LPF Museum Signal House

Old signal box with model railway club

Railroad fans will be thrilled: With meticulous attention to detail, a 21-meter-long and three-meter-wide model railroad layout has been created—truly one of a kind! The club’s enthusiasts have recreated the Lehrter passenger station as it appeared around 1960. In the former “tensioning room” of the signal box, a highly detailed, fully functional model of the station has been created. With great attention to detail, the railroad tracks, lots, and buildings surrounding the station have been recreated on a 1:87 scale.  Today, the layout already features several hundred meters of track. Historic structures such as the Lehrte water tower, the rail yard, and the roundhouse are depicted, as are the original platform posts. Upstairs in the museum signal box on Richtersdorf Street (across from the Grünstraße railroad crossing), visitors can still admire the 30-meter-long signal console with its switch and signal levers.

Hours:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Every fourth Sunday of the month, 112:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Directions:
The Lehrte Museum Signal Box is located on Richtersdorf Street (across the Grünstraße railroad crossing). After the barrier, turn left at the curve, then park in the forecourt of the signal box (a few free parking spaces are available).

Tip: Steam locomotive at the Lehrte train station

© L.Gerhardts

There is also an old steam locomotive in Lehrte. This good old steam engine is a reminder of the days when trains used to rumble through here on the Paris–Cologne–Hanover–Berlin–Moscow route. It was a gift to the city from a pharmacist and is open to the public (Bahnhofstraße).