This sections attempts to give an insight into what each does or did. In general these sites are not open to public visits except on open days or by special arrangement. Many of course no longer exist.

railways are dangerous places

Always obtain permission before entering railway premises

ÖBB works

ÖBB Knittelfeld Knittelfeld				Close to the station and adjacent to the depot. ÖBB's main works for departmental equipment (cranes, turmwagen etc) and some disels. The works has a small running shed (home to the ÖBB Nostalgie BR52) and often a line of stock including departmental vehicles, cranes, and withdrawn locos. (the traverser 25/8/1994 R Ferguson>
ÖBB Linz haupt Werke Linz				Alongside the main line and station, Linz works carries out heavy repairs, scavenging from and scrapping of locos, and assembly of the Taurus. Many of OGEG's locos were stored and based here. (Taurus body assembly. 2 September 2001 R Ferguson
Florisdorf Wien
Jedlersdorf Wien				ÖBB's main wagon works. In the NW suburbs of Wien.
St Polten				(Rebuild plate on an ÖGEG 4 wheeler. 23 September 2004 R Ferguson)
Worth
Simmering

Private Manufacturers

Follow the link to pages showing how the present Manufacturing base developed and from their details of Jenbacher Works and its output, surviving steam locos of Austrian Manufacture and other related pages.

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8th December 2004
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