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Light Railway Museum in Deinste

A journey with the steam train through the "Stader Feldmark"

The DFKM has been running a railway museum on a 600 mm narrow-gauge light railway for more than 50 years. On all museum days (Dates), we take our guests on a journey in a train consisting of historic passenger carriages hauled by a steam locomotive.
At good weather, an open freight train with original diesel light railway locomotives is also used.

Among the locomotives , the Henschel 20925 steam locomotive is our main attraction. The museum also has 14 operational diesel locomotives and one electric locomotive (not operational). The rolling stock ranges from hand-pushed tipper wagons to four-axle passenger wagons.

Published:: 10-08-2024

Museum Day at the DFKM on “Open Monument Day” – September 13h, 2026

On 13 September 2026, you can ride from the historic Deinster railway station to the Lütjenkamp Museum and back through the Stade countryside in a 1919 army field railway carriage pulled by a 1927 Henschel steam locomotive . The journey, including a visit to the museum shed, takes approximately 50 minutes. Refreshments are available at the barbecue at the station and the kiosk in the museum shed. Departures are hourly from 10:40 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. . The open-air museum is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..

At good weather conditions the open lorry train with historic diesel locomotive runs from Deinster station to the new end of the line every hour from 11:10 a.m. - 4.10 p.m.. It is possible to change between steam and open seat train in Lütjenkamp. (see Time table)

In the Lütjenkamp museum shed, you will find a special exhibition featuring various real steam engines on G gauge tracks in operation.