South German Railway Museum

The South German Railway Museum is a railway preservation museum located in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, dedicated to historic locomotives, carriages and depot equipment. The site is built around a former locomotive depot and displays rolling stock and maintenance infrastructure.

Exhibits include preserved steam and diesel locomotives, passenger coaches and freight wagons displayed on sidings and within depot sheds, along with workshop equipment and railway artifacts. The preserved depot layout includes a roundhouse and a turntable that illustrate historic locomotive servicing and storage methods.

A preservation group runs the museum and organises maintenance, restoration and occasional special-event train operations that use the preserved rolling stock on nearby lines. The museum’s collection and depot infrastructure are used for both static exhibits and practical demonstrations when operationally possible.

The museum sits on the site of the former Heilbronn locomotive depot within the city of Heilbronn in northern Baden-Württemberg. It is accessible by local roads and public transport links serving Heilbronn; exhibit areas combine indoor sheds and outdoor sidings.

• Operational heritage trains: Heritage rolling stock includes multiple preserved steam and diesel locomotives; the site occasionally operates special-event trains and demonstration runs.
• Visitor information: The museum occupies historic depot buildings and trackwork at Heilbronn, so some exhibits are large outdoor displays exposed to weather; check opening times and event schedules before visiting.

What to See #

• Roundhouse and turntable: Located on the former Heilbronn locomotive depot site, it preserves the depot layout including the roundhouse and turntable used to turn and store locomotives.
• Collection and sidings: Exhibit sidings and rolling-stock sheds hold a collection of steam and diesel locomotives, passenger coaches and freight wagons that illustrate regional rail history.