About Us
About Us
Bahnwelt Darmstadt-Kranichstein is an umbrella organisation that brings together several railway associations in Darmstadt with the aim of preserving and presenting the history of the railway in the Darmstadt area and bringing it to life for future generations.
This non-profit association is the supporting organisation of the Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum. Most of the volunteers who run the railway museum and workshops on the site of the former Kranichstein railway depot are recruited from among its members.
All friends and supporters of the railway museum have joined together in this association. The donations and membership fees of the association members specifically support projects of the supporting association Museumsbahn e. V.
The purpose of the foundation is to cultivate and preserve cultural values of industrial heritage, particularly in the field of railway history. In the medium term, the foundation aims to take over the collections and facilities of Bahnwelt, thereby securing its valuable collection for the future.
This non-profit association organises trips on the Darmstadt metre-gauge tram network with the tram steam train “Feuriger Elias” as well as with electric trams. It contributes significantly to the maintenance and restoration of the historic metre-gauge vehicles.
The Museumsbahn e. V. as an operating division of UEF GmbH
Museumsbahn e. V. has been one of 35 operating divisions of UEF Eisenbahn-Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH throughout Germany since 2024, making it part of a strong network of tourist museum railways. UEF GmbH acts as a railway transport company (EVU) for the trips of the railway world on the public network.
UEF GmbH was founded in 1997 and has been providing rail transport services as a public railway transport company ever since. What began as a company for historical and tourist transport has developed over the years into a modern rail transport company.
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