Southern Railway

ronik24 · Post by **ronik24** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:54 am

Hello,

Here you go, some pics from Friday and Sunday. Also some slightly nostalgic trains, sadly one nostalgic diesel loco stood idle at the shed instead of taking over one of them.

Full series can be seen here:
http://raildata.info/stuff/gwn040404/

Example pics:

On Friday afternoon I took a Schnellbahn from my home station Atzgersdorf-Mauer to Gumpolskirchen on the SÃ¼dbahn

Schnellbahn being overtaken at MÃ¶dling

Gumpoldskirchen station, very straight bit with the only (short) tunnel in this area

VERY tastelessly colored Golf at the level crossing (just park here, the Taurus is already coming in the background

)

Through the vineyards

Another commuter train that will be parted at Wiener Neustadt, one part on the Aspang line (see my previous post), the other further on the mainline over Semmering Pass

InterCity with Transalpin EMU from Vienna to Graz

Ã–BBEuroCity with two Tauri in charge

Long auto train

Sunday morning the weather was worse, nostalgic 1010 with green Schlieren coaches as "Erlebniszug Zauberberge" at MÃ¶dling

At Wiener Neustadt the train gets parted, one goes over the Semmering Pass to MÃ¼rzzuschlag (1010), two go on the branchlines to Puchberg am Schneeberg and Gutenstein (both 2016, one should have been green 2143.040)

Using the one to Puchberg, 2016 for the train to Gutenstein is ready

Getting out at the first stop, still in Wiener Neustadt, the sun is showing up

The train to Gutenstein follows closely (the branchlines are divided at the next station, Bad Fischau-Brunn)

Regular train from Puchberg which I took back to Wiener Neustadt main station

Green 2143 at Wiener Neustadt shed

One of the smaller yards, a little further down the line

Cover!

Better cross the railway together

The train from Puchberg is coming back

Parallel drive, CityShuttle on Southern Railway and train from Gutenstein

1142 with a lot of heat, Wiener Neustadt cathedral in the background (new, as the town was bombed in WWII)

Now the 5047 can proceed

4010 with InterCity from Graz approaching

4010.019 is the only one with red numbers

Freigth train from the branchline in the curve

Encounter with an InterCity

"Erlebniszug Zauberberge" on the second tour of the day to Puchberg

Leaning into the curve

Going back to Gutenstein

Holiday work

Long train of locos at Wiener Neustadt station

Also coming back from Gutenstein

And the regular train from Puchberg joins

Off to lunch!

alanhowat · Post by **alanhowat** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:00 am

Hi Roni,

Quite superb, as usual!!

Cheers,

Alan.

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 11:57 am

Absoutely brilliant!

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:07 pm

Hi

All I can say is...

I hope you come to Britain soon!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, those pics are absolutley wonderful.

Chris

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:18 pm

Up to your usual very high standard!

Always a joy to see your latest posts!

ronik24 · Post by **ronik24** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:52 pm

Thanks a lot guys!

By the way, I have created a map of Austria for better orientation:
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/sh ... hoto=13755

Enlarged map of the Vienna area will follow soon!

simont · Post by **simont** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 1:03 pm

Very nice! Seeing your screenshots always makes me want to go and play on my Austrian routes...

basildd · Post by **basildd** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:35 pm

They always make me want to go back to Austria for the real thing!

simont · Post by **simont** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:22 pm

That too, but it's slightly harder...

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:06 pm

Superb telephoto work. Great crisp images. More please!

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:21 pm

Excelent - as always.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:56 am

Insert Cliche...

They always want me to upgrade to a DSLR camera - but I can't afford it

ronik24 · Post by **ronik24** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:19 pm

Thanks again, guys!

You're always welcome for a tour!

Kevo00 · Post by **Kevo00** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:37 pm

Hmm. Whats the best way by train from Paris/Brussels to Vienna Ronik?

ronik24 · Post by **ronik24** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:45 pm

Hi,

Paris - Vienna is EuroNight 263 "Orient Express"

Brussels - Vienna was an EN until last year, obviously not any more...
You have to take an ICE to Germany in the evening and then use either EuroNight 229 "Spree-Donau-Kurier" at Nuremberg (which is faster, but more unconvenient stepping over twice and getting the night train at midnight) or CityNightLine 313 "Donau-Kurier" (a private night train), just stepping over 1 time at Frankfurt.