Ghum Railway Museum

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Tourists travel in a steam locomotive engine Toy train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) in Darjeeling, India.

This museum (free) is housed above the Ghum train station and explores the history of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, through a collection of memorabilia and photos. In an outer courtyard, you'll find Baby Sivok, the oldest engine of the railway. Toy-train joy rides stop at Ghum for half an hour and museum admission is included in the joy-ride ticket.

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