Museum train guide - activities

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Halloween 2024: board the Pumpkin Train in Longueville (77)

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, head for Longueville, in the Seine-et-Marne département, to board the Citrouillle train for the whole family!
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The living railway museum, a meeting place for train enthusiasts in Longueville (77)

Just a few kilometers from Provins, in the Seine-et-Marne département, you'll find the Living Railway Museum in the small town of Longueville. It's a must-see for young and old alike, for lovers of trains and locomotives.
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Rosny-Rail, the railway and train museum at Rosny-sous-Bois station (93)

The Rosny-sous-Bois railway station in Seine-Saint-Denis is home to a museum that is, to say the least... unusual. Run by volunteers with a passion for railroads, the Musée du Rosny-Rail is a must for all train enthusiasts.
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The Musée des Transports Urbains, a deep dive into the history of our means of locomotion in Chelles.

What were the first metro trains like? What did public transport look like 150 years ago? Immerse yourself in the history of urban transport at the dedicated museum in Chelles (77).
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The Vapeur Vive Festival, the steam train rendezvous at the Ramobolitrain museum in Rambouillet (78)

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, the Rambolitrain is putting steam locomotives in the spotlight at Vapeur Vive, its annual festival of steam trains, carriages and wagons.
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40 years of the Rambolitrain: never-before-seen models and a garden train at the toy train museum in Rambouillet

On Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24, 2024, Rambolitrain, the toy train museum in Rambouillet, celebrates its fortieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, the museum's teams are offering visitors a host of new events.
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Le Rambolitrain, model train museum in Rambouillet (78)

In Rambouillet, in the Yvelines department, Rambolitrain boasts a unique collection of toy trains, whether miniature or life-size. History, scale models and guided tours: welcome to the temple of the toy train!
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Vintage trains, historic locomotives and railroad museums in and around Paris

The train, whether toy or life-size, is the object of many passions, among young and old alike. In Paris and the Ile-de-France region, the train is a symbol of the region's development, with historic stations, period railroads and museums dedicated to the history of the train, to discover what makes up our French railway heritage.