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The Schneeberg Railway (german: Schneebergbahn) is a local railway line in
/ref> The main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg had a branch to Wöllersdorf from the outset. The section built later from Sollenau to Feuerwerksanstalt (extension) is now closed and renaturalised. The line's name - the Schneeberg Railway (''Schneebergbahn'') - was not only used in the title of the original operating company, the Schneeberg Railway Company Limited, (''Actiengesellschaft der Schneebergbahn''), but has also been adopted by its latest operator, the Lower Austrian Schneeberg Railway Company (''Niederösterreichsche Schneebergbahn GmbH'' or NÖSBB) founded on 1 January 1997. However, the NÖSBB uses the name ''Schneebergbahn'' only for the cog railway section of the route.
/ref> The journey time on the main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg takes regional trains approximately 45 minutes on the non-electrified single track. On average 15 to 20 '' Regionalzüge'' trains run in each direction daily. The Schneeberg Railway on the extension line from Puchberg am Schneeberg to the Hochschneeberg is a narrow gauge rack railway that has become an important tourist attraction in southern Lower Austria, transporting 120000–130000 registered guests per year. The journey up the mountain takes 53 minutes using modern coaches. Heritage trips using steam traction and the original carriages still take 1 hour, 17 minutes. The trains to the Hochschneeberg run hourly depending on demand. Adverse weather conditions can cause restrictions or changes to the train service. Services are operated from late April to late October depending on the weather. In addition, in April, special trips to the Hengst Hut are laid on.Schneebergbahn GmbH
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File:Schneebergbahn 922220.jpg, The original locomotive No. 22 ''Klaus'' was operated by the ÖBB as 92.2220 until the 1960s
File:Grenzstein der Schneebergbahn.jpg, Boundary stone for the Schneeberg Railway
File:Bahnhof Willendorf 1.jpg, Willendorf station
File:ÖBB 5047-093 in Puchberg 1.jpg, An ÖBB 5047 at Puchberg station
File:Brunn Schneebergbahn.jpg, Two-car set of Class 5147 at Brunn Halt
File:Puchberg_Dampflokdenkmal_92.2220.jpg, Steam engine monument
File:Spezialkarte 4856 Wiener Neustadt.jpg, The Schneeberg Railway and its neighbouring lines around 1915 (special map of the state records
Austrian Federal Railways
Lower Austriaische Schneebergbahn
Gemeinde Puchberg
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The Schneeberg Railway (german: Schneebergbahn) is a local railway line in Lower Austria
Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...
running from Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land Distr ...
to the Hochschneeberg mountain. From Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg it runs as a standard gauge, adhesion railway
An adhesion railway relies on adhesion traction to move the train. Adhesion traction is the friction between the drive wheels and the steel rail. The term "adhesion railway" is used only when it is necessary to distinguish adhesion railways from ...
(main section) and from Puchberg am Schneeberg to the Hochschneeberg as a narrow-gauge, cog railway
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(extension).ÖNB: Reichsgesetzblatt 156/1895/ref> The main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg had a branch to Wöllersdorf from the outset. The section built later from Sollenau to Feuerwerksanstalt (extension) is now closed and renaturalised. The line's name - the Schneeberg Railway (''Schneebergbahn'') - was not only used in the title of the original operating company, the Schneeberg Railway Company Limited, (''Actiengesellschaft der Schneebergbahn''), but has also been adopted by its latest operator, the Lower Austrian Schneeberg Railway Company (''Niederösterreichsche Schneebergbahn GmbH'' or NÖSBB) founded on 1 January 1997. However, the NÖSBB uses the name ''Schneebergbahn'' only for the cog railway section of the route.
Management
Whilst the operation of the standard gauge section of the Schneeberg Railway is handled by the ÖBB, the management of the narrow-gauge rack railway is carried out by the Lower Austrian Schneeberg Railway Company founded in 1997, in which the state of Lower Austria - in the guise of the "Lower Austrian Transport Organization Company" ( NÖVOG) - and theÖBB
The Austrian Federal Railways (german: Österreichische Bundesbahnen, formally (lit. "Austrian Federal Railways Holding Stock Company") and formerly the or ''BBÖ''), now commonly known as ÖBB, is the national railway company ...
each have a 50 percent share.Press release of 25 March 1998/ref> The journey time on the main section from Wiener Neustadt to Puchberg am Schneeberg takes regional trains approximately 45 minutes on the non-electrified single track. On average 15 to 20 '' Regionalzüge'' trains run in each direction daily. The Schneeberg Railway on the extension line from Puchberg am Schneeberg to the Hochschneeberg is a narrow gauge rack railway that has become an important tourist attraction in southern Lower Austria, transporting 120000–130000 registered guests per year. The journey up the mountain takes 53 minutes using modern coaches. Heritage trips using steam traction and the original carriages still take 1 hour, 17 minutes. The trains to the Hochschneeberg run hourly depending on demand. Adverse weather conditions can cause restrictions or changes to the train service. Services are operated from late April to late October depending on the weather. In addition, in April, special trips to the Hengst Hut are laid on.Schneebergbahn GmbH
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See also
*Austrian Federal Railways
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References
Sources
* Alfred Niel: ''Der Schneeberg und seine Bahn'', Verlag Kurt Wedl, Melk 1967 * Informationsbroschüre der Österreichischen Bundesbahnen: ''Die Schneebergbahn seit 1897'', ÖBB 1992 * Slezak: ''Vom Schiffskanal zur Eisenbahn – Wiener Neustädter Kanal und Aspang Railway (2. Auflage)'', Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, Wien 1989 * Alfred Luft: ''75 Jahre Schneebergbahn 1897–1972'', Verlag Verein der Freunde der Murtalbahn, Murau 1972 * Slezak: ''Schneebergbahn bei Wien (ESA Heft Nr. 18)'', Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, Wien 1985External links
Austrian Federal Railways
Lower Austriaische Schneebergbahn
Gemeinde Puchberg
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