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The Schafberg Railway (German: Schafbergbahn) is a metre gauge cog railway in Upper Austria leading from Sankt Wolfgang im Salzkammergut up to the Schafberg (1,783 m). With a total length of 5.85 km it gains about 1,200 m in height difference. The rail gauge is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). It uses the Abt system. Operation started in 1893. Today steam locomotives as well as diesel railcars are in operation.
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Going up Schafberg in a diesel railcar
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Schafberg Railway summit station
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Schafberg Railway train outside the summit station
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Schafberg Railway trains passing on the way down
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Locomotive Z13 at the summit station
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Diesel unit Z21 at St. Wolfgang
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