In Austria, many trains have unique names. Today I came across an interesting one: Chris Lohner. She is that lady whose voice one can hear at the recorded announcements of the railway stations and on the Railjets.
Category: Railways
Diesel railcar GySEV 247 509
Sometimes you see Hungarian trains driving through the East of the Austrian rail network. For example, this diesel railcar numbered GySEV 247 509 is about to leave the Meidling station in Vienna.
MStE E 2 (1913) in Mixnitz
The manufacturer AEG produced the MStE E 2 in 1913. Its track gauge is 760 mm, generally known as the Bosnian Gauge in Austria. It still runs for the Lokalbahn Mixnitz–Sankt Erhard (LBMStE), also called Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway).
A tributary valley in Styria
The reason why I like train journeys in Styria: It’s all about the landscape. This photo taken on my way back from Breitenau to Mixnitz made me think, walking barefooted in this field could be a good idea now. What to you think?
Passenger train at the Breitenauerbahn
The Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) connecting the Styrian places Mixnitz and Breitenau is generally used for cargo transports only. For a few days, the vintage train depicted above offers a ride for people.
View of Breitenau from Breitenau Railway
Perfect Idyll! View of the Styrian market town Breitenau am Hochlantsch taken from a carriage of the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway)
Colours of a train journey in Styria
The colours of a train journey on an open carriage through a Styrian valley. Are there trains with open carriages in your region too?
Train journey with the Breitenauerbahn
I took the journey with the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) on an open carriage and had a great view of a typical Styrian valley. It is a special way of hiking, isn’t it? 🙂
Locomotive of the Breitenauerbahn
This locomotive runs for trains of the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) between the Styrian places Breitenau and Mixnitz. This narrow-gauge railway started in 1913. It was an electrified line since its very beginning.
On an ICE T to Regensburg
A view into the driver’s cabin of a German ICE T. In this kind of train you have the chance to sit behind the driver – only separated by a glass door – and to watch the landscape in front of the train. As there are such cabins at both ends of the train you can also have a view like this one without a driver.
Extra train to Moscow
When I reached Vienna today, I was surprised to see an extra train to Moscow at the next track. Have you ever got the feeling of coming across a train and wanting to take it on the spot?
The fairy tale grotto train of Graz
The old fairy tale grotto train of Graz closed with Jan 8th, and I was one of the last guests.