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Two Siemens Vectron (193 730 operated by RailLog s.r.o. and 383 010 operated by CD Cargo) travel uphill on the north ramp of the Ghega Semmering Railway (UNESCO World heritage) with a long container train. Photographed during the journey through Breitenstein station. (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1144 230 and 1293 025 travel uphill with a Triton container block train up the north ramp of the historic Ghega Semmering Railway (UNESCO World heritage). Photographed while driving through Küb station (Lower Austria)
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DB (Deutsche Bahn) Siemens Vectron 193 312 and 325 operated by DB Cargo travel with a KLV train down the historic Ghega Semmering line (UNESCO World heritage) in direction of Vienna. Photographed in Küb station. (Lower Austria)
Note: I suspect that this train is a diversion service from the Tauern Railway, which is currently closed due to construction work.
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1044 121 with a mixed freight train from Italy to Vienna Central marshalling yard, runs downhill the historic Semmering line (UNESCO World Heritage) Nord ramp. (Lower Austria)
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The SIEMENS "Taurus" 1116 083 of the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) travels through tight curves with its Euro City train down the Semmering railway line (UNESCO World Heritage Site) north ramp down the valley. Photographed while driving through the Wolfsbergkogel station. (Lower Austria)
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...1044 060 travels with an Inter City train up the north ramp of the historic Ghega Semmering railway. Photographed shortly after Breitenstein station. (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB Railjet unit 44 (with advertising for the Austrian Climate Ticket) as train number 559 from Vienna Airport to Graz Central Station, runs uphill the Semmering line (UNESCO World Heritage) through the station Küb. (Lower Austria)
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Three Czech Cargo Vectrons 393 001 and two sisters with a heavy steel scrap train heading towards Italy, climb the Semmering line (UNESCO World Heritage) north ramp. Here you can see it driving through the Küb station (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1144 106, 1144 252 and Taurus 1116 127 (power total 17.600 KW) operated by Rail Cargo Austria, ride uphill with a 2000 ton wood chip train through the Küb station on the historic Ghega Semmering Railway (Lower Austria)
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SIEMENS Desiro ML 4746 587 photographed while driving through Eichberg Station on the historic Ghega Semmering Railway. (Lower Austria)
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New X4 E - 633 MRCE (Mitsui Rail Capital Europe) Vectron on its way south. Photographed during the ascent on the historic Ghega Semmering Railway (UNESCO World Heritage) during the ride through Küb Station (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1116 243 with Railjet RJ 559 (Vienna Main Station-Graz Main Station (Styria / Austria) enters Küb station (Lower Austria) on the historic Ghega Semmering line (UNESCO World Heritage)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1144 287 and 1293 026 begin the ascent of the historic Ghega Semmering route (UNESCO World heritage), seen here in Schlöglmühl station (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) more system Taurus 1216 227 and a pair of 1144 locos bring this mixed 2000 ton freight train the Ghega Semmering Line (UNESCO World Heritage) uphill to the south. Photographed while driving through the station Küb. (Lower Austria)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) 1144 219 and 1116 165 (With an advertisement for organic food) lead a steel scrap train south uphill through the station Schlöglmühl (Lower Austria) on the historic Ghega Semmering Railway (UNESCO World heritage)
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ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) EMU 4024 115 "Talent" as line R91 from Payerbach-Reichenau (Lower Austria) to Mürzzuschlag (Styria / Austria) photographed during the stop at the station Küb on the historic Ghega Semmering line (UNESCO World heritage)
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on the Semmering Alpine Railway, Austria.
[Explore 21-07-2022]
The Semmering Alpine Railway was planned in the 1840s by Carl Ritter von Ghega to complete a direct connection between Vienna and Triest, Austria's one-time harbour on the Adriatic and which now lies in Italy. With its 15 tunnels and 16 viaducts it was built in only 6 years between 1848 and 1854. 20,000 labourers laid 65,000,000 bricks! The viaducts - at the time very daring with their inclinations and curves - are made of brick and stone, without the use of steel. A project that was said to be impossible - it has now been in service for almost 170 years! On account of its beautiful harmony with the landscape, the Semmering Alpine Railway has been granted the status of United Nations World Cultural Heritage.
HD Pentax-DA 21mm f:3.2 Limited
PENTAX K-1
Black & white conversion from RAW in SilkyPix Developer Studio Pro 9, where I was able to influence the tonal range for each colour, including three different greens, which accounts for the very lively representation of the surrounding woods.
