German Steam Locomotiv Museum
Deutsches Dampflokomotivmuseum - July 2007
Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, Germany
We pay a visit to the German steam-loc museum in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg every year. We usually stay in
Nürnberg from where it is about one and a half hour by regional train to reach the museum. The museum
houses the only copy left of the BR10, Germany's fastest steam locomotive. This locomotive was put in service
in 1957 at the tail end of the steam era. Although it was as strong as and even faster than the diesel engines, it
was very expensive to operate and sadly within some 10 years had to give in to diesel and electric traction.
Vi besøger altid DDM, Deutsches Dampflokomotiv Museum, når vi er i Nürnberg. DDM ligger i Neuenmarkt-
Wirsberg, som nås fra Nürnberg med tog på halvanden time. Museet ejer det eneste tilbageværende eksemplar
af BR10, Tysklands hurtigste damplokomotiv. Lokomotivet blev bygget i 1957 for at vise, at dampen var
konkurrencedygtig med dieseldrift. Driftsonkostningerne var dog for høje, og lokomotivet blev udrangeret efter
kun ca. 10 års drift.
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