Celebrating 15!

Next stop: 1900!

Climb aboard railway models from 1900 in virtual reality

In collaboration with

Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum

A unique treasure from the history of railways

Why Railway Models Were First Created

Experience the world of railways through models from 1900

A journey back in time

Immerse Yourself in the Preservation Project

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All aboard!

Discover the train models from inside

Explore Express Train Wagon

Explore Steam engine T 4.2

Explore Baggage Wagon

Explore Restaurant Car

Explore Doctor's Wagon

Train journeys: as told through world literature

Sit back and listen to Katharina Thalbach and Robin Merril read railway stories

Online Exhibit

Waving Farewell from the Train Platform

Thomas Wolfe "Dark in the Forrest, Strange as Time" (1935)

Online Exhibit

Luxury in the Dining Car

Thomas Wolfe "Dark in the Forrest, Strange as Time" (1935)

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On the "Thrown"

Joachim Ringelnatz "Eisenbahnfahrt" (1927)

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An Encounter in a Train Compartment

Joseph Roth "A Practiced Compartment Sleeper" (1929)

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Reading on Trains

On Travel Literature: Medical Congress (1866)

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Riding in Style

Amand Freiherr von Schweiger-Lerchenfeld "Description of a Coach Compartment"

Travel around 1900...

How to Drive a Steam Engine

Learn how steam locomotives work

What Was it Like to Travel by Train?

What remained and what changed

Take a ride through these large historic railway models

Behind the scenes of the museum

Preserving Authenticity

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Installing Impressive LED Lighting in the Museum

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Using the Latest Technolgy

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Tickets please!

Explore the tickets you could buy for humans, animals, dead bodies, and more...

Railway ticket from Halle a.d. Saale to Berlin, 1st class

Railway bicycle ticket for local train, Prettin-Annaburg

Railway ticket from Harburt/Elbe to Hamburg

Round trip ticket for railway from Berlin to Paris, 2nd class

Child's railway ticket from Würzburg to Buchbrunn-Mainstockheim

Railway corpse ticket from Cape Town to Maitland cemetery

Midi railway ticket from Cholet via Bordeaux, 3rd class

Railway platform ticket, Hamburg-Dammtor

Round trip railway ticket for soldier on furlough, from Manchester to Shorncliffe, 3rd class

Weekly railway ticket for workers from Leipzig to Schkeuditz and back, 4th class

Sunday round trip ticket for railway from Berlin to Lübben, 3rd class

Child's railway ticket from Porsgrund to Nystrand, 3rd class

Reserved seat ticket for express railway from Halle a.d. Halle to Nordhausen

Reserved sleeping berth ticket for railway from Frankfurt am Main to Berlin, 2nd class

Railway ticket from Halle a.d. Saale to Berlin, 3rd class

Round trip ticket for express railway from Berlin to Frankfurt am Main, 2nd class

Next stop: India

Indian Railways

151,000 km of laid track, 1 billion people, and an infinite source of memories

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