Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil
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Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil is a small, Prussian locomotive depot at Hermeskeil, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany that dates from 1888. Until 1903, it was called a Maschinenstation (engine station).
The locomotive depot is directly opposite the station building at Hermeskeil station and has a six-road roundhouse (originally two-road) and a 16m turntable (originally 13m). From 1956, the depot became an outstation of Simmern locomotive depot but this was closed on 1 April 1959. Today, it is privately owned and is used as a steam locomotive museum.{{Kursbuch}}, serial 171 Around 50 locomotives are stored here, the majority being large steam engines.
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External links
- [http://www.dmhk.de/ Hermeskeil Steam Locomotive Museum (formerly: Bahnbetriebswerk Hermeskeil) - German]
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Category:Railway museums in Germany
Category:Transport in Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:History of Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate
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