Pöstlingbergbahn: Steep gradient tramway in Austria
YouTube name: NThusiast.
Language: German.
Date: August 31, 2012.
City: Linz (Austria).
The video shows
Linz AG
Operational
Linz tram line 50: Pöstlingberg - Hauptplatz (ex Pöstlingbergbahn)
Operational
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.
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.
