South German Railway Museum Heilbronn
The South German Railway Museum Heilbronn (SEH) is located in the Heilbronn district of Böckingen on the site of the former DB depot in Heilbronn. The supporting association of the South German Railway Museum Heilbronn e. V. runs the museum. In this way, the partially protected site, the historic railway vehicles housed there and the associated infrastructure are to be preserved and made accessible to the general public.
The museum
The former DB Bahnbetriebswerk Heilbronn was put into operation by the Royal Württemberg State Railways in 1893 and taken over by the sponsoring association for museum purposes in 2000. The museum has around 80 exhibits ( wagons and locomotives ). There is a roundhouse with a functioning turntable and a large car shed on the site . It can there steam and diesel locomotives are serviced and supplied.
The active volunteer members of the sponsoring association restore locomotives and wagons from the period from 1895 to the 1950s. In addition, work is being carried out on the roundhouse from 1893, the last roundhouse from the time of the Royal Württemberg State Railroad to be preserved in its original state.
Museum vehicles
Here is a brief overview of the existing locomotives and wagons, and a detailed description of the existing vehicle exhibits can be found on the association's website.
Steam locomotives
On display are locomotives of the series 01 10 , the 44 Series , the 50 Series , the Series 80 as well as several industrial steam locomotives. The star of the collection is the Prussian P 8 , number 38 3199 , which was bought back from Romania and has been reconditioned for use. The locomotives 86 457 and 23 105 that fell victim to the major fire of October 17, 2005 in Nuremberg-Gostenhof are also housed at the SEH. The exterior of 23 105 was refurbished until 2010, after which the optical refurbishment began on 86 457 and was completed in 2011.
From a Prussian T 9.3, a substructure of the Prussian T 9 , only the torso is preserved. The tank locomotives Württembergische T 3 and Prussische 9.1 are dismantled, but they are to be gradually rebuilt.
In addition to the vehicles from the SEH, operational steam locomotives, for example 01 1066 of the Ulm Railway Friends , are stationed here. The round shed is also used by other railway associations for the maintenance and repair of their steam locomotives.
Diesel locomotives
The exhibits include locomotives from the 221 series , the 360 series and a Mak 800 D similar to the 265 series . This sturdy MaK rod diesel locomotive is currently not operational, but is to be used again for overpasses and works rail operations throughout Germany. There are also several small locomotives in the inventory and operation of the SEH. So the two Köf 4714 and 4715 built in 1934 by Krauss - Maffei in Munich.
Electric locomotives
The SEH has also taken care of a class 163 locomotive .
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The result is a collection of valuable Prussian passenger coaches , which, however, still have to be refurbished, as they stood in the open for many years before they were bought by the SEH and fell into disrepair. However, a lot of time and money is required for processing.
The historic saloon car of the last Crown Prince of Prussia is also shown in the carriage hall .
- Railway vehicles in the stage as they arrive at the SEH
Model railway
There is also a model railway system in 1 gauge (scale 1:32). Driving days are usually the last Sundays of the month during the season from March to October. More detailed information can be found on the operator's website.
Opening times and annual events
The museum is open to visitors on weekends and bank holidays between March and October. Larger events are the Steam Days in May and the Steam Locomotive Festival in September, which is combined with a 1-gauge model railway meeting. In doing so, drivable systems and modules will be shown or demonstrated and items for the 1-gauge model railroad will be offered for sale.
Participation in films
After a tour of the SEH, the set designer Patrizia von Brandenstein chose the P 8 and the Prussian CCü express train car as props for the film A Russian Summer . The interior of the four-axle car was redesigned according to their plans. Some scenes from the film take place in the car. The P 8 was looked after and driven by club members during filming. However, she only appears marginally in the film, although she is leading the train with which Countess Sofia Tolstoy is on the way to her dying husband.
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Buchholz: Böckinger train in Hollywood film . In: Heilbronn voice . November 27, 2009 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on February 21, 2010]).
- ↑ Description of the express train car on the museum website
Web links
- Website of the SEH with detailed information about opening times, events and all available locomotives and wagons.
- Website of the Modellbahn-Team-Spur1 in Heilbronn
- A private website about the SEH, designed by an association member
Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 23 " N , 9 ° 11 ′ 34" E