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Golra Sharif Railway Museum is a railway museum located in the Sector E-11 of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. it is a junction station in the northern section of the Pakistan Railways system in the Rawalpindi Division of the Pakistan Railways. This railway station is the site of a venerated Railway Museum housing the relics and memorabilia associated with railways dating back to the days of the British Raj.
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Golra Sharif Railway Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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An interesting fact about the 110-year-old steam engine is that, it was in regular use, as early as 1990 and is still in running condition.
This engine is now on exhibit at Golra Station i.e. Pakistan Railway Heritage Museum.


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This piano is still in working condition. I personally played it myself. :)

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100-year-old hand crane, where a sign also claimed that it was tested for lifting 508kg weight in 1984. Hand crane is on exhibit at golra station Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Old signboard of early 20th century:It advertises making of hot tea in 5 different written scripts; English, Devnagri, Urdu, Gormukhi and Bengali.
 
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Nice place for smoking alone. hahaha Just kidding. The places are great indeed.
 
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but we do have a bit of a lake (rawal) and a dam (simli) to cover up to some extent. anther beauty is a 30 minutes drive to murree so one can enjoy snow all winters :) :)

karachi jaisa koi nahi :disagree:

ho ho ho ho karachi
boo boo boo boo islamabad
 
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