Locomotives and Multiple-units - Austria: Books - Overviews

Austrian Railways - Locomotives, Multiple Units and Trams

The complete guide to all locomotives and multiple units in service on the railways of Austria, and all trams operating on Austria's tramways and light railway networks. It includes:
- A brief historical background to the railways of Austria.
- Detailed fleet lists of all locomotives & multiple units in service with the former state-controlled operator, ÖBB.
- Detailed fleet lists and information for the many independent railways that operate services over their own infrastructure. Includes standard gauge and narrow-gauge undertakings.
- Descriptions of the operations and fleet lists for all open-access freight operators in Austria.
- Fleet lists, technical and operating information for all five tramway-connected cities, plus details of the Wien U-Bahn.
- A general overview of the organisation and structure of Austrian Railways.
- Useful tips on how the get to Austria from the UK and information about tickets and rail passes.
- Detailed maps of the Austrian railway network.
- An explanation of the locomotive and railcar numbering system and the European Vehicle Numbering scheme.
- Livery information.
- Depot allocations.
- Technical data for every class of locomotive and multiple unit.
- Full lists of preserved steam, diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units.
- Information about museums and museum lines with contact details, line lengths and brief summaries of the number of exhibits usually present.
- Over 60 colour illustrations.
- An extensive list of locomotive and multiple unit builders
- A list of common railway-themed terms in German and English.

This book has been compiled and updated by Today's Railways Europe's Austria correspondent and renowned expert in the field, Roland Beier. It is the result of considerable original research and has been produced with the aid of reference material accumulated over many years.

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Loks und Triebwagen der ÖBB - Österreichische Bundesbahnen seit 1947

In words and pictures, Roland Beier presents all the locomotives and railcars of the Austrian Bundesbahns (ÖBB), founded in 1947. In addition to modern new vehicles, these include tried-and-tested series that have been in use for decades and have in some cases been extensively modernized in the ÖBB workshops in order to continue to be used on the rail network of the Alpine Republic.

The competent presentation is rounded off by an overview of all ÖBB locomotives that have been preserved. Tables with the most important technical data for each vehicle and a list of abbreviations complete this informative book.

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Typenatlas Österreichische Lokomotiven und Triebwagen - ÖBB und Privatbahnen

A compact presentation of the locomotives currently used by the ÖBB and the Austrian private railways.
Each vehicle type is presented with a photo and a text with information on the technology, history and use. Tables with the technical data complement the portraits.

• First representation of the locomotives of the ÖBB and the Austrian private railways
• Important reference work with current status
• Attractive illustrations, mainly with varied route photos.

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