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Semmering railway

Semmering railway
Semmering railway with
surrounding mountain scenery
NameSemmeringbahn
Image Width250px
CaptionSemmering railway with
surrounding mountain scenery
OwnerAustrian Federal Railways
OperatorAustrian Federal Railways
Linelength41 km (25.5 mi)
Gaugesg
Minradius190 m (623.4 ft)
Maxincline2.5 %
El15 kV, 16â…” Hz Overhead line
Map Statecollapsed

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The Semmering railway, Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads over the Semmering to Mürzzuschlag was the first mountain railway in Europe built with a standard gauge track. It is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain railway, given the very difficult terrain and the considerable altitude difference that was mastered during its construction. It is still fully functional as a part of the South railway which is oparated by the Austrian Federal Railways.

Semmering railway Video

ÖBB EuroCity in Semmering railway station. This video is a missing part of the video "Semmering railway station & the "Kalte Rinne" viaduct (ÖBB)", on July 05, 2008. _____________________________________ Zolesz Video Studio filmed and edited by: Zolesz ................................. Oradea, 05.10.2008. (c)2008
1.20 min. | 4.77 user rating		 A lot of trains in Semmering railway station and a short footage from the famous Semmeringbahn's two-leveled viaduct: the "Kalte Rinne".
9.48 min. | 4.73 user rating		 The Sebnitztalbahn is a beautiful railroad line in Southeastern Germany. It still has the scenic atmosphere of a typical secondary railway: telegraph poles, nice little station buildings etc. Filmed in 1998. Today this type of V100 diesel locomotive and the cars are out of service. Sebnitztalbahn (Sächsischer Semmering) 1998: Mit der V100 von Neukirch nach Bad Schandau Die schönen Bom-Abteilwagen sind genau wie die V 100 -Diesellok längst Geschichte. Die Bahnstrecke ist heute bei Neustadt (Sachs) unterbrochen, um einer Umgehungsstraße Platz zu machen. Wenn ich könnte, würde ich sofort in das Video reinspringen und die Tour noch mal machen ...
6.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Payerbach-Reichenau - Klamm-Schottwien - Semmering - [Semmering Tunnel] - Mürzzuschlag. Austria railway journey, [day 4], may 2007.
5.37 min. | 4.58 user rating		 The Semmering Railway or Ghega line follows a beautiful route through the Austrian Alps. Built between 1848 and 1854, the railway represented a triumph of civil engineering for the time.Officially designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, this site is to be safeguarded for the future as a testimony to its enduring past. The 26-part tv-series HERITAGE SITES of the WORLD is available in Dutch and English. Information at www.stockshot.nl/worldheritagesites/ ©WWW.STOCKSHOT.NL highres version &broadcast video footage.
0.50 min. | 5.0 user rating
AUSTRIA - ÖBB - SEMMERING- SEMMERINGBAHN - June 2010 recorded June 2010, Semmeringbahn - ÖBB - railway Niederösterreich; Semmering; Klamm, Schottwien, Breitenstein, Payerbach
5.00 min. | 0 user rating		 Semmering railway PAYERBACH -SEMMERING
3.87 min. | 0 user rating		 My last day in Austria had begun. On the morning of June 9, 2010 I packed my suitcase early and strolled into town one last time with my brother and my sister-in-law. It was market day again in my home town of Weiz and the locals were picking up fresh produce, meat and bread from the local merchants. After a nice lunch we were ready to head out for one final excursion. We started driving through the hilly winding roads of Eastern Styria, past the villages of Anger, Birkfeld, Ratten and Rettenegg, to the 1372 metre high mountain pass of Pfaffensattel. This road connects the Austrian provinces of Styria and Lower Austria, snakes through a heavily forested, scarcely populated region of my home province of Styria and arrives in the Mürz Valley. From here we continued on to the town of Semmering, most well known as a popular spa town and a favourite vacation getaway for the Viennese aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century. As I was leaving today by night train from Vienna to Rome, I went straight to the train station in Semmering to find out when the next direct train to Vienna would arrive. It was not due until about a quarter to five, so we still had a couple of hours to explore the town. The Semmering Railway, incidentally, was the first mountain railway in Europe to be built with a standard gauge track. With its 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts (some of them two stories high) and more than 100 curved stone bridges, this railway, completed in 1854, is one of the most important <b>...</b>
1.87 min. | 0 user rating		 My last day in Austria had begun. On the morning of June 9, 2010 I packed my suitcase early and strolled into town one last time with my brother and my sister-in-law. It was market day again in my home town of Weiz and the locals were picking up fresh produce, meat and bread from the local merchants. After a nice lunch we were ready to head out for one final excursion. We started driving through the hilly winding roads of Eastern Styria, past the villages of Anger, Birkfeld, Ratten and Rettenegg, to the 1372 metre high mountain pass of Pfaffensattel. This road connects the Austrian provinces of Styria and Lower Austria, snakes through a heavily forested, scarcely populated region of my home province of Styria and arrives in the Mürz Valley. From here we continued on to the town of Semmering, most well known as a popular spa town and a favourite vacation getaway for the Viennese aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century. As I was leaving today by night train from Vienna to Rome, I went straight to the train station in Semmering to find out when the next direct train to Vienna would arrive. It was not due until about a quarter to five, so we still had a couple of hours to explore the town. The Semmering Railway, incidentally, was the first mountain railway in Europe to be built with a standard gauge track. With its 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts (some of them two stories high) and more than 100 curved stone bridges, this railway, completed in 1854, is one of the most important <b>...</b>
1.90 min. | 0 user rating		 My last day in Austria had begun. On the morning of June 9, 2010 I packed my suitcase early and strolled into town one last time with my brother and my sister-in-law. It was market day again in my home town of Weiz and the locals were picking up fresh produce, meat and bread from the local merchants. After a nice lunch we were ready to head out for one final excursion. We started driving through the hilly winding roads of Eastern Styria, past the villages of Anger, Birkfeld, Ratten and Rettenegg, to the 1372 metre high mountain pass of Pfaffensattel. This road connects the Austrian provinces of Styria and Lower Austria, snakes through a heavily forested, scarcely populated region of my home province of Styria and arrives in the Mürz Valley. From here we continued on to the town of Semmering, most well known as a popular spa town and a favourite vacation getaway for the Viennese aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century. As I was leaving today by night train from Vienna to Rome, I went straight to the train station in Semmering to find out when the next direct train to Vienna would arrive. It was not due until about a quarter to five, so we still had a couple of hours to explore the town. The Semmering Railway, incidentally, was the first mountain railway in Europe to be built with a standard gauge track. With its 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts (some of them two stories high) and more than 100 curved stone bridges, this railway, completed in 1854, is one of the most important <b>...</b>
1.75 min. | 5.0 user rating

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