Museum front.

The Electric Railways Museum of Piraeus (Greek: Μουσείο Ηλεκτρικών Σιδηροδρόμων) is a railway museum in Piraeus, Athens, Greece.[1] The museum opened in 2005, displaying the personal collection of a former railway employee.[2]

History

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The museum was established in November 2005 in the space of the former Post Office in Piraeus railway station. The museum was founded by Mr Manolis Fotopoulos, a former employee of ISAP since 1990.[2][3] He started gathering items for the museum in 1995 after his retirement, searching in old warehouses and junkyards for interesting items, before the collection was opened to the public in 2005.[3] The museum displays a collection of small size items, photographs and documents related to the history of Athens-Piraeus Railway, Hellenic Electric Railways (EIS), Piraeus-Perama light railway, Piraeus Harbour tramway, Electric Transport Company (IEM) and Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways (ISAP). The museum also owns a collection of approximately 6000 items, and 3000 books, leaflets and other documents, currently in storage. There are plans to extend the museum to add a library to display this collection.[3] In addition to this, they own one of the first twelve wagons in operation on this railway.[4] The musems collection is labelled in Greek, but leaflets are available in English to aid visitors who do not speak the language.[5] The museum is currently managed by Pavlos Koulovassilopoulos.[4]

References

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  1. ^ G. Nathenas; A. Kourbelis; T. Vlastos; S. Kourouzidis; V. Katsareas; P. Karamanis; A. Klonos; N. Kokkinos (2007). Από τα Παμφορεία στο Μετρό (in Greek). Vol. 2. Athens: Μίλητος (Militos). p. 644. ISBN 978-960-8460-91-1.
  2. ^ a b "ISAP Museum". Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Electric Railways Museum". Phileas Guides. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Κατσίγιαννης, Χάρης (30 October 2019). "Meet the Museum of Electric Railways in Piraeus". Greece TV. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Collections of the Electric Railways Museum | Athens24.com". www.athens24.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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