Caption

Signal box mechanics, with rollers and wires that mechanically control the corresponding switches and signals, in the Bochum Railway Museum, museum days weekend, with many attractions such as steam locomotive rides, 3 locomotives are under steam, historic trains make round trips through the Ruhr Valley, many locomotives can be visited, on the site of the former Dahlhausen railway depot, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Apr 17, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26E14_424

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142.4Mb (47.5Mb) / 19.2in x 28.8in / 5760 x 8640 (300dpi)

Keywords

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