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08.06.2024: Review of the NoHAB meeting on 1 and 2 June

Exhausted but happy, we look back on last weekend, when a total of 10 diesel locomotives from the Swedish manufacturer Nydqvist och Holm AB (abbreviated to NoHAB) gathered at our museum in Wittenberge on the initiative of the NoHAB-GM-Gruppe Deutschland e.V. association and attracted visitors from near and far to the town. There was a double anniversary to celebrate, as the first locomotive of the type on display was built 70 years ago. Some of the impressive diesel giants have also been operating for German companies for 25 years.
The organisers spared no expense or effort to bring as many of the still operational locomotives as possible to Wittenberge. Three of them came from Denmark, including the first locomotive of the type, which now belongs to the Danish State Railway Museum and is on display in Odense.
Three other locomotives came from the Altmark-Rail company in Oebisfelde. At times, they wore a mourning flag with the inscription ‘Thank you Micha!’. It commemorated Michael Frick, THE expert on these locomotives and co-owner of the company. To everyone's deepest dismay, he passed away unexpectedly about a week before the event. We would also like to take this opportunity to say ‘Thank you, Michael’, because without him this event would probably not have taken place.
Three other examples came from the company Cargo Logistik Rail Service (CLR) from Barleben near Magdeburg. The tenth example is now being used by the company Strabag Rail in construction train service.
We would like to express our thanks and respect to the organisers of the event, as it was a financial and organisational tour de force to bring the exhibits to Wittenberge. Hats off above all to those who pulled the strings in the background.
A total of 1,300 guests found their way to Wittenberge. We received absolutely fantastic feedback on the event, which we are happy to return. Thank you for your visit, your patience when someone was in the picture again and thank you for the behaviour of the vast majority of guests, who exercised the necessary caution in the area. There is still room for improvement with only a few of them.
We think that a varied programme was on offer. The locomotives were displayed in front of our engine shed and were presented in turn on the turntable. Some of them were also used for cab rides and for driving our harbour tours. On Saturday evening there was also a photo session at blue hour in the best evening light.
Here are a few photographic impressions of the event:
A little patience was sometimes required at the entrance

The wait was worth it, there were numerous photo opportunities for fans of the locomotives




Here is another picture from the driver's cab window during a round trip on the Wittenbergen harbour railway. The engine driver is on the right, the pilot, who knows his way around the harbour, is on the left.

There were illuminated motifs at the evening event


And finally, two atmospheric images from our drone

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