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Narrow-gauge railways in Austria

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Train of the Mariazellerbahn in Lower Austria

The first railway in Austria was the narrow-gauge line from Gmunden in the Salzkammergut to Budweis, now in the Czech Republic, this was 1,106 mm (3 ft 7+12 in) gauge. Some two dozen lines were built in 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge, a few in 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge gauge. The first was the Steyrtalbahn. Others were built by provincial governments, some lines are still in common carrier use and a number of others are preservation projects. The tramway network in Innsbruck is also metre gauge; in Linz the rather unusual gauge of 900 mm (2 ft 11+716 in) is in use.

384 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge gauge; 88 km 760 mm (2 ft 5+1516 in) gauge (2008) [1]

Metre-gauge railways

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900mm gauge railways

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760mm gauge railways

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750mm gauge railway

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600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) railway lines

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500 mm (19+34 in) railway lines

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See also

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References

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Notes

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Bibliography

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  • Organ, John (2003). Austrian Narrow Gauge: featuring steam in the Alps. Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 1904474047.
  • Organ, John (2012). Northern Alpine Narrow Gauge: Interlaken to Puchberg. Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series. Midhurst, West Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174376.
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