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Franconian Museum Railway

Logo: Fränkische Museums Eisenbahn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Transport company based in Nuremberg1

The Franconian Museum Railway (German: Fränkische Museums Eisenbahn) is an association whose purpose is to preserve and promote interest in historic railway vehicles. Since 1996 it has been accredited also as a railway company. The association was established in 1985 in Nuremberg.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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DRB 52 8195
Photo: Nillerdk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Franconian Museum Railway (German: Fränkische Museums Eisenbahn) is an association whose purpose is to preserve and promote interest in historic railway vehicles. Since 1996 it has been accredited also as a railway company.2

Products and brands

The society owns the following railway vehicles:

Locomotives

Steam locomotive 52 8195

Diesel locomotive V 60 11011

Diesel locomotive 231 399

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Diesel locomotive V 200 001

Diesel locomotive V 10b

Diesel locomotive MV 6a

Shunter DB Köf III, no. 332 271

Shunter DRG Köf II, no. 322 614

Shunter 323 016

Shunter 323 733

Shunter 323 958

Shunter Kö Typ RL12

Shunter Kö Typ N4

Shunter TGK 2 (former USSR)

Wagons

Rebuild coach 75 406 Nür

Rebuild coach 75 686 Nür

Rebuild coach 87 650 Nür

Rebuild coach 87 939 Nür

Rebuild coach 88 350 Nür

Rebuild coach 89 203 Nür

Rebuild coach 90 354 Nür

Donnerbüchse 83 485 Nür

Donnerbüchse 84 030 Nür

Donnerbüchse -

Donnerbüchse -

Express train coach 11 544 Nür

Dining car 51 50 88-45 030-6

Makeshift passenger coach 302 313 Nür

Makeshift passenger coach 302 682 Nür

Luggage van 50 80 92-11 789-6

Half luggage van 98 133 Nür

Luggage van 20 80 950 6 902-6

From Wikipedia’s article on Franconian Museum Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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