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The original museum
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A visonary project for Mulhouse
The first museum was the brainchild of 2 visionary rail enthusiasts, Jean-Mathis Horrenberger from Mulhouse, and the Parisian Michel Doer, who, during the 1960s, were very keen to see a railway museum set up in Mulhouse, which was an international crossroads.
After several setbacks, on the 6th June 1969, the French Ministry of Transport officially gave SNCF permission to deposit its historic rolling stock in the future museum.
An undeniable success
After being provisionally installed in a former Mulhouse Nord railway depot between 1971 and 1976, the Mulhouse National Railway Museum was officially opened at its permanent site in June 1976. The museum was a great success, with up to 200,000 visitors per year.
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