An Engineer's Day Out Austria's Zillertalbahn

Despite being home lovin’ types, Mr. and Mrs. Backhouse ventured abroad once again, this time to Austria's Tirol on a Great Railway Journeys holiday. A trip on the Zillertalbahn (ZB) from Jenbach to Mayrhofen was a highlight (photo 1). History The Zillertalbahn opened in stages from 1900-1902 along 32km (20 miles) of the Ziller Valley from Jenbach to Mayrhofen. It was built to 760mm gauge (2 foot 6 inch), a gauge the military required for minor non-electrified railways in the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Railways built to the same gauge included the Belgrade to Dubrovnilk line, completed later by the Yugoslavian Government. Sadly, many minor railways were closed In the 1950s and 60s with privately owned railways generally surviving better than their state-owned counterparts. This 760mm gauge was the same as…

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