Bahnbetriebswerk Berlin-Schöneweide, Railroad depot in Schöneweide, Germany.
Bahnbetriebswerk Berlin-Schöneweide is a locomotive workshop in eastern Berlin with multiple buildings for maintenance, repair, and storage. The complex includes engine halls, workshops with heavy machinery, and storage tracks for the locomotives.
The workshop was built in 1920 and served as part of the Reichsbahn railway network. It played a significant role during Berlin's industrial period before closing in 1994.
The workshop displays the machine halls and repair areas where railroad workers maintained steam locomotives in their daily routines. Visitors can see how workstations were organized and what tools the technicians used.
The site is accessible by public transportation and offers guided tours on specific days. Comfortable footwear is recommended since the grounds have uneven surfaces and the workshop buildings have narrow passages.
Many of the original tools and specialized machinery for repairing steam locomotives remain in place at their work stations. This equipment reveals just how complex maintaining these massive machines actually was.
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