Wege aus Eisen in Oberösterreich - Zur Geschichte der Eisenbahn im Land ob der Enns
In Upper Austria, the first railway in the monarchy, the horse-drawn tram, was built in September 1827. It was the second railway in Europe; the horse-drawn tram from Saint Étienne to Andrézieux (France) had already been put into operation on June 1, 1827.
In the following decades, a considerable rail network was built, which included the Western Railway, the most important main line in Austria. The Crown Prince Rudolf Railway, the Kremstal Railway and the Pyhrn Railway, as well as the Salzkammergut Railway and the Passau Railway, to name just a few, are presented in detail.
The branch lines that are so characteristic of Upper Austria complete the rail network. Many of these branch lines have been electrified for decades. The focus is on the branch lines and trams operated by the Stern & Hafferl company. In Linz, the Pöstlingbergbahn was built as one of the steepest adhesion railways in the world.
Economic reasons led to the first branch lines being closed down and the railway facilities being dismantled from the 1930s onwards. Particularly noteworthy is the construction of a new branch line in 2014 in the south-western Innviertel, from Trimmelkam to Ostermiething.
Peter Wegenstein examines the history of these lines in detail, documenting their creation, prosperity and (partial) decline. More than 100 photos show the trains on all routes with a wide variety of vehicles. Old tickets and route sketches complement the book.
Szczegóły
| Autor: | Peter Wegenstein |
| Wydanie: | 132 strony, 20.5 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm, twarda oprawa |
| Ilustracje: | 100+ fotografii |
| Język: | niemiecki |
| Wydawca: | Edition Winkler-Hermaden (A, 2020) |
| ISBN: | 9783951980416 |