The Martinsberger Railway club - heating house Zwettl (MLV) was founded in 1988. The club is located at the heating house in Zwettl, Bahnhofstraße 31, A-3910 Zwettl.
The purpose of the association is to preserve the local railway track between Zwettl and Martinsberg with its environment and to perform special trips with historic locomotives and wagons. It is also an aim to maintain a museum driving and to set up a museum.
Beside the restoration work there are also various events organized by the club. They usually take place at the heating house in Zwettl.
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Open House Day 2009
On 4th of October 2009 the open house day was held at the heating house in Zwettl. There the interested people could inspect all the locomotives and wagons and were also able to ask the members questions about the vehicles. Plenty of food also was provided as part of a “Sturmheuriger”. This event was organized by the project group of the BHAK Zwettl, in cooperation with the club members.
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Long Night of Museums 2009
Already for the tenth time the ORF-marketing initiative "ORF-Long Night of Museums" was held in Austria on Saturday 3rd October. At station premises in Zwettl tickets were sold for all culture interested people. The visitors of the MLV could listen to stories and poems of the author Hans Adler. Of course the 92.2271 was under steam and the buffet wagon was ready to provide food for the physical well-being of the visitors.
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ORF Summer Tour 2009
In the end of July 2009 the ORF Niederösterreich visited the club to take pictures for the "ORF Summer Tour" with the motto "clubs in front of the curtain". The MLV was selected for that TV-programme and it became an interesting report.
Our chief mechanic was interviewed by the reporter Petra Ottitsch. The report broadcasted on the 4th August 2009 shows a portrait of the club. It is primarily focused on the vehicles, the repairs and the other activities of the club.
As a result the club gained more awareness in Lower Austria. |
If you want to see more of the various activities of the club, there is a photo gallery. And if there is interest in participating in such events, here is a link to the news and the program for upcoming events. |
Of course, substantial financial resources are necessary to restore our vehicles which are partially over 100 years old. Restoring work is done every Saturday and sometimes during the week. Interested people can come and support the members of the club.
The club is primarily financed by membership fees, but also by aid money, donations and revenues from events. Thus we are very grateful for any support. This could be as an active member at the restoration of a steam locomotive, of an old wagon or of our heating house. Even as a supporting member, you can help in the form of membership dues.
The fees are:
As a member you receive information about our activities and arrangements. You also get discounts on each special trip of the MLV. We are looking forward to welcoming you in our club.
Here is our contact address!
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