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05.07.2025: 05./06.07.2025 Summer Steam at the Historic Engine Shed Wittenberge

On 5 and 6 July 2025, the Historic Engine Shed Wittenberge will be hosting its "Summer Steam 2025" event, at which the museum's vehicles will of course once again be in operation and on display. The railway enthusiasts have also created space in the engine shed for a large H0-scale model railway layout. This time, the Lüchow-Dannenberg model railway friends will be guests with their modular layout.
The die-hard fans of the original scale railway are already looking forward to seeing which guest locomotives will be represented in Wittenberge this time. The final confirmations are still pending, but the association is endeavouring to find representatives of diesel and electric traction.
The locomotives will be in operation between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturdays and between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sundays. Visitors can then not only marvel at them from the outside, but also take a ride in the driver's cab. Friendly museum staff also offer rare glimpses into the engine rooms. Also worth seeing is the museum's signal box, from which a number of points and signals in the museum grounds are set.
The railway enthusiasts also organise tours of the site in historic passenger carriages from the turn of the century before last. Those who would like to work on the drive themselves can experience this on a draisine. Hunger and thirst can of course be quenched on site. In keeping with the summer temperatures, this also includes ice cream made to an original GDR recipe. The highlight of each day will be the vehicle parades, which take place at around 2:00 p.m. Various functional exhibits from the museum and guest locomotives will be shown in action.
Tickets are available on site at a price of 8 Euro (adults) / 4 Euro (children) / 20 Euro (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 every hour to and from Berlin. The historic locomotive shed is just a few minutes' walk from the Wittenberge railway station.overview