Forthcoming steam weekends (2026): 13-14 June 2026; 13 September 2026; 19 September 2026; 10-11 October 2026
Opening hours at other times: from 04 April 2026 to 24 October 2026 every saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Further information is available here.

13-14 June 2026: Sommerdampf

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07.06.2026: Summer Steam – The guest list is filling up

We are delighted that, with Summer Steam just around the corner this coming weekend, 13–14 June 2026, the list of guest locomotives is still growing. As things stand, we will be welcoming visitors from Gera and Halle in the form of at least one diesel locomotive and one electric locomotive.

As for the diesel locomotive, we will be welcoming another representative of the V100 class, of which we also have one example in our collection. However, the guest locomotive with the registration number 202 655, which still regularly hauls freight trains today, will be presented in green livery, unlike our own locomotive.

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The two electric locomotives will be considerably more modern than the diesel locomotive already presented. Electric locomotive 188 105 was only put into service a few days ago and comes from the Traxx series by the manufacturer Alstom. With around 6,000 hp, it is a powerhouse on German railways. The practical thing about it is that it can draw the electricity required for its propulsion both from the overhead lines of various European countries and from a built-in diesel generator. This enables it to reach our museum grounds under its own power.

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Further locomotives have been requested. Whether they will arrive or, if necessary, be replaced by others depends on the short-term order situation of their commercial owners.

03.06.2026: Summer steam 13./14.06.2026

Dear friends of historic railways,

On the weekend of 13 and 14 June 2026, the wheels will be turning once again in Wittenberge. We therefore warmly welcome railway enthusiasts of all ages to our ‘Sommerdampf 2026’ event at the Historic Engine Shed. Our steam locomotive Emma will, of course, be back in action and will be competing with her modern sisters from the diesel locomotive fleet.

The locomotives will be in operation on Saturday between 10 am and 5 pm, and on Sunday between 10 am and 4 pm. Visitors will then be able to not only admire them from the outside, but also ride along in the driver’s cab. Her sisters, the museum’s other locomotives, are also looking forward to welcoming visitors. Here, friendly museum staff will offer rare glimpses into the engine rooms and driver’s cabs. Also worth seeing is the museum’s signal box, from which numerous points and signals across the museum grounds are operated.

Railway enthusiasts will also be offering guided tours of the grounds in a historic passenger carriage dating from the turn of the last century. Those who wish to operate the traction themselves can do so on a draisine. Hunger and thirst can, of course, be satisfied on site. The highlight of every day will be the vehicle parades, which take place at around 2.00 pm. During these, various working exhibits from the museum are shown in action.

We are also working to organise sightseeing tours of Wittenberg harbour starting from the museum grounds. Unfortunately, we will not know the full details of these tours until shortly before the event. Whether they go ahead depends on the approval of the newly restored track facilities of DB AG at Wittenberge Central Station. We will announce whether the tours are taking place shortly before the event on our website www.dampflok-wittenberge.de and on our Facebook page “Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge”.

On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the newly renovated station building at Wittenberge Central Station, which is conveniently located within walking distance of our museum, will also be opened. The town of Wittenberge is hosting an Open Station Day there. As part of this event, the renovated rooms will be open to visitors. There will also be music, panel discussions and a varied family programme for all ages.

The station building can be visited free of charge. Tickets for our museum are available at the entrance to the museum grounds at a price of €8 (adults) / €4 (children) / €20 (families). Free parking is available in the vicinity of the station.

Kind regards,
Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge

31.05.2026: May brings new life

True to the old German saying ‘May brings new life’, it was time for our spring clean too. Over several consecutive weekends, we first cleared the turntable pit of overgrowth ...

... and the vehicles parked outdoors were cleaned.

It was well worth the effort and everything is now back in a presentable condition.

We are also delighted to have a few new vehicles. We were able to acquire a second-hand forklift truck. It replaces our old one, which suffered engine failure some time ago.

In addition, we have adapted two auxiliary bogies from the neighbouring carriage repair workshop so that they will soon be able to support the existing boiler of our steam locomotive 50 3682. As we have already reported, this is being replaced by a different boiler.

Work on our diesel locomotive 114 774 is also progressing. The existing radio system has just been removed so that it can soon be replaced by a modern digital radio system.

