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24-515: Construction of the Schafberg Railway commenced in 1892 and operations begun during the following year. It is owned by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and operated by the local company SchafbergBahn und Wolfgangsee Schifffahrt (SLB), part of the Salzburg AG group, The railway has operate both traditional steam locomotives and diesel traction, including railcars . It has been claimed to be

48-417: A century. They are used on special heritage trains that are only run during the summer, while the bulk of the regular services are operated by the railway's oil-fired locomotives instead. The steam hauled trains use a fleet of wooden-bodied coaches capable of carrying a maximum of 60 people, while the diesel railcar can transport up to 74 people in a single journey. The journey time between the base station and

72-436: A pair of tunnels, the longest having a length of 91 metres. Despite the challenge of the work and the often impressive civil engineering incorporated into the line, construction proceeded at a relatively fast rate. Within roughly one year, all of the line's core features had been completed, enabling the railway to be opened for the first time on 1 August 1893. From end to end, the line stretches 5.85 km (3.65 miles), between

96-589: A railway up the mountain to capitalise on these movements; a key advocate of the concept was the entrepreneur Bertholt Curant. From the onset, the railway was envisioned for use primarily by tourists. It was also recognised that joint services could be offered with ferries across the adjacent lake. During April 1892, construction of the Schafberg Railway commenced. It was built by a mostly Italian workforce numbering roughly 350, while virtually all materials, including tools and living supplies, were transported via mules , which reportedly performed in excess of 6,000 trips to

120-426: A single person. As of 2016, the Schafberg Railway operates a fleet of steam locomotives (both oil and coal fired), two modern Stadler -manufactured diesel locomotives, and a single diesel railcar are in operation. While some of these are relatively recent units dating back to the 1990s, three of the locomotives date back to the earliest days of the Schafberg Railway and thus have been in regular operations for over

144-450: Is largely electrified. Electrification of the system began in 1912 but did not reach an advanced state until the 1950s. The last steam locomotive in regular service on the standard gauge network was retired in 1978. The post-war laws related to the Austrian railways were the: By a law of August 2009, the organisational structure dating from 2005 was further modified; the railways are under

168-474: Is located in the east of St. Wolfgang (in the state of Upper Austria ), in front of Wolfgangsee. After leaving the town, and starting to climb the mountain, the line enters in the municipal territory of St. Gilgen , in the state of Salzburg . Nearest railway was the Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn Salzburg - Bad Ischl (closed in 1957), that counted a "St. Wolfgang" station in the opposite side of

192-537: The Bundesbahnen Österreich or BBÖ ), now commonly known as ÖBB , is the national railway company of Austria , and the administrator of Liechtenstein 's railways. The ÖBB group is owned entirely by the Republic of Austria, and is divided into several separate businesses that manage the infrastructure and operate passenger and freight services. The Austrian Federal Railways has had two discrete periods of existence. It

216-485: The 16.7 Hz electrification system, and two hep stations for 50 Hz power generation. As of 2009 it employed 17,612 staff. According to the Annual Report 2013, the company employs 39,513, there of 13,599 employees, 24,251 tenured employees and 1,663 apprentices. In 2013, ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG carried 469 million passengers of which 235 million were bus passengers. The ÖBB has All neighbouring railways have

240-476: The 1960s, the railway's management has recognised the merit of continuing to operate steam traction with attracting tourists to the area; accordingly, during 1996, the Schafberg Railway took delivery of multiple new steam locomotives produced by SLM in Winterthur, Switzerland. These newer locomotives, unlike earlier units, have been designed to run on light oil instead of heavier diesel fuel, and can be operated by

264-639: The Austrian State Railways, shortly after the Second World War 's conclusion, and it remains an active and popular stop through to the present day. During 1932, ownership of the Schafberg Railway was transferred to Österreichisches Verkehrsbüro , which was subsequently taken over by Deutsche Reichsbahn six years later. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the line came under the control of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Presently, while

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288-410: The cog-railway division was sold to Stadler Rail , and the engineering division, via Adtranz , to Bombardier Transportation . The remaining business was renamed Sulzer-Winpro AG and as part of a management buyout in 2001, was renamed Winpro AG. The advanced steam division was sold in 2000 to Dampflokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik AG (Steam Locomotive and Machine Works Ltd), or DLM AG. In October 2001,

