The Stoom Stichting Nederland (SSN) is a

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, founded in 1976.

Facilities

The SSN owns a motive power depot which includes a locomotive shed, in which major repairs can be carried out. A turntable, platforms and locomotive facilities also form part of the site. In the museum's engine shed, a large collection of

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, Fuel oil, oil or, rarely, Wood fuel, wood) to heat ...

s from

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and the Netherlands may be viewed. Several times a year special train services run throughout the Netherlands and may sometimes be seen in Germany too.

German steam locomotives

Dutch steam locomotives

External links

Official website of the SSN

All data about Dutch museum locomotives
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