Charity event at the historic railroad museum
Around four months after a major fire at the historical railroad and technology museum in Schwerin, the museum association has reopened the site to visitors for the first time. The historic vehicles were on display at a charity event on Saturday. Fortunately, they were largely undamaged in the fire in July, said association spokesman Klaus-Dieter Voß. There was also a souvenir sale and catering in the historic railroad carriage.
However, the members of the museum association were only able to open the part of the building that had not been damaged in the fire. The event was intended to raise money for the reconstruction. The aim is to reopen at least part of the museum permanently at the end of 2024.
The fire probably broke out due to a technical defect in a washing machine. According to the association, large parts of the roof as well as the signal box and telecommunications technology on display, the model railway layout and almost the entire archive were destroyed.
Despite the fire-related damage, several museums still highlighted railroad artefacts at the charity event. Visitors to the museum could also explore the history of fires that once engulfed certain railroad installations, displayed in the museum's new Fire and Railroad exhibition.
Source: www.dpa.com
