Annual highlights 2024

Railroad stories and history

A selection of images of the 2024 annual program

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DB Museum Unter Druck Uwe Niklas

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Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet

From April 26, 2024, the DB Museum in Nuremberg will be showing the special exhibition "Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet". Eight themed areas illustrate the development of the train toilet in Germany from its beginnings to the present day with over 150 exhibits.

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Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet

Downpipe toilets have been used on trains for over a century. The toilet flushes directly onto the tracks - which is why their use is prohibited at train stations.

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Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet

At the turn of the century, toilets differed according to carriage class and train type. While wood and ceramics were initially common, today plastics and stainless steel dominate as the materials of choice.

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Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet

In the early 1970s, the German Federal Railways tested closed toilets with vacuum in its passenger coaches for the first time as a result of the emerging environmental protection ideas.

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DB Museum TEE Fahrt Mauro Esposito 1

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TEE trips 2024

In October 2024, the DB Museum will once again be offering locomotive-hauled journeys on the historic Trans Europ Express (TEE) to the Max Bögl Group.

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TEE trips 2024

Highlight of the special trip to the Max Bögl Group: a ride on the magnetic levitation train developed there.

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TEE trips 2024

The journey is sweetened with culinary delicacies in the dining car of the museum TEE.

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DB Museum Halle Familienfest Mauro Esposito 1

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DB Museum Halle (Saale)

The big family festival at the DB Museum Halle (Saale) attracted around 3,000 visitors in 2023.

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DB Museum Halle (Saale)

Children's theater, craft activities, a clown and a mini train: children in particular get their money's worth at the family festival at the DB Museum Halle (Saale).

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DB Museum Halle (Saale)

The highlight of the big family festival at the DB Museum Halle (Saale): presentations of historic railroad vehicles on the turntable in front of the roundhouse.

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DB Museum Halle Modellbahnausstellung Mauro Esposito 1

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Modellbahnausstellung im DB Museum Halle (Saale)

From October 18 to 20, the DB Museum Halle (Saale) will once again host the "Small meets Big" model train exhibition.

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DB Museum Halle Modellbahnausstellung Mauro Esposito 2

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Modellbahnausstellung im DB Museum Halle (Saale)

From October 18 to 20, the DB Museum Halle (Saale) will once again host the "Small meets Big" model train exhibition.

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DB Museum Halle Modellbahnausstellung Mauro Esposito 3

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Modellbahnausstellung im DB Museum Halle (Saale)

At this year's model railway exhibition at the DB Museum Halle (Saale), model railway clubs from near and far will be presenting their lovingly designed modular and display layouts. The museum's own garden railroad layout (G gauge) will also be on display.

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DB Museum Halle Modellbahnausstellung Mauro Esposito 4

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Modellbahnausstellung im DB Museum Halle (Saale)

For three days, the model train exhibition "Small meets big" attracts young and old train fans to the DB Museum Halle (Saale).

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DB Museum Sommerfest Koblenz Filip Warchalowski 1

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Sommerfest im DB Museum Koblenz

After a one-year break, the traditional summer festival will take place again at the DB Museum Koblenz on June 1 and 2.

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Sommerfest im DB Museum Koblenz

The highlight of the summer festival at the DB Museum Koblenz: the big locomotive parade.

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DB Museum Sommerfest Koblenz Filip Warchalowski 3

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Sommerfest im DB Museum Koblenz

After two years, it is finally being put back under steam: the replica of the legendary Adler, Germany's first locomotive.

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