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Thank you for visiting the homepage of the "Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein e.V." (DEV), who founded and operates since 1966 the First Museum-Railway of Germany. Our narrow-gauge steam railway (1000 mm, app. 39 inch) does run from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Asendorf in the state of Lower-Saxony, Germany. Bruchhausen-Vilsen can be found app. 35 km south of Bremen.

Listen to this train passing by (330 kB)

Information on offer:

Introduction - DEV society and the Museum-Railway
Operations - timetables, special events, tickets, fares, order special trains
Rolling Stock (in german)
News - upcoming events
Contacts - Station office, Museum shop, Tourist Information
Travel to the Museum-Railway
Hoyaer Railway - connecting service and tourist trains

60th Anniversary Celebration Week of the Museum-Railway!

Festival week from 24 July to 2 August 2026 - We would like to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Museum-Railway together with the residents of Bruchhausen-Vilsen and all railway enthusiasts. Here you will find all the information about our anniversary programme.

25 and 26 July: Festival Weekend

25 and 26 July: Festival Weekend - We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Museum-Railway - an increased number of services in narrow-gauge and standard-gauge on both lines, a variety of train formations, guest rolling stock, model railways and a colourful programme of events!

1 and 2 August: Festival Weekend

1 and 2 August: Festival Weekend - We celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Museum-Railway - an increased number of services in narrow-gauge and standard-gauge on both lines, a variety of train formations, guest rolling stock, model railways and a colourful programme of events!