No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society
No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society No.3 March 2010 - Intercity Railway Society
No. 3 is ready to propel the 10.55 to Seespitz. Note, the bar in the background (see notes above) 1 May 2004 Nos. 1 and 2 stand at Seespitz boat station 26 May 2004 The railway has a nice ceremony in the autumn when the locomotives are put to bed for the winter. A family occasion with bands, dancing, bratwurst (sausage) and beer, then one by one the 3 locomotives take their lines in the shed, the doors are closed and they prepare to hibernate for the winter. An interesting tale but not quite true! Before the hangovers have gone away they are hauled back across the traverser into the workshops where they are stripped down and overhauled for the next years work. The Zillertalbahn: is a 760mm system that runs through the Ziller valley to Mayrhofen, a 31.7km journey. It was opened on 31 st July 1902. It is single line with passing loops, although there are plans to double some sections to give a more frequent timetable. It has a regular local service run by diesel units and sometimes these can be diesel hauled. There are also timetabled steam hauled trains with one each way in the winter and up to 3 each way in the summer. The outward journey is 56 minutes and the return is 61 minutes (steam outward is 78 minutes and return is 76 minutes). The line is open all year. The line has 4 active steam locomotives, all built in the early 1900s. It also had a 10 year lease of an ex JZ 0-8-2 locomotive which was more powerful and saved double heading of the original locomotives. This lease has now expired. Two B and two D shunters represent the diesels. The Bs are remote control. They also have five B-B main line locomotives as well as the railcars. 1930 built 0-6-2T No.5 ‘Gerlos’ Jenbach, 25 May 2004 diesel railcar VT4 ‘Raimund Rainer’ waiting to depart for Mayrhofen. Jenbach, 2 May 2004 24
Apart from the local service, the southern terminus at Mayrhofn allows tourists to ride the 2 cable cars up the Penkenbahn (high and scary) and the Ahornbahn. You can also transfer to a bus to the Hintertux glacier. Another bus will take you to Krimml station (via Krimml waterfall, which at 1250 feet is the highest in Europe) to catch an OBB narrow gauge train to Zell Am Zee, where there is also a depot. The commercial side of the line is the timber trains and these use 760mm transporter wagons to carry standard gauge wagons to the Jenbach exchange sidings. In 2004 a new diesels were built for timber traffic and passenger use. These diesels are gauge convertible in case it is decided to put dual gauge track from Jenbach to the timber yards. 2004 built D13 for timber traffic and passenger use Jenbach, 30 March 2005 Built in 1916 for use in the Bohler steelworks, Kapfenberg, this 0-4-0T was acquired in 1972 by the railway. No. 6 is used for tourism and public driving lessons. I have seen it many times in the shed at Mayrhofen. Jenbach, 27 May 2004 One of two second hand shunters bought from Germany. Built in 1969, they entered service on the Zillertalbahn in 1995. Both are fitted for remote control. Numbered D11 and D12. Here D12 is working in Jenbach 27 May 2004 In 1967 2 diesels, D8 and D9 were built new for the line, both D wheel arrangements D8 is seen at Jenbach, 25 May 2004 1902 built 0-6-2T No.3 ‘Tirol’ prepares to depart for Mayrhofen Jenbach, 29 December 2006 All photos taken by Ray Smith. 25
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No. 3 is ready to propel the 10.55<br />
to Seespitz. Note, the bar in the background<br />
(see notes above) 1 May 2004<br />
Nos. 1 and 2 stand at Seespitz boat station<br />
26 May 2004<br />
The railway has a nice ceremony in the autumn when the locomotives are put to bed for the winter. A<br />
family occasion with bands, dancing, bratwurst (sausage) and beer, then one by one the 3 locomotives<br />
take their lines in the shed, the doors are closed and they prepare to hibernate for the winter. An<br />
interesting tale but not quite true! Before the hangovers have gone away they are hauled back across<br />
the traverser into the workshops where they are stripped down and overhauled for the next years work.<br />
The Zillertalbahn: is a 760mm system that runs through the Ziller valley to Mayrhofen, a 31.7km<br />
journey. It was opened on 31 st July 1902. It is single line with passing loops, although there are plans to<br />
double some sections to give a more frequent timetable. It has a regular local service run by diesel units<br />
and sometimes these can be diesel hauled. There are also timetabled steam hauled trains with one each<br />
way in the winter and up to 3 each way in the summer. The outward journey is 56 minutes and the return<br />
is 61 minutes (steam outward is 78 minutes and return is 76 minutes). The line is open all year.<br />
The line has 4 active steam locomotives, all built<br />
in the early 1900s. It also had a 10 year lease of<br />
an ex JZ 0-8-2 locomotive which was more<br />
powerful and saved double heading of the<br />
original locomotives. This lease has now<br />
expired. Two B and two D shunters represent<br />
the diesels. The Bs are remote control. They<br />
also have five B-B main line locomotives as well<br />
as the railcars.<br />
1930 built 0-6-2T No.5 ‘Gerlos’<br />
Jenbach, 25 May 2004<br />
diesel railcar VT4 ‘Raimund Rainer’ waiting to<br />
depart for Mayrhofen. Jenbach, 2 May 2004<br />
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