Eisenbahnmuseum Weimar

About the museum

The former Weimar railway depot east of the main station has been protected as a technical monument since 1980. The complex includes an engine shed and a turntable on which steam locomotives were once turned and distributed to their stalls.

The museum is run by the Thüringer Eisenbahnverein (TEV). It grew out of a working group of the GDR's Deutscher Modelleisenbahn-Verband (model railway association) in 1991, was initially active on the grounds of the Erfurter Industriebahn and came to Weimar in the mid-1990s. The association acquired the site in 2018; it is supported by a friends' association founded in 2008.

The collection comprises more than 30 steam, diesel and electric locomotives and is considered the largest collection of historic locomotives in Thuringia. One focus is on older electric locomotives, such as classes E 04, E 42, E 44 and E 94; there are also freight and dining cars as well as streetcars from eastern German cities. Some vehicles are on loan from Deutsche Bahn. Several times a year the association hosts railway festivals with guest locomotives and runs special trips with historic trains.

Highlights

• Listed railway depot with turntable and engine shed
• More than 30 historic locomotives
• One of the largest collections of historic electric locomotives in Germany
• Steam locomotive 52 8109
• Railway festivals with guest locomotives, including during Weimar's Zwiebelmarkt (onion market)

Permanent exhibitions

• Fahrzeugsammlung im Bahnbetriebswerk – Steam, diesel and, above all, older electric locomotives as well as historic cars around the engine shed and turntable of the former depot.

Operated by

Thüringer Eisenbahnverein e. V.

Admission & discounts

Prices for regular operation according to the "Öffnungszeiten" (opening hours) page. Special trips with historic trains (e.g. to Hamburg, Dresden, Prague) have their own fares and are booked with the association by phone or email.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

At the Eisenbahnfest (railway festival) during the Weimarer Zwiebelmarkt (Weimar Onion Market), there is a children's railway and a bouncy castle.

Getting there & parking

For the Eisenbahnfest, a shuttle bus runs hourly from Weimar main station.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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