On Tuesday, 5 December 2023, two visibly cheerful gentlemen did the railway museum the honour of handing over their generous donations for the reconstruction of
As soon as the weather and staff availability permitted, work began on rebuilding the partition wall. In the process, the fields of the steel framework
After the winter break, a start was made on attaching the rut profiles, which had been delivered in the meantime, to the rails in the
The long period of cold weather with night frost – of course mainly at weekends, i.e. during the museum railway worker’s usual working hours –
So far, only the vertical steel supports for the new partition wall had been erected. To complete the truss scaffolding, the cross beams still had
In preparation for the track construction, two articulated lorries with a total of 160 concrete sleepers were delivered on 8 September. These had to be
The track construction work is now firmly scheduled for the beginning of October 2021. They will be carried out by an external company. In a
The plans envisage extending track 10 about 13 metres beyond the rear wall of the locomotive shed. A corresponding gate is to be provided later
After the steel supports were installed and aligned, the reinforcement was laid on the partition wall. Since the existing foundation could also be partially retained
In preparation for the track laying planned for autumn, work has already begun on clearing the construction site and levelling it to raw soil level.
On Saturday 22 August 2026, we’ll be taking you from Darmstadt Central Station to the beautiful Ahr Valley on train 141 228-7!
Come and discover the fascinating history of the former government bunker in Ahrweiler, or enjoy the delicious wine and other culinary delights on offer at the ‘rural wine festival’!
On Sunday 6 September 2026, a special steam train hauled by ELNA 184 DME will run on the Frankfurt Harbour Railway!
At a total of four stops, you will learn about the fascinating industrial history of Frankfurt’s banks of the Main as part of the ‘Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Days’ and this year’s theme, ‘The Dawn of the Modern Age’.
Mit unserem Jubiläumskalender feiern wir 50 Jahre Eisenbahnmuseum Darmstadt-Kranichstein – eines der bedeutendsten Eisenbahnmuseen Deutschlands. Die zwölf eindrucksvollen Motive zeigen dabei verschiedene Exponate im Kontext unvergesslicher historischer Meilensteine aus fünf Jahrzehnten gelebter Eisenbahnkultur.
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