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Historical & Cultural
Namibia
5 Reviews
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Suggested Duration: 2 hours
The Trans-Namib Transport Museum, located in Windhoek's historic Cape Dutch-style train station, offers a glimpse into Namibia's transportation history. The station, built by the Germans in 1912 and expanded by the South African administration in 1929, is a striking example of early 20th-century architecture. Just outside, visitors can see the German steam locomotive "Poor Old Joe," which was shipped to Swakopmund in 1899 and later reassembled for the challenging journey across the desert to Windhoek. The museum, situated upstairs in the station, showcases the development of rail transport in Namibia, providing valuable insights into the country's transport evolution.

Reviews of TransNamib

  • attractions-reviews-avatar Jack
    5
    Reviewed: 2024-02-23

    We arrived at the museum and found the gate closed initially, however after a few minutes we found a man who let us in the museum and gave us a brief talk as to how the museum came to be and what sort of items we'd see in the building! Thank you Dixon for being such a fantastic guide and even showing us the small shop in the museum as well, good to see that this museum is still active and there's a lot of preserved and historically significant items here.

  • attractions-reviews-avatar Alistair Duncan
    5
    Reviewed: 2022-11-01

    Lots of railway memorabilia. Including a security cheque embosser. Looked interesting, had to research it on internet to find out what it did.

  • attractions-reviews-avatar Mari Immelman
    5
    Reviewed: 2022-07-26

    When we arrived the museum was closed. It was our last day in Namibia & as Dad is a retired train-driver, the staff offered to call the guy to come open up the museum for us. Dixon specially came to open the museum for us.! He is passionate about the railway history and this museum. He went with us on a trip down memory lane. It a precious collection of various railway memorabilia of a almost forgotten era. It was a very memorable and special experience. Thank you Dixon for going above and beyond your duty, allowing us to view, discuss and remember. To the amazing ladies at Windhoek Railway Station, thank you for contacting Dixon and allowing us to also look around while we wait for Dixon. This was an amazing and memorable visit.

  • attractions-reviews-avatar Grant Durr
    4
    Reviewed: 2018-12-22

    By far the most interesting museum in Windhoek. If you're into trains then this place is absolutely the place to visit. It's a relatively small museum comprising of several rooms containing many railway artifacts from the last several decades. Each room is dedicated to a specific aspect of the railways. Outside the museum are several old trains that are also of interest.

  • attractions-reviews-avatar Rushay Booysen
    4
    Reviewed: 2018-08-17

    The museum outlines the railway history of Namibia, the tour is quick and cheap

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