The museum has a number of old locomotives and rail cars to explore.
Also, as the technology developed, many older locomotives were updated at this location.
They are basically the same design as the older locomotives.
Some of the older electric locomotives still survive and are used for special trains.
In addition, 278 older locomotives were rebuilt to the G1 specification between 1917 and 1934.
Some locomotives more than 30 years old remain in service.
Today it is probably the world's oldest locomotive still capable of steaming.
By 1929 these older locomotives were in need of replacement.
Another role was the cutting up of old locomotives.
This is, perhaps, like putting an old locomotive on new railway lines.