Some of the large abandoned buildings that made up this huge railway repair factory have already been demolished, but the 10 interconnected factory halls that have been built by the "Deutsche Reichsbahn" since 1910 are still standing and are trying to defy time itself. The factory was specializing in the repair and maintenance of steam locomotives until it was closed by the "Deutsche Bahn" in 1996. It was given a new, socialist, name in the 1950 and changed its specialization to include mainly Diesel locomotives of the Type 100.
At that time, more than 2000 people were employed in the factory.
In 1989, the factory had its last big appearance in the history of locomotive construction when a replica of the legendary locomotive "Saxonia" was built.
Visited: April 23, 2016 and August 10, 2018
Location: Undisclosed, Germany
Status: Abandoned
GALLERY UPDATE: New photos taken on August 10, 2018.