312-964: The construction of the Koralm Railway , the Semmering Base Tunnel and the Brenner Base Tunnel connection with Italy . Eurobarometer surveys conducted in 2018 showed that satisfaction levels of Austrian rail passengers are among the highest in the European Union when it comes to punctuality, reliability and frequency of trains. Furthermore, with their Nightjet brand, ÖBB operates Europe's largest night train fleet. Unlike other major railway companies in Europe that offer more flexible cancellation policies, ÖBB only offers two types of tickets: full-price tickets, and cheaper but non-exchangeable and non-refundable tickets. The Austrian rail system

336-547: The control of ÖBB-Holding AG , a holding company wholly owned by the Austrian state, under the Ministry of Transport . The holding company has a number of subsidiaries: The infrastructure of the state-owned Austrian network is managed by ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, which was formed from former infrastructure-related units including Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH. It now manages 9,740 km of track, 788 signal boxes, 247 tunnels, 6,207 bridges and eight hydro-electric power (hep) stations for

360-468: The lake, linked to Schafbergbahn's one with a ferry. 47°45′23″N 13°25′49″E  /  47.75639°N 13.43028°E  / 47.75639; 13.43028 Austrian Federal Railways The Austrian Federal Railways ( German : Österreichische Bundesbahnen , formally Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft or ÖBB-Holding AG ( lit.   ' Austrian Federal Railways Holding Stock Company ' ) and formerly

384-450: The lakeside station at St Wolfgang Schafbergbahnhof and the summit station of Schafbergspitze, covering a difference in altitude of 1,220 metres (4,024 ft) between these two locations. The Schafberg Railway is a cog railway , using the Abt system with a rail gauge of 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3 + 3 ⁄ 8  in ). A total of three locomotives were originally ordered to work

408-529: The oldest steam-worked rack railway in Austria. During the nineteenth century, the Schafberg became popular with climbers, particularly due to its view from the summit from which as many as five lakes of Austria's Lake District can be spotted. Since 1839, a climber's hut has been in place at the summit to better accommodate the growing numbers of visitors. By the latter part of the century, there were calls to construct

432-426: The railway is owned by ÖBB, it is operated by the local company SchafbergBahn und Wolfgangsee Schifffahrt (SLB), part of the Salzburg AG group, which also operates the shipping on the adjacent Wolfgangsee lake. Traditionally, steam locomotives have been used upon the railway; all rolling stock is compatible with the line's Abt system . While diesel locomotives have been in use upon the Schafberg Railway since

456-426: The railway, the last of which being delivered during 1894. In addition to the railway itself, further supporting projects were undertaken around this time; the line's summit lacked most amenities for passengers until after the turn of the century. Roughly one decade following the railway's opening, an adjacent hotel was constructed with numerous facilities for visitors. The hotel complex was further expanded by its owner,

480-529: The same gauge. [REDACTED] Media related to Österreichische Bundesbahnen at Wikimedia Commons Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik ; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines ; or for both, SLM ) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland . Much of

504-411: The summit station is 59 minutes when steam hauled, while a quicker time of 39 minutes can be achieve via diesel railcar. Lok 999.105 pushing a carriage up the railway featured in a short sequence for the 1965 musical feature film The Sound Of Music starring Julie Andrews . Several minutes of footage of the railway were included in the 1987 television movie Christmas with Flicka . The lower station

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528-405: The various work sites during the line's construction. The work continued throughout the winter of 1892/93, being only suspended briefly during the most extreme weather conditions. The trackbed had to be carved out of the mountain side along with numerous cuttings, culverts, and bridges; major civil engineering features include a 24 metre long viaduct , several arched stone bridges, rock cuttings, and

552-475: The world's mountain railway equipment was constructed by the company. The company was founded in 1871 by the British engineer Charles Brown . SLM built both steam and electric locomotives , including the crocodile type. From 1992, SLM returned to producing steam locomotives designed around advanced steam technology principles. This included rebuilding DR Class 52.80 locomotive number 52 8055. In 1998,

576-620: Was first formed in 1923, using the Bundesbahn Österreich name, as a successor to the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways (kkStB), but was incorporated into the Deutsche Reichsbahn during the 1938–1945 Anschluss . It was reformed in 1947, under the slightly different name Österreichische Bundesbahnen , and remains in existence in this form. Major changes currently being made to the Austrian railway network are

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