Wandel Collectie van S-Bahn Berlin
7 Tours
10:00 h
38,6 km
230 m
Steam escapes with a hiss, a heavy panting can be heard, then a long, lamenting whistle — and with a creaking and cracking the enormous black locomotive sets itself in motion and with it five wagons full of cheering people. No question about it — the elemental force and nostalgia of steam locomotives remains unbroken until today. You stand awestruck on the platform next to the shiny black behemoth waiting for the next journey and full of joy you listen to the rhythmic work of the pistons and cylinders, the rattling wheels and the deep whistles as the train glides through the Brandenburg landscape at full speed. Without the railroad, Berlin's growth from the late 19th century onwards would not have been manageable. In many parts of the city there were magnificent station halls such as the Lehrter Bahnhof, the Potsdamer Bahnhof or the Anhalter Bahnhof, and goods were loaded every day into hundreds of wagons on huge railway areas. Today, many of the tracks have been dismantled, but parks and meadows await you on the former wastelands whose names are reminiscent of the glorious past. And in between, there are always places where you can admire the steam locomotives in all their glory and ready to go.
We have selected seven tours in Berlin and Brandenburg, on which you can still experience the great railway history up to today. In the Südgelände in Schöneberg, the steam locomotive past presents itself above all with the charm of the abandoned when you stroll along overgrown tracks through the former railway wasteland. In the park at the Gleisdreieck, on the other hand, everything is neat and tidy — and on a visit to the adjacent Museum of Technology, you can also admire equally neat locomotives. In the Wuhlheide the steam locomotives still rattle through the park and the forest today: not only children feel lucky during a ride with the park railway.
Further east, there is even more lively railway history, even though electricity replaced steam almost 90 years ago. Between Berlin-Rahnsdorf and Woltersdorf in Brandenburg, tram line 87 has been rattling through the forest since 1913. And to this day, trams from the opening year still run here — along with no less nostalgic trams from the 1950s. Even further east and shortly before the Polish border, the Buckower Kleinbahn takes you from Müncheberg to Märkische Schweiz in the most romantic way: with two railcars from the 1930s.
And if you really want to experience the panting black giants in action, you should definitely take a look at the tours to Gesundbrunnen station and Schöneweide depot. This is where the museum trains of the two clubs "Berliner Eisenbahnfreunde" and "Berliner Dampflokfreunde" leave for their exits. Whether it's a city tour on the Ringbahn, a trip to Leipzig's Christmas market or a summer trip to the Baltic Sea — a trip on the historic steam trains is an absolutely unique experience.
Of course, all tours can be reached by train — with the lines of the S-Bahn Berlin. So you'll get into the right mood when you arrive on your tour.
In times of Corona, our tour suggestions are mainly one thing: inspirations for hikes and bike tours in the near future, when the everyday restrictions are less strict. Please stay healthy, protect yourself and other people. Avoid any unnecessary travel — if the urgent desire for fresh air lures you out on our tours, please observe the distance and hygiene rules. By the way, FFP2 masks are mandatory in the Berlin S-Bahn!
De Schöneberger Südgelände vormden vroeger samen met de Gleisdreieck het grootste rangeerstation van Europa - maar dat is allang voorbij. Met de sluiting van het Anhalter Bahnhof in de jaren vijftig werden ook delen van het rangeerstation Tempelhof stilgelegd en viel het zuidelijke gebied in een diepe…
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Als je vandaag over de weidse weiden van het park bij Gleisdreieck kijkt, herinnert bijna niets je nog aan de duizenden wagons en de puffende treinen uit de tijd van de stoomlocomotieven. Tot aan de Tweede Wereldoorlog stonden hier de honderden meters lange treinen die hun goederen losten op het goederenemplacement…
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Krijg aanbevelingen over de beste singletracks, bergtoppen en vele andere mooie outdoorplekken.
Direct bij het S-Bahn-station "Betriebsbahnhof Schöneweide" staat een monumentaal rondgebouw - het huis van de stoomlocomotiefvrienden Berlijn. Hier verzorgen en onderhouden zij vier historische stoomlocomotieven, een nostalgische dieselsneltreinlocomotief en in totaal 14 reizigerswagons uit de jaren…
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Did you know that you can reach the contemplative Buckow in the middle of the Markish Switzerland also completely by train? This is made possible by the Buckower Kleinbahn, which travels from the Müncheberg (Mark) station with carefully restored museum trains to Buckow station. At the time of its opening…
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De Wuhlheide is niet alleen een van de grootste en mooiste parken van Berlijn, er is ook een speciale traktatie voor spoorwegfans: de Park Railway. Op veel dagen van het jaar tuffen diesellocomotieven en soms zelfs historische stoomlocomotieven door het park en door het bos op smalspoor - van de lente…
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Granted, the tram line 87 between Berlin Rahnsdorf and Woltersdorf is not a steam train - but at no other place in Berlin drive so old trams in regular traffic. Most cars are from the 1950s and 1960s, but next to it there are other jewelry owned by the company: For example, the railcar 2, which has been…
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If you like going for a walk in Volkspark Humboldthain, you'll probably know a very specific sound: a rising, mournful whistling that suddenly stops and then there's a distinctive gasp - an approaching steam engine! On many days of the year, Gesundbrunnen station starts the special trains of the Verein…
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