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07.06.2026: Summer Steam – The guest list is filling up

We are delighted that, with Summer Steam just around the corner this coming weekend, 13–14 June 2026, the list of guest locomotives is still growing. As things stand, we will be welcoming visitors from Gera and Halle in the form of at least one diesel locomotive and one electric locomotive.

As for the diesel locomotive, we will be welcoming another representative of the V100 class, of which we also have one example in our collection. However, the guest locomotive with the registration number 202 655, which still regularly hauls freight trains today, will be presented in green livery, unlike our own locomotive.

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The two electric locomotives will be considerably more modern than the diesel locomotive already presented. Electric locomotive 188 105 was only put into service a few days ago and comes from the Traxx series by the manufacturer Alstom. With around 6,000 hp, it is a powerhouse on German railways. The practical thing about it is that it can draw the electricity required for its propulsion both from the overhead lines of various European countries and from a built-in diesel generator. This enables it to reach our museum grounds under its own power.

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Further locomotives have been requested. Whether they will arrive or, if necessary, be replaced by others depends on the short-term order situation of their commercial owners.overview