The Austrian Railway Group
Tunnels

Where does a bridge end, and a tunnel begin. We have used a definition of whether when inside a tunnel, you can see daylight from your trainseat. If you can, it is a bridge.

photo S Ford
Mariazellerbahn
photo S Ford
Between Hst Kitzlachklamm and Bhf Taxenbach-Rauris, the newer line again goes through the mountainside, whilst an eastbound freight train hauled by a class 1044 uses the older line, skirting the Salzach River. photo S Ford
Kitzlachklamm to Taxenbach-Rauris only one track is tunneled.
the closed station, Hst. Kitzlachklamm, stands at the eastern end of the tunnel of the same name. 02 July 2004 Phopt |S Ford
Kitzlachklamm Tunnel- west 		An early-evening Saalfelden - Salzburg service approaches the western end of Kitzlachklamm tunnel. 18:02, 02 July 2004 Photo S Ford
Kitzlachklamm Tunnel - East 		To the east of Taxenbach-Rauris, the original single line was doubled at great expense, by driving a second line on a different alignment through two tunnels. Here Gschwandtnerberg Tunnel appears in front of the train, whilst the older line continues around the headland. 02 July 2004 Photo S Ford.
Gschwandtnerberg Tunnel

Tauernbahn autoschlusse : the Tauern rail tunnel by car

: Photos Ron Ferguson
Off the standard height platform and onto the standard flat wagon then down the ramp added to a low floored wagon then onto the real car or lorry transporter
After worries about fires, drivers had to board coaches for transport through the tunnels. Left the coaches, right the transports, both at Mallnitz in 2001 by S Ford. Watch 20 seconds of WMV going in and arriving at Mallnitz


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All Mariazellerbahn photographs copyright Bernd Hirnschrodt, the photographer who has kindly made them available to the ARG through member Sy Berger.


updated 18th October 2004
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