Dresden Transport Museum
The Dresden Transport Museum shows on 5000 square meters of exhibition space exhibits on the history of the different modes of transport railways, urban transport, road transport, air transport and shipping.
The Transport Museum was opened in 1956. It is located in Johanneum, an annex to the Royal Palace at Dresden's Neumarkt.
- 2.3.1 Motorcycles
- 2.3.2 passenger cars
- 2.3.3 lorries
History
The history of the Dresden Transport Museum begins on May 1, 1952 in the negotiation between the University of Transport and the Ministry of Transport for the construction of a transport museum in the GDR. Priority should be placed here the outsourced during the Second World War exhibits in the Saxon Railway Museum.
After Dresden was defined as the location, the first vehicles were housed in an engine shed in the new town. Six employees started to build the museum and in 1953 were two small exhibitions are presented.
The actual opening in some areas of the Johanneums was opened on 3 June 1956. The first director was Elfriede Rehbein. The museum was managed by the Department of Economic and postal history of HfV.
On April 1, 1958, was placed under the Ministry of Transport. On November 24, 1958, the museum became the property of the Ministry of Transport. The renovations in the interior in 1966 and completed in 1968 on the facade. Based on the aircraft, the roof is not covered with copper sheet, but with duralumin. " With the establishment of the Free State of Saxony in 1990, the Transport Museum received the status of National Museum ... 2006 ... - The Transport Museum was a gGmbH and is now in by the City of Dresden. "
Due to the limited space in the Johanneum a relocation of the museum was repeatedly discussed since the early 1990s. For financial reasons, and great unpopularity of this idea it has been postponed to at least 2025.
Since 2007 shipping exhibition is in the attached "Long Room" of the stable yard.
Exhibition areas and exhibits
In the transport museum in Johanneum following areas are shown as permanent exhibitions:
- Railways
- Automobile
- Trams
- Bikes (bicycles and motorcycles)
- Aviation
- Shipping
There are also special exhibitions and a model railway track 0 with an area of 325 square meters.
Due to the close relationships in Johanneum the museum shows not all of the exhibits; some exhibits were transferred on loan to other museums, such as Numerous locomotives in the former depot Dresden -Altstadt Deutsche Reichsbahn and are cared for by the Railway Museum Bw Dresden -Altstadt.
Rail vehicles
The Dresden Transport Museum currently has 105 different rail vehicles, of which only eight are exhibited in Johanneum, including Germany's oldest preserved steam locomotive ( HIGHWAY THAL ) of 1861. Much of stands in depots or is looked after by clubs on loan. Examples are the 17 in 1055, 19 017, 58 261, 24 004, 99 162 V 15 1001, V 240 001, 120 338 and 130 002, and a catenary revision railcars. Narrow gauge railway vehicles serviced by the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Radebeul Radebeul Ost station.
Aviation
- Two-seater helicopter flight simulator of the type EC 135 in original size, " helped move" with 180 degree - Panorama, for individual tickets for visitors
Aircraft
- Grade monoplane, 1909
- Blériot XI, 1909 (replica )
Engines
Road
Motorcycles
- BMW R 62, 1929
- Böhmerland, 1927
- Laurin & Klement, 1899
- Megola, 1922
- Mens Motor Bike Opel, 1922
Passenger cars
- Pilot 6/30, 1926
Truck
- Phenomenon 4RL, 1927
Pictures
Exhibition Automotive Division
Department Bikes
Berolinahaus railcar In tram
Exhibition aviation
Marine exhibition with models of historic boats