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A392 |
78.618 |
Wien Ost |
June 27th
1987 |
The 78
arrives with an ÖBB150 tour. |
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A393 |
78.618 |
Wien Ost |
June 27th
1987 |
Standing
at the buffers after arriving with a steam special which
had arrived from Wiener Neustadt. |
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A394 |
78.618 |
Wien Ost |
June 27th
1987 |
The 78
runs light out of the station. It is not thought that the
TV towers were a standard boiler fitting of the class! |
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A395 |
78.618 |
Wien Ost |
June 27th
1987 |
The 78 is
shunt released from the stock |
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A396 |
Coaches |
Wien Ost |
June 27th
1987 |
The
preserved coaches from the steam special which arrived
behind 78.618 |
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A397 |
2050.005 |
Wien
Stadtlau |
June 27th
1987 |
Even late
on a Saturday evening, the freight trains still run in
the Austrian capital. |
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A398 |
4020.036 |
Gänserndorf |
June 28th
1987 |
At the
terminus station for the Viennese Schnellbahn services,
the ET4020 will reverse and head back into the city |
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A399 |
5145.007 |
Gänserndorf |
June 28th
1987 |
In the bay
platform ready to depart for Marchegg |
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A400 |
5144.005 |
Gänserndorf |
June 28th
1987 |
Seen on
arrival from Mistelbach Lokalbahn |
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A401 |
5144.005 |
Gänserndorf |
June 28th
1987 |
A vintage
railcar in it's final years. |
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A402 |
1063.019 |
Hohenau |
June 28th
1987 |
North of
Hohenau, the voltage chabges to 25kV 50Hz a.c as the line
runs into Czechoslovakia. Trains were hauled by the
dual-voltage 1063s..... |
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A403 |
1063.019+
1063.015 |
Hohenau |
June 28th
1987 |
.....
including passenger trains. This was taken to
Bernhardsthal, the last stop before the border |
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A404 |
310.23 |
Wien Nord |
June 28th
1987 |
During the
afternoon, I took one of the ÖBB150 steam specials,
hauled by this Gölsdorf designed 2-6-4 loco |
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A405 |
310.23 |
Wien Nord |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A406 |
310.23 |
Wien Nord |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A407 |
310.23 |
Wien Nord |
June 28th
1987 |
In the
background is the big wheel of the Prater fairground. |
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A408 |
310.23 |
Wien Nord |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A409 |
310.23 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A410 |
310.23 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
The first
line to open in Austria was between Deutsch Wagram and
Floridsdorf in 1837. The 310 stands next to the original
station building. |
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A411 |
310.23 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A412 |
|
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
To enter
into the spirit of the steam special, the railway staff
were dressed up in period costume. |
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A413 |
310.23 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
A close-up
of the buffer beam |
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A414 |
2143.070 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
To guard
against failure, the ÖBB150 steam special was followed
by this diesel loco. |
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A415 |
4020.046 |
Deutsch
Wagram |
June 28th
1987 |
A pair of
ET4020 units on a Schnellbahn on their way into Wien |
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A416 |
310.23 |
Gänserndorf |
June 28th
1987 |
Photo stop |
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A417 |
310.23 |
Oberweiden |
June 28th
1987 |
Seen
before reversing to perform a run past. |
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A418 |
310.23 |
Oberweiden |
June 28th
1987 |
At this
station between Gänserndorf and Marchegg, an impressive
run past was undertaken. |
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A419 |
310.23 |
Oberweiden |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A420 |
310.23 |
Oberweiden |
June 28th
1987 |
|
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A421 |
310.23 |
Marchegg |
June 28th
1987 |
Having
uncoupled from the train, the 310 prepares to run round. |