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07.05.2025: Review of the Spring Steam 2025

Last weekend, around 1,500 guests took the opportunity to visit us at our ‘Spring Steam 2025’. We are delighted with the number of visitors, which was quite high despite the cool and wet Sunday. We would like to thank all visitors for coming.
We also had a lot to offer. The 86 1744 of the Press Group and our steam locomotive Emma were available alternately for cab rides. In addition, there were once again the popular tours of the site with our small museum train, which ran from the turntable to the southern boundary of the site, changed direction there and travelled to the main station. From there, it took the track connection past the Potsdam railway's engine shed back to the turntable.
Those who wanted to lend a hand themselves could do so on our trolley rides or when setting the points on our signal box ‘Wm’. Many visitors also found out about the progress of the boiler inspection of our steam locomotive 50 3570, whose driver's cab we had made accessible. Anyone who wanted to see what a steam locomotive looks like from below was able to enter the inspection pit under our steam locomotive 50 3624. Wearing a helmet was of course compulsory for the adults and fun for the children.
Our thanks go to everyone who supported us at the event. In addition to the aforementioned press group, the volunteer fire brigade helped with their pea soup (the best pea soup you can imagine), Benny and his colleagues at the barbecue (always a pleasure) and of course our own colleagues and relatives, who once again provided delicious cakes. We would also like to thank our two transport police officers from the Pritzwalk museum signal box for coming along with their authentic service vehicle. By the way, it's great that you opened your own museum just a few days ago!
We would also like to thank all visitors who expressed their sympathy for the death of our long-time colleague and founding member of the association, Klaus-Peter Müller. We remembered him with mourning ribbons with the inscription ‘Thank you, Klaus-Peter!’ on various vehicles.
We are very satisfied with the event because our guests were too, the technology worked and there were no major or minor accidents. We are already looking forward to the next event at the beginning of July 2025.overview