Locomotive of the Breitenauerbahn

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Locomotive of the Breitenau Railway, Austria

This locomotive runs for trains of the Breitenauerbahn (Breitenau Railway) between the Styrian places Breitenau and Mixnitz. This narrow-gauge railway started in 1913. It was an electrified line since its very beginning.

The original purpose of that railway was the transportation of magnesite from a mine in Breitenau to the railway station Mixnitz located at the mainline nearby. Though the line starts in a magnesite plant, the train journey of about 11 km offers colourful views of the Styrian countryside.

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