Approaching St. Gilgen and the Wolfgangsee from Salzburg, the road goes down a steep hill. The railway made a detour to the right of the picture. 1600x1200 01_-_St._Gilgen_am_Wolfgangsee.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The Wolfgangsee from the trackbed between St. Gilgen and Gschwand. The view must have been very similar for passengers. 1600x1200 02_-_Wolfgangsee.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The Wolfgangsee from the trackbed of the SKGLB, showing Schafberg 1600x1200 03_-_Wolfgangsee_and_Schafberg.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The Wolfgangsee. When the SKGLB opened, the railway company also started steamer services on the lake, and owned the Schafbergbahn, which went to the top of one of the mountains. The Schafbergbahn and the steamers still operate each Summer 1200x1600 04_-_Wolfgangsee.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
St. Gilgen from the trackbed near Gschwand, just as train passengers may have seen it. 1600x1200 05_-_Wolfgangsee_and_St._Gilgen.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The trackbed follows the edge of the lake between the southern outskirts of St. Gilgen and the station at Gschwendt 1200x1600 06_-_Trackbed_of_the_SKGLB_south_of_Lueg.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Hallstatt Gschwendt, from the road side. Because of a large hedge, and because it is closed in Winter and snow-clearing therefore does not take place, access was impossible. 1600x1200 07_-_Hst. Gschwendt__rear_.JPG.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The road side view of Hallstatt Gschwendt, closed for the Winter. During the summer this station still functions, being a stopping point on the Salzkammergut radweg, or cycle way. 1600x1200 08_-_Hst.Gswendt__railway_side.JPG.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Hallstatt Gschwendt, now a stopping point on the Salzkammergut cycleway. This is the present-day view from the platform side of the station 1600x1200 09_-_Hst.Gschwendt__railway_side.JPG.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Looking across the lake to St. Wolfgang, and the Schafberg 1600x1200 10_-_St.Wolfgang_across_the_lake.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The Schafberg (Sheep Mountain). The Schafbergbahn rack railway still climbs the mountain, though services only operate in the Summer months. 1200x1600 11_-_Schafberg.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Looking across the Wolfgangsee near Strobl, with the line of the SKGLB following the shoreline across the centre of the picture. 1600x1207 12_-_Wolfgangsee_near_Strobl.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Strobl bus station, formerly part of the station. The building still contains a glass-sided waiting room, a ticket office, and a cafe 1600x1200 13_-_Strobl_bus_station__formerly_part_of_the_railway_station.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Bahnhof Strobl. This is the railway side of the building. the trackbed is now a cycleway. 1200x1600 14_-_Bhf._Strobl.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The bus station at Strobl, formerly part of the station. The main station building can be seen in the background. Buses use the trackbes as the exit to the station. 1600x1200 15_-_Strobl_bus_station__from_the_railway_trackbed.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The loco and coach on display at Pfandl, at "Hallstatt Jupiter". Hst Pfandl was nearby, but not on the same alignment 1600x1200 16_-_SKGLB_coach_at_Hst.Pfandl_.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Original SKGLB B4 503, an open second coach, under cover at Pfandl. Although giving the appearance of a station or halt, this is not quite the original Pfandl station site. 1600x1200 17_-_SKGLB_503_at_Hst.Pfandl.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The interior of B4 503 at Pfandl. Seating 32 people on wooden non-upholstered seating. Travelling the full line (66.5 km), without the benefit of lighting or heat must have been trying. 1200x1600 18_-_Interior_of_SKGLB_B4_503.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Loco 69801, built byHenschel (25701) in 1941. The loco never ran on the SKGLB, and was brought here to replace an SKGLB loco which has been removed and restored. 1200x1600 19_-__69801__at_Pfandl.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
69801 under cover at Hallstatt Jupiter, Pfandl 1200x1600 20_-__69801__at_Pfandl.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The stencilled number on the cab side of 69801. When built it became Deutsche Heeresfeldbahn (German Military Railways) HF 16752, later ÖStB 16752, before becoming ÖBB 69801 in 1953 1600x1200 21_-_Number_stencilled_on_the_cab_side.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The cab of 69801 at Pfandl 1200x1600 22_-_The_cab_of_69801.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The underframe and motion of 69801. 1600x1200 23_-_Underframe_of_69801.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
69801 was cosmetically restored in 1991 in Wien before being brought here 1600x1200 24_-_Restoration_plaque_on_69801.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The side of the loco and coach plinthed at Pfandl which is away from the entrance. In snowy weather, not easy to photograph. 1600x1200 25_-_The_left_side_of_loco_and_coach_at_Pfandl.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The repainted interior of the cab of 69801 1200x1600 26_-_The_firedoor_of_69801.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
ÖBB 1142 617-8 arrives from the south with a local train. The SKGLB approached the station along the track now occupied by two buses. The passenger is standing approximately where the line ended. 1600x1200 27_-_Bhf.Bad_Ischl._The_SKGLB_ended__here.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
A train approaches Bad Ischl over the single-track bridge to the south of the station. Narrow gauge trains on the SKGLB approached on the parallel route where buses are now parked. 1600x1200 28_-_The_SKGLB_arrived_at_Bad_Ischl_along_the_trackbed_where_the_buses_are_now_parked.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
A passenger stands on the platform which once had access, on the right, to the SKGLB trains. The line on the left, where the train is standing, was once dual gauge. 1200x1600 29_-_Bad_Ischl._The_passenge_is_standing_on_the_trackbed_of_the_SKGLB.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The exterior of Bahnhof Bad Ischl, still very much a working station. 1600x1200 30_-_The_exterior_of_Bhf.Bad_Ischl.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The left end of Bad Ischl bahnhof 1280x960 SRF2007_0308_154942AA.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The central section of the bahnhof 1280x932 SRF2007_0308_154944AA.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The main entrance and southern end of the building 1280x960 SRF2007_0308_154946AA.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The southern end 1280x960 SRF2007_0308_154948AA.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
The single-story extension, formerly the SKGLB waiting room 1280x962 SRF2007_0308_154948BA.jpg 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
Opposite the main station at Bad Ischl 1280x960 SRF2007_0308_155308AA.JPG 2005-02-10 00:00:00 |
| | | |