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Zillertalbahn

Achenseebahn

Currently, the most popular locomotives on the OBB lines might be class 1044 and 1042. Some of them wear the old livery (red color with light yellow stripes), but many of them have the new livery (red and dark gray). I was lucky to see a class 1010 locomotive wearing even older dark green in Salzburg. I am not sure why this kind of livery still appears on a locomotive working on daily-based service. Besides these locomotives, newcomers as class 1822 or class 1016 can be seen on the line, too.

Old steam locomotives Old steam locomotives Anchenseebahn #1 steam locomotive Anchenseebahn #2 steam locomotive Anchenseebahn #3 steam locomotive
* Old steam locomotives pushed the trains up.
* * Old steam locomotives pushed the trains up.
* * * Anchenseebahn #1 steam locomotive.
* * * * Anchenseebahn #2 steam locomotive.
* * * * * Anchenseebahn #3 steam locomotive.

Zillertalbahn

Jenbach is really a great railroad town. One side of OBB platform is Achenseebahn, and the other side is Zillertalbahn. The gauge for OBB line is 1435mm, Achenseebahn is 1000mm, and Zillertalbahn is 760mm. All three kinds of railroad gauges met in one station!

Zillertalbahn (Jenback - Mayrhofen, 31.7km) opened in 1900. During my visit, I saw a 0-6-2 steam locomotive (#5) running on steam trains. The O&K diesel locomotive also pulled the trains on the line, too.

Zillertalbahn #5 steam locomotive in Mayrhofen Zillertalbahn steam train Zillertalbahn #5 steam locomotive in Jenbach
* Zillertalbahn #5 steam locomotive in Mayrhofen.
* * Zillertalbahn steam train.
* * * Zillertalbahn #5 steam locomotive in Jenbach.

Stubaitalbahn

Stubaitalbahn (STB) is a local railway running from downtown Innsbruck to Fulpmes (21km). It uses the same track as Innsbruck street cars in town, but has its own track after Stubaitalbahnhof. Most cars running on the line was painted in ugly livery with advertisement. However, I was lucky to have an original beautiful IVB red/light yellow car for my visit.

STB Fulpmes The train on STB
* STB Fulpmes.ˇ@* * The train on STB.

Salzburg Lokalbahn

Salzburg lokalbahn (local railway) has lines, Salzburg-Burmoos-Lamprechtshausen (34km) and Burmoos-Trimmelkam (9km). The Salzburg lokalbahn is an underground station. The sign from OBB station is not very clear.

Salzburg lokalbahn train arriving Salzburg
* Salzburg lokalbahn train arriving Salzburg.

Linz Lokalbahn

Linz lokalbahn (local railway) has lines from Linz to Neumarkt- Niederspaching- Kallham (56km), and a branch line from Niederspaching to Peuerbach (3km). The Linz lokalbahn station is not easy to find. The location of the station is not right besides OBB Linz station, and the OBB station does not have good sign to indicate how to get there, either. I found the station by the map shown on street car stop finally. Many of new ADtranz cars running on the line, now.

ADtranz car leaving Linz Linz lokalbahn cars
* ADtranz car leaving Linz.ˇ@* * Linz lokalbahn cars.

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