Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge, Railway museum in Wittenberge, Germany.
The Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge is a railway museum on the grounds of the former Betriebswerk Wittenberge, opened in autumn 2012. Its collection includes five tender steam locomotives of classes 44 and 50, the Hanomag-built tank locomotive EMMA and a Henschel-built Pritzwalk local railway locomotive. Five diesel locomotives of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn, a MaK 650 D and five small locomotives are also shown, among them a Deutz OMZ 122 R, a Deutz OMD 130 R, an O&K RL8 and a Kö II. The electric locomotive 244 143-4 of class E 44 is open for visits on museum days.
The site was the Betriebswerk (railway depot) of Wittenberge. The signal box "Wm" was fully restored before the rest of the depot was developed, and now serves as the home of the Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge association. The museum itself opened in autumn 2012, run by the Dampflokfreunde Salzwedel and Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge associations on land owned by the town.
The roundhouse became central to Wittenberge's identity as a railway town, demonstrating how transport networks shaped daily work and community life. Visitors can still see the workshop spaces and tracks that reveal how railway workers managed their craft.
The museum is easily reached by bicycle or on foot from the town center and sits near other railway attractions. A visit works best in dry weather, as many exhibits are outdoors and the ground is uneven.
The signal box "Wm" was fully restored before the rest of the depot was developed and now serves as the home of the Historischer Lokschuppen Wittenberge association. The grounds belong to the town of Wittenberge, which makes them available to the two volunteer associations that run the museum.
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