
for
display
of
about
400
small
and
medium
size
artefacts,
and
about
200
photos
in
different
gallaries
became
the
most
challenging
job.
40
numbers
of
7feet
long
steel
tables
have
been
specially
manufactured
from
Central
Workshop
/
Ponmalai
for
placing
the
small
and
medium
size
exhibits.
Out
of
these
40
tables
15
were
provided
with
glass
boxes
and
small
exhibits
are
kept
in
them.
Other
exhibits
in
iron
materials
are
kept
open
on
tables.
Nine
numbers
of
7
feet
height
large
wooden
show-cases
with
glass
doors
on
both
sides
have
been
specially
manufactured
for
placing
the
articles.
Each
of
the
three
halls
except
the
‘Reception
Hall’
has
three
rows.
All
the
four
halls
are
filled
with
galleries
of
exhibits
and
photographs
of
all
Departments
of
Railways
in
a
systematic
manner
i.e.,
from
the
origin
to
the
latest
material
on
the
field
so
that
the
visitor
understands
the
theme
behind.
The
individual
exhibits
are
provided
with
suitable
boards
placed
nearer
to
them
with
its
name,
history
and
other
details
written
on
them
in
English
language
for
the
easy
understanding
of
the
particular
object
by
the
visitor.
Similarly
the
photos
are
written
with
details.
OUT-DOOR
EXHIBITS
One
MG
‘Inspection
Carriage’
RA
9192
-
year
1930
built
coach-
has
been
placed.
One
old
‘Fire-Engine’
vehicle
(Road
vehicle)
is
kept
for
display
in
front
of
the
building.
The
vehicle
is
1931
make
“DENNIS
BROS”
Company
Ltd.,
England.
This
vehicle
is
belonging
originally
to
Mysore
State
Railways.
Before
it
is
brought
to
this
Museum
it
was
preserved
and
maintained
by
RPSF
Training
Centre
at
Tiruchchirappalli.
Two
NG
system
‘Water
Column's
which
were
in
use
during
the
Steam
Locomotives
era
have
been
brought
from
a
Depot
near
Varanasi,
and
likely
to
be
erected
near
the
‘Steam
Loco’
exhibit
which
is
expected
to
arrive
here
in
a
couple
of
months.
The
work
of
renovation
and
erection
of
a
few
other
exhibits
for
proper
display
is
in
progress.
