This Sunday there were celebrations along the whole Semmering mountain railway, with the year of completion, 1854, the oldest of its kind and still in mainline use. In use was a long special train led by 52 class steam and a 1020 electric inbetween, while a VIP-train consisting just of the newest upgraded rolling stock was pulled by the new "150 years Semmering anniversary" Taurus 1116.200 (with 2 paintings by school children). Sadly the weather was more like in April, sometimes it rained while the sun was shining
The full series (thumbnails, 130 pics) can be found here:
http://www.raildata.info/stuff/sem150/
example pics:
One photo from Friday morning, because of an accident the Western railway was blocked in Vienna, so the major trains had to be rerouted. Here we can see the CityNightLine from Germany arriving with a "DVD" 101 in charge.
Sunday morning:
sunshine in the flatlands
EuroCity 151 "Emona" to Ljubljana at Wiener Neustadt
VIP-train at the start of the Semmering railway, Gloggnitz, in worse weather
the steam + 1020 special arrives at Gloggnitz
Regular special train "Erlebniszug Zauberberge" (every Sunday) with 1010 in charge brought me from Gloggnitz to Payerbach-Reichenau station
IC 532 "Bundessozialamt" passing Payerbach with 1142 + Taurus in quite heavy rain
The VIP special is arriving at Payerbach
ÖBBEC 555 "Johann Nestroy"
Lovely spring mood at Payerbach
The steam train is also arriving
1142 on the second track
Steam shunting
11-loco train on the Schwarza viaduct in Payerbach
The VIP-train (with matching painting
)
GKB-loco returns from trails at Vienna to Graz
GySEV-Taurus with IC 534 from Villach
The steam train left Payerbach at 1 p.m.
Steam over the roofs of Payerbach
Nice spot at the Krauselklause-Viaduct near Breitenstein station further up the line
IC 536 "Don Bosco" from Villach
The special train is approaching
IC 537 "ECDL Kurier" near Breitenstein
Again by "Erlebniszug Zauberberge" from Breitenstein to Spital am Semmering (already on the other side of the moutain pass)
Lovely parallel drive into Spital
Sadly with a little cloud
Both trains at Spital
IC 559 "Stadt Bruck an der Mur" to Graz overtaking in the middle
Leaving Spital
And finally: at Mürzzuschlag
