Trains - Austria: Books - Rail Routes and Stations (2/3)

Weltkulturerbe Semmeringbahn - Offizieller Führer zur ersten Unesco-Eisenbahn-Welterbestätte der Welt

It is the first high mountain railway in the world and one of the most beautiful scenic railways in Europe. Built between 1848 and 1854 under the direction of Carl Ritter von Ghega, it was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1998 on the initiative of the nature, culture and landscape protection organization "Alliance For Nature".
Since then it has been under the protection of the international community, but its continued existence is once again threatened due to the Semmering Base Tunnel project.

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175 Jahre Eisenbahn in Simmering - Eine nostalgische Bilderreise

Around 160 historical photographs, with competent and entertaining commentary by Johannes Hradecky, document the entire history of rail transport and the stations in Simmering for the 175th anniversary, from the tram to the local railways to the legendary Eastern Railway and from the first reception buildings to today's main station.

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Tauernbahn - Bedeutend für den Balkanverkehr

Under the slogan "New Alpine Railways", the Tauernbahn was created as a rival line to the Südbahn. It was designed to facilitate traffic to the port of Trieste. The northern ramp was opened in 1905, and the remaining section in 1909. The core of the line is the 8.5 km long, double-track Tauern Tunnel.
Due to the increasing traffic to the Balkan states with holiday and guest worker trains, a double-track expansion was carried out selectively between 1969 and 2016.

The Austrian journalist, author and photographer Markus Inderst traces the exciting history of the Tauern Railway. He shows and describes the route, the stations, the locomotives, the trains and the indescribably beautiful landscape.

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Verkehrsknoten Wien

As the centre of the Habsburg Empire, the Danube metropolis of Vienna was an outstanding destination and an important intersection of Central and Eastern European transport routes for centuries. With the construction of the mighty Ringstrasse after 1857, Vienna developed into a glamorous cosmopolitan city that today captivates millions of visitors.

In long-distance and local rail transport, Vienna became the starting and destination point for numerous railway lines, various railway companies and legendary trains such as the Orient Express.
A huge network of suburban, underground and tram lines and currently over 140 bus lines are also inextricably linked to the city. Vienna is a mecca for trams and has the sixth largest tram network in the world, with a network length of over 170 km and almost 30 lines.

Selected treasure troves of images from the Austro-Hungarian era to the post-war period by Viennese master photographers such as Alfred Luft and Harald Navé allow us to immerse ourselves in the unique transport situation on rail, road and the Danube. Images that are still fascinating today.

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