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Narrow Gauge Snowblower 98.620
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 St Pölten Alpenbahnhof |
ÖBB had a single example of a 760mm
narrow gauge snowblower (98.620 rebuilt 1967) which
for most of its subsequent working life was based on St Pölten (left),
where in 1987 Jim Davidson photographed it.
Originally built and used for the Schneebergbahn, it was rebuilt
and regauged using parts from Bi/s 3726 (BBÖ 503, MZ 255). Operating weight is given as 8.8 tonnes.
Although we describe it as a snowblower, it is also
described Felsinger's Der Mariazellerbahn as a
Schneeschleuder (Snow sling) and by Schober
in his Der Mariazellerbahn im Modell as
Schneefräse (Snow mill).
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Much of the information above came generally from ARG members, but mainly from Edwin Lambert.t
Graphics by Stephen Ford
Updated 30th October 2007