Dieringhausen Railway Museum, Railway museum in Gummersbach, Germany
The Dieringhausen Railway Museum is a converted locomotive depot with spacious exhibition areas and multiple track sections for displaying railway equipment. A working turntable allows the displayed machines to be moved and demonstrates different aspects of railway operations.
The museum was established in 1982 within a former Deutsche Bundesbahn locomotive depot that was later recognized as an architectural monument. The site was preserved because it documents the architecture and technology of classical German railway infrastructure.
The museum displays locomotives representing decades of German railway development and how different propulsion methods were used over time. Visitors can see how technology changed from steam through diesel to electric power.
Planning a visit works best when you check opening times beforehand, as these can vary by season. The site is well-organized and allows visitors to explore the exhibits at their own pace.
The collection includes the steam locomotive Waldbröl of the Bielstein–Waldbröl light railway, restored and put back into service in late 2008 after years on a plinth in Nümbrecht under the wrong name "Nümbrecht". The museum also holds the last Prussian T 14 surviving in Germany, no. 93 230.
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