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31.05.2026: May brings new life

True to the old German saying ‘May brings new life’, it was time for our spring clean too. Over several consecutive weekends, we first cleared the turntable pit of overgrowth ...




... and the vehicles parked outdoors were cleaned.




It was well worth the effort and everything is now back in a presentable condition.

We are also delighted to have a few new vehicles. We were able to acquire a second-hand forklift truck. It replaces our old one, which suffered engine failure some time ago.



In addition, we have adapted two auxiliary bogies from the neighbouring carriage repair workshop so that they will soon be able to support the existing boiler of our steam locomotive 50 3682. As we have already reported, this is being replaced by a different boiler.



Work on our diesel locomotive 114 774 is also progressing. The existing radio system has just been removed so that it can soon be replaced by a modern digital radio system.





Our Wednesday group has once again been very busy. The team is currently working on the electrical connection for the bell systems, which we were able to acquire some time ago. The bells will soon be controlled centrally from a building in the former coal yard. To this end, trenches have been dug for the electrical cables, the necessary cables laid, and the trenches backfilled. The connection of the equipment will take place shortly.




A few days ago, a fellow club member also had the opportunity, through his work, to view the track layout from the roof of Wittenberge Central Station. Work here is almost complete, and everyone is eagerly awaiting the resumption of train services on the line between Ludwigslust and Berlin on 14 June. From then on, there will also be regular train services again from Wittenberge towards Stendal/Magdeburg and towards Pritzwalk.




Incidentally, on 13 June 2026, the station building will be officially opened by its new owner, the town of Wittenberge. There will be a varied programme of events (https://www.wittenberge.de/seite/713342/neugestaltung-des-bahnhofsumfeldes.html ) to mark the occasion, in which we will also be taking part, as we are celebrating our ‘Summer Steam’ on 13 and 14 June. We will provide further details about this here in a few days’ time.
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