1040 013-3 on the first service train of the day about to leave Schladming for Selzthal photo 14 May 2005 Ron Ferguson

Austrian Railway Group

Emmstalbahn
Bischofshofen- Selzthal
Klein Reifling - St Valentin
Route and stations

A route of great contrast, it starts with a twisting mountainous section up into the Radstadter Tauern where it meets the headwaters of the Emms, and follows it across a high level valley to Selzthal. From there the line climbs slowly into the mountains of the Gesaüse National Park, and the steep sided section though to Heiflau. North of Großreifling, the valley levels out, and the line parallels the main road with the river between.

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Inside the new (2004) station building Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson Bischofshofen Plinthed on the Northern outkirts. Click to see the real locomotive Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
the plaforms in front of the station building Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Pöham more pictures More pictures
The station building with the container handling track split to allow passengers access to trains Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Hüttau A two metre guage railway carries log handling crane behind the station to the North Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Where's the station? Over the wooden bridge, up the gravel path though the trees and there are 6 trains each way per day Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson and the view at the top Single platform and tiny shelter. (view towards Huttau Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Neidernfritz - St. Martin
The trackside view from the Bischofshofen end Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Ebon's handsome bullding is at the end of its main street Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Eben im Pongau
viewing the station building towards Radstadt from the freight area Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Exiting the B99 North of the town, you approach over a crossing to the buildings on your right Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Altenmarkt im Pongau
the same view as above, plus snow! Photo 2006 Stephen Ford Looking at the station trackside from the Bishofshofen end. Photo 2006 Stepehn Ford Looking towards Bischofshefen. Photo 2006 Stephen Ford
View from the goods dock towards Eben Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Radstadt View from Eben end The main building compelte with excellent buffet. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
typical freight raffic part loaded log wagon Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Ennswald Forstau (Gbf)
station building from the Pichl end Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson View towards Pichl along the freight platform Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Mandling an der Enns
The shelters on each of Pichl's plaforms looking to Mandling Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson A typical modern Haltstelle at Pichl Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Pichl im Ennstal
the plaforms in front of the station building Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Schladming more pictures More pictures
typical freight loaded logs Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Oberhaus - Markt Haus (Gbf)
The station building looking towards Schladming. Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Haus View towards Grobming towards the single line section the overbridge carries road traffic across the Donau Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Vintage train of 4 wheels from Schladming to Elzthal Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Aich-Assach
Heading west down the valley Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Pruggern
an 1142 arrives alongside the Schladming end. Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Gröbming Trackside view of the buildings from the Steinach end. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
one time goods shed with namebard Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Stein an der Enns looking to Grobming Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
from the platform towards NeiderOblarn and Steinach. Goods wagons and siding on right Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Öblarn The station from the Schladming end Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
A view along the tracks from the shelter under the new roadbridge towards Steinach Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Niederöblarn Close-up on the shelter at the plaform end Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
the station building Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson 1050 013-3 shunts wood wagons at the level crosing at the West end of St Martin Photo 13 May 2005 Ron Ferguson
St. Martin am Grimming
The delighful station bulding to its left the still manual crossing gates(2005) Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Trautenfels BView north thrugh the corssing which splits the platform the overbridge carries road traffic across the Donau Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
left to right 1044 065-9 about o come forward for Bad Aussee 4010 unit about to go away for Graz 1040 013-3 on a pick-up freight Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Stainach-Irdning Momemnts after corossing the mountain behind, 1044 drops into Steinach from Bad Aussee on a Wien Westbahnhof service. Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
View ro Schladming from opposite the station building Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson View of station from the car park Photo 2005 Ron Ferguson
Wörschach-Schwefelbad
The town's eponymous Talent 4024 002-7 standinds in front of the station after naming on the 14th Photo May 2005 Ron Ferguson Liezen 1116 heads for Bischofshofen with an Amsteeten train Photo 7 May 2005 Ron Ferguson
Plinthed class 52 watches from the south end as 4010-007-5 arrives Photo 2005 Stephen Ford Selzthal Traditional canopies cover the island platfroms Photo 2005 Stephen Ford

Access & easy photography from Eben im Pongau to Admont, and north of Grossreifling. Spectacular scenery for your backgrounds elsewhere.

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