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30.06.2024: Beautiful prospects

Some time has passed since our last events and therefore our last report, so there is a lot of news to report today. Let's start with the most important:
Our summer steam festival is taking place next weekend in our museum. Young and old railway enthusiasts will be able to enjoy themselves on Saturdays between 10:00 and 17:00 and on Sundays between 10:00 and 16:00 (last admission one hour before).
We offer tours of the site in historic passenger carriages from the turn of the last century. There are also cab rides on the Emma steam locomotive.

Those who would like to work on the drive themselves can experience this on a trolley. Hunger and thirst can of course be quenched on site. The highlight of each day will be the vehicle parades, which take place at around 14:00 (Saturdays) and 15:00 (Sundays). Various functional exhibits from the museum will be shown in action.
Tickets are available on site at a price of €8 (adults) / €4 (children) / €20 (families). Free parking is available in the area around the railway station. Wittenberge is also easy to reach by train, with trains running every two hours to and from Hamburg, Magdeburg and Pritzwalk and hourly to and from Berlin.
This weekend, we prepared Emma for her next job and topped up all the fuel. We also used compressed air to remove dust and soot from the boiler pipes through which the hot air flows from the firebox towards the smoke box. Combustion residues are always deposited there during every use and hinder the transfer of heat into the boiler. After treatment, it is sure to produce plenty of steam again.

We also took advantage of the nice weather and mowed the lawn.


Visitors can also find out about our next project on site. This time it's about steam locomotive 50 3682, which was the driving force of our association for many years. Unfortunately, we had to withdraw it from service in 2019 because some damage had occurred that required more extensive repairs. We have now started work by uncovering the boiler. This is the part of the locomotive boiler in which the firebox is located. In addition, all the fittings on the driver's cab were removed so that they can be refurbished.


The so-called superheater elements were also removed from the boiler. These are coils in which the freshly generated steam is heated again to increase the efficiency of the steam engine. Removing them is usually a very arduous task, as the fastenings of these elements are usually so tight that they can only be loosened with heat and a great deal of force. In the end, you will definitely be looking forward to the shower (and a cold beer).




If you would like to see for yourself, our friendly colleagues will be happy to provide you with information. Perhaps you would like to join in? No problem, specialised knowledge is not required. Just don't be too afraid of getting dirty. And if you are, there are plenty of other tasks in the museum that will keep your fingernails clean. Please feel free to contact us. We look forward to seeing you. See you next weekend?
vehicles: 50 3682-7, Emma

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