Musée Rambolitrain
Municipal museum in Rambouillet devoted to toy trains and model railways, with a large 1:43 scale layout.
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Over het museum
The Musée Rambolitrain grew out of a meeting between Jacques Visbecq, who had gathered about 4,000 pieces in his house in Rambouillet, and Alain Baldit, a model railway enthusiast. It also answered the town’s wish to add an original tourist attraction to its historic and natural heritage. It opened in 1984 and holds the “Musée de France” label.
The collection includes more than 4,000 pieces: tinplate and zamac toys, brass and bronze scale models, locomotives, wagons, tracks and scenery. It covers craft and industrial production from the 19th century to the 1950s and 1960s, which marked the end of the golden age of the toy train.
On the second floor, chronological display cases and a re-creation of vanished toy shops tell a century and a half of railway history through toys. The third floor houses a hand-built layout with 400 metres of track at 1:43 scale, whose scenery evokes the 1930s around a re-created Gare de l’Est station.
The museum is housed in a former middle-class town house on Place Jeanne d’Arc in Rambouillet. Its name comes from the name of the town’s inhabitants, the Rambolitains.
Hoogtepunten
- More than 4,000 toy trains and model railway pieces
- 400-metre track layout at 1:43 scale
- Re-created Gare de l’Est station in 1930s-style scenery
- Chronological display cases of toys from the 19th century to the 1950s
- Garden train demonstrations on some days
- Opgericht
- 1984
- Beheerder
- Ville de Rambouillet
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | € 4,50 |
|---|---|
| Met korting | € 3,50Under 18s, students, job seekers, recipients of social minimum benefits, people over 60, large families, holders of the Pass Destination Yvelines Hauts-de-Seine or of a “Ville d’art et d’histoire Rambouillet” ticket less than three months old |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 3,50gratis t/m 2 jaar · Free for children under 3, but a free ticket is still required. |
| Senioren | € 3,50For visitors over 60. |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · No free admission for people with disabilities, except a reduced rate for recipients of social minimum benefits (AAH). The companion is free if the disability card states so. |
| Studenten | € 3,50 |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | € 5 p.p.Guided visit for groups of 15 or more: €5 per adult and €4 per child. |
| Guided visit, adult | € 5Wednesday to Sunday, by reservation |
| Guided visit, child | € 4 |
| Treasure hunt “La valise volée” (supplement to the ticket) | € 0,50From age 6 |
| Baby visit, child | € 2,50Accompanying adult at the usual admission rate |
Also free for ICOM members, journalists, tourist office staff and holders of an invitation. Payment by bank card, cash, check, ANCV, Pass Culture and Pass+ 78-92, or administrative payment order (mandat administratif).
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: niet aanwezig
- Lift: niet aanwezig
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum occupies a former middle-class house over two floors. There are three steps at the reception, followed by a staircase of 19 steps and another of 21 steps, so it is not accessible to wheelchair users. Folding stools are lent. Tactile and descriptive tours can be arranged on request, and an easy-to-read visitor guide is available. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Bezoekduur | ca. 60 min. |
|---|---|
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 2 jaar |
- Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk: niet aanwezig
- Verschoonruimte
- Kinderfeestjes
Activity booklets for ages 3–6 and 7–12, a town treasure hunt from age 6, and monthly “baby visits” for children from 18 months until they start nursery school. Strollers are not permitted; a baby carrier is lent on request, along with a folding changing table and a bottle warmer. Birthday parties for ages 3–12: flat fee of €125 for 6 to 10 children.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Sainte Thérèse Rambouillet (bus ligne A)
Rambouillet SNCF station is about 800 m on foot. Bus stops “Sainte Thérèse Rambouillet” (line A) and “Saint Lubin” (line C) are nearby.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
Paid parking in front of the museum.
Service & horeca
- Garderobe: niet aanwezig
- Kluisjes: niet aanwezig
No cloakroom or lockers: large luggage is not permitted.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Goed om te weten | Visitor guides in French, English, German, Spanish and Portuguese. Dogs are not admitted, except guide dogs. The free visit does not include the garden train demonstration, which is only offered from time to time. Groups (15 to 30 people) book by phone from Wednesday to Saturday; tours last 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. |
