Soon, my Interrail summer holiday 2023 is over, I've been traveling for almost a month (basically every day), and this year I took advantage of the 50th anniversary of the Interrail and the 50% sale on 3 months pass. I have been using the pass as well for some weekends in May and June and there will also be a weekend in August.
Taking the railway north from Villach to Salzburg
Arriving at Dorfgastein
The Tauern Railway (German: Tauernbahn) is an Austrian railway line between Schwarzach-Sankt Veit in the state of Salzburg and Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia. It is part of one of the most important north-south trunk routes (Magistrale) in Europe and also carries tourist traffic for the Gastein Valley. The standard gauge railway line is 79 km long and climbs the High Tauern range of the Central Eastern Alps with a maximum incline of 2.5%, crossing the Alpine crest through the 8,371 m long Tauern Tunnel. It is one of the highest standard gauge railways in Europe and the third highest in Austria. (Wikipedia)
I have been taking many railways in the Alps but never this one
A freight train is coming
1293 188 and 1016 010
Austrian private company LTE is operating this route among others. LTE is now active in 14 European countries
193 694 with an impressive country package: D, A, I, H, CZ, PL, SK, HR, SLO, BG, RO
193 644
Meanwhile, I can spot somebody in the air
IC 898 from Salzburg to Klagenfurt
1293 020, 1293 185, 1116 193
193 217 and 193 745, ecco-rail
Freight trains from Germany to the port of Trieste is taking this road instead of Brenner
1116 052
More ecco-rail, which is also an Austrian company
193 211
193 650
Two hours passed quickly, and now time to continue. The line here is operated only by long distance Intercity trains, including this one operated by German railways
This is EC 114 Wörthersee, from Klagenfurt to Dortmund
From Salzburg I'm taking a westBahn train to Wels
westBahn is operating Intercity trains in Austria
There is no restaurant but on board there is a vending machine
Wels
Western railway from Vienna to Salzburg
Now taking the railway called Passau railway, visiting Kumpfmühl station
2016 069
193 221, FRACHTbahn Traktion GmbH
A regional train with push-pull composition
193 270, LTE
1116 100
185 593, RTB Cargo
185 040
1142 632
1116 019
1293 194
ICE-T to Vienna
1293 177
1142 683
Class 1142 is from the 60's, some of them can be also found in Sweden used by Hector Rail
193 926, RTB Cargo
185 356
185 234
185 393
A lot of trains here on this line but I have to move on
Nice with trains where you can open the window
Inn river
Wernstein, still in Austria
1116 158
193 754, WLC - Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo GmbH
193 485, RTB Cargo - Rurtalbahn Cargo GmbH
471 500, GySEV - Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurti Vasút Zrt.
Arriving at Passau, the Austrian wagon has many countries to serve
From Passau I will continue with a German regional train
Vilshofen(Niederbay)
482 047, IRSI - International Rolling Stock Investment AG
This is a former SBB Cargo locomotive
A lot of heavy clouds today, typical for the summer
A lonely Vectron
193 871, boxXpress
193 755, PKP CARGO INTERNATIONAL a.s.
TX Logistik
Changing trains again at Plattling
Radldorf(Niederbay)
Here, something has clearly happened on the tracks ahead
There are two freight trains one after another, which is a bit unusual
After receiving green light, the first train can move on
193 761, SETG - Salzburger Eisenbahn TransportLogistik GmbH
Seems to be french wagons
Will be colder tomorrow, finally...
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