The Museum of Transport - a place where dreams can be lived.
The first Tour de Sol rolled through the country 40 years ago. It aroused considerable interest among experts and the general public alike. Around 20 original solar-powered vehicles that took part in the races between 1985 and 1993 are on display in…
The new "Railway Experience Switzerland" exhibition was officially opened on June 18.
The special exhibition "Red Bull World of Racing" at the Museum of Transport shows impressive original racing cars with history on 300 m² - from the Toro Rosso F1 car to the Dakar Rally Touareg. One highlight is the new racing simulator, which offers…
The first railroad line in Switzerland, Zurich - Baden, was inaugurated 175 years ago on August 7.
Thanks to an extensive collection of glass plate negatives in the documentation center, historian Kilian Elsasser has created an exciting contemporary document.
The "Swiss Museum of Transport" association was founded in 1942 in the offices of the former railroad museum in Zurich. However, the Swiss Museum of Transport only opened in Lucerne in 1959. Originally started as a railroad museum, it now encompasses…
An extraordinary book about an extraordinary person: In "L'entreprenant Monsieur Mégevet", the emergence of individual transportation is described in a hitherto unique way.
Among other things, Philipp Keller (1895-1980) bequeathed his entire library to the Museum of Transportation.
The Ostermundigen quarry steam locomotive called "Gnom" was even the first locomotive in the world with mixed adhesion and cogwheel drive.
Three Swiss inventors set themselves the goal of perfecting existing motorcycle technology and founded the motorcycle brand Moko.
How could people live and work permanently on the moon? University students have presented their ideas.
Airfield fire engines are not only fascinating for firefighters. They drive over the runway at high speed and extinguish the fire from all the pipes while still on the move.
The importance of electrification in Switzerland is also reflected in the holdings of the Swiss Museum of Transport Documentation Center.
20 years ago, on October 2, 2001, the national airline Swissair ceased operations for financial reasons: The company had gone bankrupt. The story of Nelly Diener, the first stewardess in Europe, is closely linked to the beginnings of Swissair.
In February 1951, SBB launched the discussion on the standardization and mechanization of the flow of goods with an article on the importance of the standard pallet.
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