DB RAILWAY MUSEUM KOBLENZ GERMANY

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I have just returned from a visit to Germany which included a visit to the DB Railway Museum at Koblenz. The Museum is located in the Lützel district of Koblenz. The Museum is a satellite of the DB Nuremburg Museum. It is located in the former Goods Wagon Repairshop.

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Inside the Hall there were a number of static exhibits

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If I ever get to Germany again it must be on the list to do. But not a lot of puffers, there are locations with many more puffers including quite a few former Roundhouses, more than ine would imagine as for reasons best known to the Germans they tended to survive long after Dampf [Steam) finished thus becoming available eventually for a takeover by a museum group.
 
Facinating set of pictures, thanks for posting. Interesting place, intriguing to see how the concept of the fully electric loco has developed. Is the TEE set one that can still be run ? Seems Germany is coming to terms with its past, given some of the insignia displayed on one or two locos. A big no no when Mercedes and VAG (Auto Union) demonstrate and display their racers and rekordwagen from the 1933 - 45 era.

As an aside I came across by pure chance a place in the Eifel region, returning home after a visit to the Nürbergring in my little jalopy in 2007, https://vogelsang-ip.de/en/leitmarken/vogelsang-ip-international-place/a-special-location.html Interesting place and an example of how Germany is willing to confront this era and open up to the outside world about some of its lesser known but vital aspects. Max.

Oh, my little ( mid life crisis) jalopy posing at the Nurburgring :inlove:Fun Nurburgring Trip 009.jpg
 
maxi-model said:
Facinating set of pictures, thanks for posting. Interesting place, intriguing to see how the concept of the fully electric loco has developed. Is the TEE set one that can still be run ? Seems Germany is coming to terms with its past, given some of the insignia displayed on one or two locos. A big no no when Mercedes and VAG (Auto Union) demonstrate and display their racers and rekordwagen from the 1933 - 45 era.

As an aside I came across by pure chance a place in the Eifel region, returning home after a visit to the Nürbergring in my little jalopy in 2007, https://vogelsang-ip.de/en/leitmarken/vogelsang-ip-international-place/a-special-location.html Interesting place and an example of how Germany is willing to confront this era and open up to the outside world about some of its lesser known but vital aspects. Max.

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My understanding is that a different TEE set is being restored. The one in the Museum internally is in excellent condition. The Restaurant Car is being being used for "Gastro" meals and is located on a separate line to the remainder of the TEE stock.

Your picture of the Nurburgring brings back memories of driving a new Scorpion Tank around it. It was an Alvis demonstration Day and they were keen to show the capabilities of the Scorpion as it was fitted with the Jaguar 4.2 Litre engine. I should add that it was fitted with road use rubber traction pads!
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MTheStrong said:
My understanding is that a different TEE set is being restored. The one in the Museum internally is in excellent condition. The Restaurant Car is being being used for "Gastro" meals and is located on a separate line to the remainder of the TEE stock.

Your picture of the Nurburgring brings back memories of driving a new Scorpion Tank around it. It was an Alvis demonstration Day and they were keen to show the capabilities of the Scorpion as it was fitted with the Jaguar 4.2 Litre engine. I should add that it was fitted with road use rubber traction pads!
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Yeah, they still had a couple of Scorpions down in the Falklands when we were down there - ideal as they were petrol engined.

Diesel was a problem in winter temperatures, so they used to mix with 15% Avtur to keep it fluid - meant the engines burned a bit hot, and the big diesel generators in the power station had a shorter life.
 
Paul M said:
Yes, we were surprised when we visited Berlin and Cologne. There were plenty of reminders in the form of post cards and souvenirs of the devastation the bombing caused.
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I visited Berlin in 1992, it was a company "incentive reward" and I went with a number of work colleagues. The evidence of the city's separation was still very evident. As some of my family members had perished at the hands of the Nazis I sought out the tourist information centre to ask how one could arrange a visit to Auschwitz. The lady at the counter snapped back at my question, "You do not want to go there !" I calmly replied, "Neither did one or two members of my family". I think that it what is now reffered to as a "drop the mic" moment. The look on the poor lady's face. Max
 
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