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PRESERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE

A mission

The mission of the Living Steam Model Foundation is to build, preserve, maintain and enhance a collection of more than 130 unique pieces in Europe composed of live steam engines and objects related to the railway world.

A project

With a view to making its collection visible to as many people as possible and enhancing its collection, the Foundation plans to create a Museum in the heart of the Swiss Vapeur Parc (around 2026) in an exceptional building; a real replica on the scale of the locomotive depot in Lausanne.

THE COLLECTION

Exceptional models

More than 30 live steam locomotives currently make up the collection of the Live Steam Model Foundation. The collection also includes static steam engines and railway objects that bear witness to the history of the railway.

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THE MUSEUM

A project for 2026

The foundation’s project is to build a museum depot in the heart of the Swiss Vapeur Parc to enhance and exhibit the foundation’s collection. This ambitious achievement requires financial support.

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A bold architectural project

July 8, 2024 will remain an important date in the realization of the Foundation Museum. In one day, the face of Bellevue Hill has completely changed and the lines of the building have finally been drawn. Thank you to all the contributors and companies who make this project possible.

The rest of the framework and the roof covering remain to be carried out. The building should be out of water by the autumn.

 

THEY TELL THEIR PASSION

At the age of 12, while visiting my grandparents in Bouveret, it clicked. I saw a handful of "enthusiasts" who were finishing building what would become the Swiss Vapeur Parc. I couldn't help but meet them, be enrolled in the first year of operation in 1989, share my love of rail with other enthusiasts like me, and contribute to a close-knit team year after year.

Yves Marclay, President, Director RegionAlps SA

Fascinated by technology from a very young age, the Swiss Vapeur Parc became my weekly hobby from the age of 11. He directed me to the railway for my apprenticeship, with the aim of one day driving real trains. Other professional opportunities then arose, and it was only after fifteen years in the industry that I returned to the railway. My passions for technology and for the railway have thus joined in my everyday life. I hope that with this project, others will also discover their vocation.

Sebastien Oggier, Vice-President

Over time, I have seen the park settle and grow, an inseparable emblem of the municipality of Port-Valais. I was able to accompany and support the various actions initiated by the different generations of enthusiasts investing in their passion and the public. It is with great admiration that I support the Foundation's projects and congratulate their initiators.

Claude Roch, Former President of the municipality of Port-Valais and former Valais State Councillor

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