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Encyclopedia > Schafbergbahn
Schafbergbahn near St. Wolfgang, Austria
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Schafbergbahn near St. Wolfgang, Austria

The Schafbergbahn is a cog railway in Upper Austria leading from Sankt Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee up to the Schafberg (1783m). With a total length of 5,8 km it gains about 1200 m in height difference. The rail gauge is 1000 mm using the system Abt. Operation started in 1893. Today steam locomotives as well as diesel locomotives are in operation. The rack rail on a cog railway. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... Great Western Railway No. ...


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