Klein- und Spezialfahrzeuge

Klima-Schneepflug 844

Klima snow ploughs can be used to clear snow on tracks up to a snow height of 1.50m. This type of snow plough is named after the Austrian designer R. Klima, who invented and patented it. In Germany, the Reichsbahn used Klima snow ploughs from 1929, after the Henschel company had acquired a corresponding licence. Decommissioned steam locomotive tenders or Bavarian electric locomotives were used to build these snow ploughs.

Our snow plough was built on the basis of a class 39 tender in 1960 and put into service with the DB. There it was given the vehicle number DB 30 80 973 5 039-8. It was initially stationed at the Goßlar depot and was transferred to the Braunschweig depot in 1979 and came to our museum in the 1990s.

Technical specifications

MANUFACTURER

Henschel & Sohn, Kassel

YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION

1960

WITHDRAWAL FROM SERVICE

1998

MAX. SPEED

65 km/h

IMPELLET

POWER

WEIGHT

39 t

Axle Arrangement

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AXLE ARRANGEMENT

2’2′

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Our Special Trips Summer 2026

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’.

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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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