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The cutaway, and the secret of steam
History of train
On their way through the hall, visitors will be struck by the sight of a locomotive with its belly cut open.
This “cutaway” Baltic Nord allows the visitor to better understand the internal workings of a steam engine, just as it did for those curious onlookers at the Universal Exhibition of 1937, where it was exhibited for the first time.
This magnificent locomotive, like the other Baltic Nord, hauled the luxury Nord Express train that ran along the Baltic coast. You can also see, on the wheel cover at the same height as the middle-axle, a plaque with a star on it, symbolising the North Star.
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