Our Wednesday group has once again been very busy. The team is currently working on the electrical connection for the bell systems, which we were able to acquire some time ago. The bells will soon be controlled centrally from a building in the former coal yard. To this end, trenches have been dug for the electrical cables, the necessary cables laid, and the trenches backfilled. The connection of the equipment will take place shortly.

A few days ago, a fellow club member also had the opportunity, through his work, to view the track layout from the roof of Wittenberge Central Station. Work here is almost complete, and everyone is eagerly awaiting the resumption of train services on the line between Ludwigslust and Berlin on 14 June. From then on, there will also be regular train services again from Wittenberge towards Stendal/Magdeburg and towards Pritzwalk.

Incidentally, on 13 June 2026, the station building will be officially opened by its new owner, the town of Wittenberge. There will be a varied programme of events (https://www.wittenberge.de/seite/713342/neugestaltung-des-bahnhofsumfeldes.html ) to mark the occasion, in which we will also be taking part, as we are celebrating our ‘Summer Steam’ on 13 and 14 June. We will provide further details about this here in a few days’ time.
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01.05.2026: Season’s Greetings for May Day

Dear friends of our museum, thirty years ago, Wittenberge would still have been celebrating the ‘International Workers’ Day of Celebration for Peace and Socialism’. Today, we simply celebrate 1 May and enjoy the fine weather and cheerful atmosphere.

The atmosphere was just as lively at our recent event in mid-April, when we celebrated our traditional spring festival. On Saturday alone, we welcomed over 800 guests.

We had quite a bit on offer. Our large diesel locomotives 118 748 and 114 774 were demonstrated in operation. Many fans were delighted to be able to take a look inside the driver’s cabs and engine rooms. Our colleagues from the diesel section were on hand to provide explanations.

In addition, our museum train and the Trabi draisine were out and about on the site.

The event was a great success, even though visitor numbers on Sunday fell short of expectations due to the rainy and windy weather.

Just in time for the event, our small sales room on the ground floor of the signal box was completed. Here, the colleagues who look after our guests on the driver’s cab rides have renovated the space and made it a little more cosy.

In addition, our control centre has been further equipped. Since the last event, announcements can be made from here via the public address system throughout the museum grounds. Furthermore, this is where we provide commentary on the vehicle parades that we regularly hold during our events.

Meanwhile, preparations for the major overhaul of steam locomotive 50 3682 are progressing. We have now managed to dismantle the driver’s cab and the air and feed water pumps and store them on specially prepared transport units.

As you can see, dear visitors, things are progressing rapidly at the museum. Please do come along and have a look around at your leisure. We are open for you on Saturdays from 10 am.

We would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to our next event on 13 and 14 June. This will be a somewhat larger affair. Not only are we celebrating our summer festival in the locomotive shed, but the Wittenberge Council will also be opening the newly renovated main station that weekend. If you’d like to arrive in style on a special train, we recommend the Magdeburg Railway Friends. Their train will consist of passenger carriages from the Deutsche Reichsbahn, hauled by a historic diesel locomotive (https://www.mebf.de/sonderfahrt-zum-eisenbahnfest-wittenberge/ ). In addition to this special train, we’re expecting further guest vehicles, which we’ll report on here shortly.

03.04.2026: Start of Season

Dear friends of our museum,

We wish you a happy Easter, a pleasant holiday and great anticipation for your next visit to us at the Wittenberge Historic Engine Shed.

Before the season gets underway, we have made good progress on our steam locomotive 50 3682, which is currently being dismantled so that it can be fitted with a new boiler. Before that, however, the driver’s cab must be removed, which is currently the main task. You wouldn’t believe how many bolts and connections need to be loosened before the driver’s cab can be separated from the frame and the existing boiler. Quite a few of the bolts had seized up and could no longer be loosened. So the cutting torch was in constant use to cut them through. The attached photos show our colleagues at work.

We also had to wake our steam locomotive Emma from her hibernation. This involved resealing various valves and hatches on and inside the boiler, which we had removed in the autumn to prevent frost damage over the winter. We also filled the boiler with water straight away and loaded it with wood for the first firing.

On Easter Saturday, the locomotive is due to be fired up for a test run. If you’d like to be there, please do come and visit us. The museum will be open again every Saturday from 4 April until October.

We would also like to draw your attention to our ‘Spring Steam’ event. The event will take place on 18–19 April. Please find attached the poster for the event in digital format. Please feel free to forward it to friends and family. We look forward to welcoming many visitors.