Bavarian Railway Museum

Coordinates: 48°51′1.1″N 10°29′58.2″E / 48.850306°N 10.499500°E / 48.850306; 10.499500
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Nördlingen station with the Bavarian Railway Museum depot on the right
The steam engine Füssen is under way for the BEM
Connecting rod of the museum's steam engine 01 066
Prototype locomotive E 10 005 of the BEM at Nördlingen

The Bavarian Railway Museum (Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum or BEM) is a railway museum based in the old

locomotive sheds at Nördlingen station in Bavaria, Germany.[1] It is home to more than 100 original railway vehicles and has been located in the depot (Bahnbetriebswerk or Bw) at Nördlingen
since 1985.

History of the locomotive shed

The shed, itself, has a long history. As early as 1849, with the construction of the

turntable
installed.

A major event in its history were the air attacks during the

Second World War
in 1944 and 1945, when large parts of the shed were destroyed. Only wings 2 and 3 of the roundhouse were spared, as well as the workshop building and the water tower. The facility was rebuilt and in places modernised in the years up to 1949.

For a short period the locomotive shed experienced new life as it was allocated

branch lines
radiating from Nördlingen did one more thing to return peace to the entire station at Nördlingen. In 1985 the railway maintenance division was moved out and operations as a satellite of Augsburg locomotive shed ceased.

Establishment of the museum

In autumn 1985 the Bavarian Railway Museum took over the partially dismantled facilities. Since then, the museum has painstakingly attempted to equip it as a complete locomotive shed again. Several tracks had to be relaid and all the locomotive shed roads connected to the

water cranes
were re-installed. In the near future a coaling facility should also be brought into operation.

Current museum railway operations

The Bavarian Railway Museum works the

goods trains have been hauled in the Nördlingen area e.g. for wood and timber products. For this Class V 100 und V 60
diesel locomotives are usually used, but sometimes the museum's steam engines are engaged as well.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-3-928959-50-6
    , serial 258
  2. ISBN 978-3-928959-50-6
    , serial 259a
  3. ISBN 978-3-928959-50-6
    , serial 259

External links

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