Martin Luther
Martin Luther is an 8 NHP Compound J & H McLaren steam-driven traction engine Works No 527 built in November 1895 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK and abandoned in the desert of Skeleton Coast outside of the town of Swakopmund in Namibia, ca.
- Memorial
- …lies at an elevation of 22 metres (72 feet)
- …is also known as “Martin Luther (steam locomotive)”
- Description: a steam locomotive abandoned in the desert of Skeleton Coast
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swakopmund railway station and Swakopmund Airport.
Swakopmund railway station
Railway station
Swakopmund railway station is a railway station serving the town of Swakopmund in Namibia. Swakopmund railway station is situated 1¼ km west of Martin Luther.
Swakopmund Airport
Aerodrome
Swakopmund Airport is a non-towered airport serving…
Swakopmund lighthouse
Lighthouse
Swakopmund lighthouse is situated 3 km west of Martin Luther.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kramersdorf and Mondesa.
Mondesa
Suburb
Mondesa is a suburb of Swakopmund in central western Namibia.
Swakopmund
Swakopmund, known as Swakop, is in the Erongo region of Namibia.
Martin Luther
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Latitude
-22.67205° or 22° 40′ 19″ south
Longitude
14.55261° or 14° 33′ 9″ east
Open location code
5F9P8HH3+52
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historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Martin Luther” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Martin Luther”
- French: “Locomotive Martin Luther”
- German: “Dampflokomobil Martin Luther”
- Swedish: “Martin Luther (ånglok)”
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