In a different thread there is a link to a video of music and images of a steam train on the Achenseebahn in Austria.
I have travelled on this line on many occasions over the years, and it is wonderful to see it continue to thrive.
The line runs from Jenbach on the OBB main line to Innsbruck, and travels up the mountainside to the lake. This is a very steep grade in the most part, and so it uses a rack system. (3-Rail in real life!)
On the opposite side of Jenback station is the Zillertalbahn, which runs about 20 miles along the valley floor to Mayrhofen.
If you are visiting the Austrian Tyrol, both of these railways are well worth a visit. I normally stay in Mayrhofen, and then travel by steam to Jenbach, cross to the other side of the station for a steam trip up the mountain to the lake and then go for a cruise around the lake on one of the ferry boats. If you time it right, you can then repeat the steam experience on the return trip too. To my mind, this is a wonderfully relaxing way to spend a day.
In case any are interested, below are a few pictures from one of my visits there.
The Zillertalbahn terminus and main depot at Jenbach.
Another of the Zillertalbahn steam locomotives on its way to Mayrhofen.
The end of the line is at Mayrhofen.
At Jenbach, the Achenseebahn terminus is on the other side of the station, with the OBB main line in the middle.
The locomotives are tilted so that the boiler is level on the steep gradients.
You can just see the teeth of the rack drive gear in the middle. These locomotives are a real life 0-5-0.
At the lake, the train takes on water, and then awaits the arrival of passengers from the ferry.
Sometimes they carry a little extra coal.
A close-up of the locomotive brakes.
I hope that some may have found this of interest.
