Feldbahn-Museum 500, Railway museum in Nuremberg, Germany

Feldbahn-Museum 500 in Nuremberg displays locomotives and railway cars built for 500mm-wide tracks. A one-kilometer route runs through hilly terrain, where the vehicles look natural in their setting.

The museum preserves the collection of its founder Karlheinz Rohrwild, now deceased, and is run by the association Feldbahn-Museum 500 e.V. By 2010 it held 86 locomotives, among them two operable steam locomotives and what is probably Germany's oldest runnable field-railway diesel locomotive. Its over 400 passenger carriage sets include the five cars built in 1928 for the former Nuremberg zoo railway.

The museum shows how field railways moved materials through factories, mines, and farms, shaping the look of these working landscapes. Visitors see how important these narrow tracks were to industry and how workers depended on these machines daily.

The museum opens on select days throughout the year, offering guided tours and train rides. Groups should arrange their visit in advance to ensure a smooth experience.

Among the passenger cars are five built in 1928 for the former Nuremberg zoo railway, kept alongside wagons from the Berchtesgaden visitor mine. The freight collection concentrates on mine tubs and vehicles from the brickworks of the Nuremberg area.