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19.12.2024: Christmas wishes

Dear friends of our museum, the year 2024 is fast approaching its end. In any case, we are already looking forward to next year with many exciting stories, some of which are already emerging today.
Work continues on the boiler of our steam locomotive 50 3570. Using the ‘hot spanner’ or cutting torch, we have completely cleared the boiler's smoke box of pipes so that the new heating pipes can soon be installed in the boiler.


We also removed the valves from the steam cylinders to inspect them for cracks and wear, particularly in the piston rings. Incidentally, they have the same function as a camshaft and the valves in your car engine. They open and close the inlet and outlet ducts of the steam cylinders to allow fresh steam to flow in and exhaust steam to flow out, depending on the piston position.

We also continued to look after our little steam locomotive Emma. The water tanks in the locomotive's frame had to be cleaned to prevent limescale and dirt from being sucked into the locomotive's feed pumps and clogging them up. This is quite a strenuous and dirty job because you have to open the hatches under the locomotive and then scrape the dirt out of the tanks.

The biggest Christmas present for us is the operational refurbishment of diesel locomotive 118 748-3, which - as already reported - has been taken to a workshop in Klostermannsfeld for a general overhaul. The work here is making great progress. Some time ago, the locomotive was manoeuvred into the workshop in order to lift the locomotive body off the bogies. First of all, the bogies, including the axles and brake parts installed in them, will undergo a thorough inspection and refurbishment so that they can run smoothly in the coming years. You can already look forward with us to the moment when the locomotive is running under its own power again and can be used on the German railway network!



Unseen by the public, but nevertheless important for the preservation of the building fabric, we have decided to contribute to the preservation of the large water tower on the museum grounds. This is not currently a direct part of our museum. Nevertheless, we believe it makes sense to preserve its structure so that it can be used in the future. To this end, we have installed new drainage pipes for the rain gutters. This now ensures that the rainwater drains away in a controlled manner and no longer flows over large areas of the outer walls and washes out the bricks and motar.


So much for our article on the latest developments in our museum and its collection. We hope that you enjoyed our reporting in 2024 and that you are already looking forward to 2025 with us. If you have any special requests for reporting, e.g. on a topic that has always interested you, we will try to fulfil them. Feel free to write to us via our Facebook or Instagram page or by email to info@dampflok-wittenberge.de.
Thank you very much for your interest and support and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025. Stay with us!

vehicles: 50 3570-4, Emma, 118 748-3

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