Railway museum Bochum-Dahlhausen

Do not smoke (probably a sign for steam locomotives)

This has automatic coupling of the brakes, but the electric connections have to be done by hand.

Dates from 1942. Used for heavy goods trains in the mountains. These electric locomotives were more powerful than the steam locs.

The 38 series was built between 1906 and 1928. Total number 3800. The last one went out of service in 1974.

Straßen-Schiene-Bus, or street-rail bus. This bus was capable of driving on tracks and on the road. Switching from one to another was rather complicated, so it never became a success. Used by the German Railway company (Deutsche Bundesbahn) and others. Fifty were built between 1952 and 1955. They were decommisioned in 1967. Comfort was low and the rear driving wheels slipped on the rails during wet weather, so combined or railway use was limited to the early years of deployement.

The 97 series were cog locomotives, used in the mountains.

The 65 series date from 1951. They were German engines and only 18 were built. The only remaining one is this one. It is owned by the Stoom Stichting Nederland (Steam Foundation Netherlands) (site in Dutch, English and German). It arrived at Bochum-Dahlhausen railway museum yesterday.

The 65 series date from 1951. They were German engines and only 18 were built. The only remaining one is this one. It is owned by the Stoom Stichting Nederland (Steam Foundation Netherlands) (site in Dutch, English and German). It arrived at Bochum-Dahlhausen railway museum yesterday.