Saturday, September 26, 2026

23 September 2026 Gijon: The Train Museum

 


We walked down to the local train museum.  It was an easy walk along the beach and the museum was a delight.  Lots of old trains, train cars, signal lights, old uniforms and even a switching station console.  We meganderd our way back and popped into a few shops.  


Murals on the walkway


This shark is hungry


Lots going on here, we think it may be a fish auction with the folks on the second floor bidding on the fish below


Pinoccio


A very wide beach


The museum


Postcards for sale


A huge timeline, ,from 1981 all the way back to 1700's


Our cartoon conductor


Leslie is the engineer


A model of the original train station


Not all engines drive trains, this one made in England, traveled to France and its colonies and then made it here.  


It was used to power the washing wagons


Locomotives to spare


A streetcar


Leslie is in charge again


Posh travel


A roomy cabin


Beefy beast


Doors salvaged from the bar area of the station


Its former glory


Salvaged ironwork


Various safes


A whole display of hats


A fire fighting wagon


Portable air horns


So many signaling signs


Lamps


Tools of the trade


Metal badges


This was a control console 


Wide load


The row of carriages and locomotives


Telegraph equipment 


A diorama


Early telephones


Accurate watches were important


Raised numbers


Very ornate


Ticket machines


The ticket booth


Behind the booth all the tickets were seperated


Lots of fine old buildings


A good planting


Very expensive


Bad dog!


Cider pouring


Woof!


An entire beachside photo exhibit on ICE and the abuses of that acency


Leslie got to say hi to Lolo


Sailor man!


More cider pouring


More porticos around this square


We found some more Roman ruins


The eastern beach


Hail Ceaser


A relatively new church built in 1945


Happily not the door to our AirBnB


A grand hotel


Traditional architecture





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