TRAM TRAVELS

Pöstlingbergbahn: Steep gradient tramway in Austria

YouTube name: NThusiast.
Language: German.
Date: August 31, 2012.
City: Linz (Austria).

The video shows

Linz AG
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50Linz tram line 50: Pöstlingberg - Hauptplatz (ex Pöstlingbergbahn)
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Linz railcar XI, manufacturer Grazer Waggonfabrik, type ESG, interconnected with:
Linz railcar VIII, manufacturer Grazer Waggonfabrik, type ESG.

Linz low-floor articulated tram 501, manufacturer Bombardier, type Mountainrunner, width 2.30 m, length 19.16 m, weight 34.0 t, manufactured 2008-2009, with 33 seats and 53 standing places, in the direction of Pöstlingberg.

Linz low-floor articulated tram 502, manufacturer Bombardier, type Mountainrunner, width 2.30 m, length 19.16 m, weight 34.0 t, manufactured 2008-2009, with 33 seats and 53 standing places, in the direction of Hauptplatz (Franz-Josef-Platz) (Linz).

Description

The Pöstlingbergbahn is a tramway in Linz/Austria - the steepest adhesion railway in the world. 
In 2009, the gauge had been changed from 1000 to 900 mm - this allowed to extend the line to the main square. 
At Mühlkreisbahnhof station, there is also an admission-free Pöstlingbergbahn museum.

Pöstlingbergbahn: Steep gradient tramway in Austria

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