Märkische Museum Railway

Plettenberg Köbbinghauser Hammer

The association märkische Museum Railway Association ( MME) was established in order to obtain narrow-gauge railway vehicles from small cars and to show in operation. The association operates infrastructure and transport the Sauerland small train.

History

Founded on 14 July 1982 in Plettenberg, the club took the opportunity of the vehicles currently disused railways island Juist and Spiekeroog to buy, some of which were used to run in the Sauerland. Today, however, is only a vehicle of the island railway Spiekeroog available. The focus of the collection activities following tracks were:

• Circle Altenaer Railway ( KAE ), 1888-1967
• Plettenberger light railway ( PKB), 1896-1962
• Iserlohn circular path ( IKB), 1900-1964
• Hohenlimburger light railway ( BUA ), 1900-1983
• Small train hasp - Voerde - Breckerfeld (HVB ), 1903-1963

In Plettenberg, the association was set up to track remnants of PKB and a makeshift studio in an old boiler house to restore the vehicles purchased. On the edge also relics of the Ruhr -Lippe Railway (RLE ) and a series of narrow gauge industrial railways could be saved, which include, for example, the historically interesting Harkort carbon track counts, which, founded by industry pioneer Friedrich Harkort, already in 1829 - six years before the Ludwigsbahn Nuremberg -Fürth - its operation, though initially as a horse track, recorded.

Today's museum route

Find a suitable location to build its 1000 mm Museum Railway was the club on the route of the 1969 decommissioned and dismantled railway line Plettenberg Hershey Hüinghausen between the train station and the Upper Town station ( former Route number 239b ). The operation is performed under the name " Sauerland little train ".

The operation center is the new depot in the area around the train station Hüinghausen. He is siebengleisig at the widest point. At the western end of the station was with the financial help of North Rhine -Westphalia Foundation a depot with a three-pronged Wagenhalle and, still unfinished, water tower built. The entire station area is free from outside and accessible free of charge. In the presence of club members the Wagenhalle with the accommodated therein locomotives and cars can be visited free of charge. Many (small engine ) car stand out, however, and can still be visited. But the condition of this car is not very good. They should be prepared according to back and.

Station Hüinghausen

The station ( page 860) was first commissioned in 1915. The station building was entered on January 28, 1985 in the list of monuments of the community Hershey.

Rolling stock

The car collection includes a steam locomotive Biebertal train " Bieber Lies", a diesel locomotive Hohenlimburger little train " Nahmer " and a railcar Eckernförder orbit of type Talbot type Eifel / Schleswig, as well as passenger car Wangerooge island railroad and the Walhalla railway.

Since 5 / 6 September 1986 is part of the fleet of the MME Bn2t - 20 steam locomotive Henschel & Sohn. It was 1950 delivered to the Dortmund- Horder Hüttenunion with the vehicle number 27122 for her work train network. Since 20 March 1989, the locomotive is protected as a movable monument. (Page 861 )

Vehicle axles on the station premises

New depot

Cars of the island railway Langeoog

Operation

Driving days are Sundays at irregular intervals from April to October, as well as to St. Martin and Nicholas. As a rule, take place on two Sundays in the month of trips between May and August.