Eisenbahnmuseum Schwarzwald
Model railway museum in Schramberg with the world's largest collection of handmade gauge II models and large display layouts you can operate yourself.
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About the museum
The Eisenbahnmuseum Schwarzwald opened on 27 October 2012 as an extension of the Auto & Uhrenwelt Schramberg. It is operated by the Förderverein Technikmuseen; the exhibits are provided on loan by the Regional Group South of the Interessengemeinschaft Spur II.
The museum is housed on the ground floor of a listed factory building of 1904, designed by the Stuttgart industrial architect Philipp Jakob Manz for the Hamburg-Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik (H.A.U.), where the clock factory's joinery once stood. After clock production ended, the H.A.U. business park was created on the site.
The core of the exhibition consists of hundreds of handmade locomotives and carriages in the large gauges 1, 2 and 5, displayed in long rows of display cases – individual locomotives consist of up to 10,000 parts. Two display layouts 20 metres long, including "Schramberg an der Schwarzwaldbahn" with around 60 handbuilt buildings, as well as several dioramas of locomotive depots from the steam era, complement the collection. Visitors can set trains in motion themselves at the push of a button.
Highlights
- World's largest collection of handmade models in gauge II
- Display layouts "Schwarzwaldbahn" and "Schramberg an der Schwarzwaldbahn" (each 20 × 7.5 m)
- Control the trains yourself with push buttons
- Märklin gauge 1 tin toys from 1895 to 1935
- Models of the record-breaking locomotive "Mallard" and the Union Pacific "Big Boy"
- Dioramas of locomotive depots from the steam era
Permanent exhibition
- Spur-II-Sammlung und Schauanlagen – Handmade locomotives and carriages in large gauges in display cases, plus two large model landscapes and depot dioramas on which trains run.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Förderverein Technikmuseen e.V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €6.50People with severe disabilities, recipients of Bürgergeld (citizen's income), students, federal volunteers, apprentices |
| Children & teens | €5.50free up to age 5 · Pupil price ages 6–15; children up to 15 years with severe disabilities free |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed |
| Visitors with disabilities | €6.50Reduced admission; children up to 15 years with severe disabilities free |
| Students & apprentices | €6.50 |
| Groups (15+ people) | €7.50 per personChildren aged 6–15 in groups €4 per person |
| Families | €19.50 |
| Combined ticket I (two museums of the Auto & Uhrenwelt) | €14reduced €11, pupils €9, family €32.50 |
| Combined ticket II (all museums of the Auto & Uhrenwelt) | €20reduced €15.50, pupils €12.50, family €45.50 |
| KONUS guest card | €7.50 |
| Annual pass | €21.50Children aged 6–15 €10.50 |
The single ticket is also valid for the Diesel Museum. Tickets are available at the ticket desk of the Auto and Clock Museum ErfinderZeiten opposite.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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| Family ticket | €19.50 |
- Hands-on stations
At the large display layouts, children can run trains at the push of a button; children under 6 years have free admission.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Parking at the Auto and Clock Museum ErfinderZeiten in the H.A.U. business park, shared by ErfinderZeiten, the Diesel Museum and the railway museum.
From Stuttgart via the A 81 (exit Rottweil) and the B 462; from the direction of Karlsruhe/Basel via the A 5 (exit Offenburg), B 33 to Schiltach and B 462 to Schramberg, then towards Rottweil.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours of the railway museum €20 plus admission (max. 25 people) with timely registration; outside opening hours on request. |
Museums nearby
Auto- und Uhrenmuseum ErfinderZeiten
Autosammlung Steim
Stadtmuseum Schramberg
Ausstellung Europäische Glasmalerei und Krippen
Galerie Wilhelm Kimmich
Apothekenmuseum Schiltach
All 6 museums in Schramberg All museums in Baden-Württemberg