Deutsches Dampflokomotiv-Museum

Om museet

The Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg locomotive depot was built in 1895 under the Royal Bavarian State Railways and expanded in the 1920s. From here, banking engines helped trains up the Schiefe Ebene, a steep section of the Bamberg–Hof line considered the oldest incline in Europe worked purely by locomotives. When steam traction ended in the 1970s, the depot faced demolition.

Building contractor and railway enthusiast Günter Knauß took the initiative to set up a locomotive museum on the site; supported by a nationwide circle of friends, it opened in July 1977. To secure its future, a special-purpose association of the Bezirk Oberfranken (Upper Franconia district), the district of Kulmbach and the municipality of Neuenmarkt took over operation in 1984.

The collection comprises around 60 traction vehicles, including some 30 steam locomotives, some of which are on display in the 15-stall roundhouse around the turntable. Among the best-known pieces are express locomotive 10 001, one of the last steam locomotives built for the Deutsche Bundesbahn, the small branch-line locomotive 98 307 and a 1937 saloon car that Konrad Adenauer used on his trip to Moscow in 1955.

Today films, media stations, a hands-on area for children and a large H0-scale model railway, redesigned in 2021, complement the vehicle display. A nature-and-history trail explores the Schiefe Ebene, and a walking tour leads through the neighboring railway workers' village. On special event days, steam and diesel locomotives run on the museum grounds.

Højdepunkter

• 15-stall roundhouse with turntable
• Express steam locomotive 10 001
• 1937 saloon car used by Konrad Adenauer in 1955
• Large H0-scale model railway of the Schiefe Ebene
• Rides on steam and diesel locomotives on special event days
• Trail along the Schiefe Ebene and walking tour through the railway workers' village

Permanente udstillinger

• Ringlokschuppen und Fahrzeugsammlung – Steam and diesel locomotives as well as historic cars in the 15-stall roundhouse, complemented by films, media stations and a hands-on lab.
• Die Schiefe Ebene – A model railway and a trail explain the famous incline, where steam locomotives needed banking assistance to climb more than 150 meters in elevation.
• Das Eisenbahnerdorf – Walking tour through Neuenmarkt, whose townscape was shaped by railway operations and the people who worked for them.

Grundlagt

1977

Ejer

Zweckverband Deutsches Dampflokomotiv Museum (Bezirk Oberfranken, Landkreis Kulmbach, Gemeinde Neuenmarkt)

Entrépriser & rabatter

Different admission prices may apply at special events such as the Pfingstdampftage.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: findes ikke
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

Buildings and outdoor areas are accessible; tracks and old paving can make getting around difficult. Two elevators (model railway layout, walkway at the saloon car); the cab of 01 111 is not accessible. Accessible restrooms in the roundhouse and in the museum education center, seating in the roundhouse. Services for visitors with visual and hearing impairments and tours in easy-to-read language are in preparation. Accessible parking spaces on the access road.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Interaktive stationer

Children's/family tour (about 45 min.) by registration, LokLab with hands-on stations on steam locomotive technology, interactive driver's cab ride and miniature railway rides on the grounds (children under 6 free).

Transport & parkering

A9, exit 39 Bad Berneck/Himmelkron, via the B303 to Wirsberg, then to Neuenmarkt; signposted.

Service & spisesteder

Princess rides, courses and LokLab with hands-on stations.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer
• Bryllupper / vielser

Op til 300 personer.

Roundhouse (up to 300 seats), museum education center (up to 40 people) and the outdoor coal yard. Catering by the museum's own caterer (€100 energy surcharge), drinks via the museum.

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