Zillertal Railway
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 Diesel train on Zillertal Railway |
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| Opened | 1902 |
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| No. of tracks | Single track with passing loops |
| Track gauge | 760 mm (2 ft 5 7⁄8 in) |
| Zillertal Railway Zillertalbahn |
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The Zillertal Railway German: Zillertalbahn) is a 760 mm (2 ft 5 7⁄8 in) gauge private railway running along the Zillertal from Jenbach to Mayrhofen within the Tyrol area of Austria.
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[edit] Background
Most of the services operate using modern diesel locomotives and railcars but the Zillertal Railway also has several steam locomotives which are used with heritage veranda rolling stock for special trains targeting tourists.[1] Goods traffic uses transporter wagons carrying standard gauge goods wagons.
In Jenbach the Zillertal Railway meets the ÖBB standard gauge line between Salzburg and Innsbruck and the metre gauge Achenseebahn. Jenbach is the only location in Austria where railways with three different gauges meet.
[edit] History
The line was opened on 31 July 1902.[2]
Some of the Zillertal Railway's redundant rolling stock was donated by the railway to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in the UK.
[edit] References
- ^ Zillertalbahn webpage about steam trains[dead link]
- ^ accessdate =2009-05-18 "Zillertalbahn cable railway". Travel Guide. Austrian National Tourist Office. http://www.austria.info/at/guide/118780sy,en,OEWE/objectId,SIG115806at,_area,417411,_site,us,_subArea,408068,_subArea2,408123,curr,EUR,parentId,RGN16at,season,at1,selectedEntry,sights/intern.html accessdate =2009-05-18.
[edit] External links
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