Eisenbahnmuseum Weimar, Railway museum in Weimar, Germany.
The Eisenbahnmuseum Weimar is a railway museum housed in a former depot east of Weimar's main station. It displays over 30 different locomotives, including steam, diesel, and electric models, alongside passenger cars and freight vehicles.
The site is the former Bahnbetriebswerk Weimar, a locomotive depot east of the station, listed as a technical monument of Thuringia since 1980. The Thüringer Eisenbahnverein e. V. has run the museum since 1995 and bought the grounds in 2018. Much of the stock is on loan from Deutsche Bahn and other operators.
The museum shows how railway travel developed in Germany and what role trains played in society over time. The collection tells stories of different transportation eras through its vehicles, making this history tangible for visitors.
Visits must be arranged in advance since the museum does not have regular opening hours and operates only by appointment. It is best to contact the facility beforehand to confirm your visit and learn about current conditions.
Among the electric locomotives is the AEG 12X (128 001) of 1994, conceived in the GDR as a successor to classic electric locomotives; it came on loan from Bombardier Transportation. The collection also holds a prototype of class 120, 120 005, received in autumn 2009 as a loan from DB Systemtechnik.
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