Photo Galleries of Stephen Ford
The Schafbergbahn in Winter
10th February 2005
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The metre-gauge rack railway from beside the Austrian Wolfgansee Lake to the summit of Schafberg is only open in the Summer months. Here are a few pictures taken at the lower terminus on a cold February afternoon.
A rack wheelset on top of the buffer stop on one of the platform lines at St. Wolfgang
A rack wheelset on top of the buffer stop on one of the platform lines at St. Wolfgang
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The platforms lie under a thick blanket of snow
The platforms lie under a thick blanket of snow
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The old coach, now used as a cafe
The old coach, now used as a cafe
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Carriages closed for the Winter
Carriages closed for the Winter
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Looking downhill from the crossing to the workshops, towards the end of the line and the lake
Looking downhill from the crossing to the workshops, towards the end of the line and the lake
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Between the upper and lower sheds, a travesor allows carriages and engines to eb moved in and out with the minimum of space. Note the rack rail on the traversor
Between the upper and lower sheds, a travesor allows carriages and engines to eb moved in and out with the minimum of space. Note the rack rail on the traversor
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Inside the shed, two of the rack steam engines stand alongside a small motorised snow shoveller
Inside the shed, two of the rack steam engines stand alongside a small motorised snow shoveller
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One of the locos inside the shed at St. Wolfgang
One of the locos inside the shed at St. Wolfgang
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The nameplate on the side of one of the locos stored in the shed for the Winter
The nameplate on the side of one of the locos stored in the shed for the Winter
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One of the original steam locos is having minor maintenance done whilst it is stored for the Winter
One of the original steam locos is having minor maintenance done whilst it is stored for the Winter
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The line out of the station
The line out of the station
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An elderly coach, now pensioned off, stands at right-angles to the track. During the summer this serves as a cafe
An elderly coach, now pensioned off, stands at right-angles to the track. During the summer this serves as a cafe
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