Project Funding by the Joachim Schmidt Railway Foundation

The project funding of the Joachim Schmidt Railway Foundation offers nonprofit organizations, interest groups, associations, public institutions, as well as private individuals throughout Germany the opportunity to comprehensively document, restore, and refurbish historic railway vehicles and railway heritage projects. Continuously available funding particularly supports restoration work on steam locomotives, wagons, and other rolling treasures of railway history. The foundation’s goal is to keep the technical and cultural tradition of the railway industry alive and to raise awareness for monument preservation in the field of transportation. Grants primarily support projects that ensure professional restoration and whose results are presented to the public in an impactful manner or made accessible in museums.

Interested volunteer initiatives, museums, nonprofit organizations, and individuals dedicated to preserving railway-technical objects may submit applications at any time. The funding covers all phases from historical inventory and restoration to documentation and dissemination. Experienced experts accompany the funded projects and contribute to putting historic vehicles into operation or maintaining them in the long term. In this way, the Joachim Schmidt Railway Foundation makes a significant contribution to preserving valuable testimonies of railway history and safeguarding them for future generations.