Readingtimes：Railfanning report for Austrian Railways ( III )--Street car system

Hung, Chih-wen

Innsbruck

The tram system in Innsbruck is very good. Most cars are painted with advertisement; therefore the original red/light yellow livery is not easy to see now. Those cars used on the system have only door in one side. However, the cars used on Stubaitalbahn have doors in both sides.

There is a street car museum near Stubaitalbahn station. It only opens on Saturday. A special car is running from the museum to downtown following route #6 and #1. Tourists can use Innsbruck card to visit the museum and ride the trains without any extra charge.

* Look at this #3 car!!! Did you find something wrong?
* * #1 street car in downtown Innsbruck.
* * * Special car runs from museum to downtown area (only on Saturday).

Linz

The street car station in front of OBB Linz station is under construction currently, but the route of #3 street car line still passes the place nearby. The cars are mostly painted with advertisement, so I didn't know what is their original livery. I visited Linz, because I heard that there was an OBB railway garden near the station. However, when I visited, the garden has gone, and the place was prepared for a new building of station.

Zillertalbahn #5 steam locomotive in Mayrhofen

* Linz #3 street car line.

Vienna

Vienna (Wien) has the most beautiful street car system in Austria. The cars are painted in red/white livery as Austrian flag. Some new low-level cars can be seen on the routes. O-trains are good for passengers to visit major tourist place. U-6 system has classic historical stations, tunnels and bridges. The Wien street car museum only opens on Saturday and Sunday. If you have money, you can rent a street car for yourself as well.

* Wien street car system.

* New low level street in Wien.
* * U-6 train.
* * * Street car museum.