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03.04.2026: Start of Season

Dear friends of our museum,

We wish you a happy Easter, a pleasant holiday and great anticipation for your next visit to us at the Wittenberge Historic Engine Shed.

Before the season gets underway, we have made good progress on our steam locomotive 50 3682, which is currently being dismantled so that it can be fitted with a new boiler. Before that, however, the driver’s cab must be removed, which is currently the main task. You wouldn’t believe how many bolts and connections need to be loosened before the driver’s cab can be separated from the frame and the existing boiler. Quite a few of the bolts had seized up and could no longer be loosened. So the cutting torch was in constant use to cut them through. The attached photos show our colleagues at work.








We also had to wake our steam locomotive Emma from her hibernation. This involved resealing various valves and hatches on and inside the boiler, which we had removed in the autumn to prevent frost damage over the winter. We also filled the boiler with water straight away and loaded it with wood for the first firing.




On Easter Saturday, the locomotive is due to be fired up for a test run. If you’d like to be there, please do come and visit us. The museum will be open again every Saturday from 4 April until October.

We would also like to draw your attention to our ‘Spring Steam’ event. The event will take place on 18–19 April. Please find attached the poster for the event in digital format. Please feel free to forward it to friends and family. We look forward to welcoming many visitors.


vehicles: 50 3682-7, Emma

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