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19.06.2025: Locomotives in progress and looking forward to the upcoming event

Dear friends of our museum, now it's time again to report on the current status of developments in the Historic Locomotive Shed Wittenberge. Our diesel locomotive 114 774 is currently undergoing a major engine overhaul. The exhaust system, the coolant reservoir and the turbocharger have been removed for cleaning and maintenance. At the moment, the removed parts and the bonnet of the engine front end are in the engine shed and can therefore be better inspected and worked on. We are all the more pleased that our young people have taken an interest in the project. Here they learn - under the supervision of experienced colleagues - the structure of the diesel engine, how it works and all the little things that make an engine run smoothly. Like all of us, they are of course looking forward to the day when the locomotive can move under its own power again. That will still take a while, but we are confident.



The same applies to our diesel locomotive 118 748, which is still at a contractor in the Harz Mountains for its main inspection. The work on the running gear and brakes has already been completed and the locomotive is back on its own wheels. However, the completion of one of the two diesel engines and the drive shafts is a little delayed.
The boiler of our steam locomotive 50 3570 has now been gutted to such an extent that work on repairing it and installing new pipes can begin soon.
As you can see, we have a lot of work to do at the moment. But that's what makes it so exciting for us to be able to complete larger projects (largely) with our own hands and resources. The road is sometimes rocky, but we are confident that we will soon be able to complete the projects mentioned above. Please contact us if you would like to play an active part.
However, we also need to tidy up the locomotive shed, because big things are on the horizon. At the end of June, the council is organising the Federal Congress of German Small Towns, which will be attended by around 350 representatives of local authorities from all over Germany. The participants will take part in various workshops on the future organisation of municipal life and work, which will be held in our museum, among other places. We will therefore be creating space in the locomotive shed to offer a larger room with a roof and ambience. We are delighted that we will be able to provide suitable premises for this event.
And then it will only be another week, until 5 and 6 July to be precise, until we host our ?Summer Steam 2025? event, where our vehicles will of course be in use and on display again. And as we have already created space in the engine shed, as mentioned above, this area will be occupied by a model railway exhibition on the occasion of our summer steam event. Our guests this time will be the Lüchow-Dannenberg Model Railway Friends with their HO scale modular layout.
We have already received enquiries as to whether we are expecting guest locomotives at the event. The answer is: Yes, we are endeavouring to attract representatives of diesel and electric traction. In view of the high risk of line side fires and the associated limitation on running coal-fired locomotives, we have decided not to order steam locomotives this time.
https://dampflok-wittenberge.de/download/2025-07-05-sommerdampf.pdfoverview