The Seehas Railway is a rail link between Konstanz (Constance) and Engen. The name doesn’t derive from the existing fish Seehase (lumpsucker) but from a fabulous creature supposed to live in the western part of the Bodensee (Lake Constance).
Category: Railways
Frecciargento high-speed train
At the Central Station Bolzano, the Italian Frecciargento high-speed train is waiting for the start of its journey. It will reach Roma within 5 hours, running with a top speed of 160 mph.
Fort Franzensfeste in Fortezza
During a train journey from the Brenner Pass to Bolzano, passengers pass the former Austrian fort Franzensfeste (Forte di Fortezza). Its name originates from the Austrian Emperor Franz I. The fortress saw its completion in the first half of the 19th century.
Chiemsee Railway in Prien
The Chiemsee Railway (Chiemseebahn) was opened in 1887. Though it doesn’t exactly meet the definition of a tramway, it is considered the oldest steam tramway in the world still in use. It connects Prien Railway Station with Prien Port on the Chiemsee.
Tilting Train SŽ Series 310
This tilting train runs as SŽ series 310 for the Slovenian Railways (Slovenske železnice). It saw its construction by FIAT Ferroviaria and is a derivation of their ETR 460. The photo shows the train on a track in Maribor Central Station.
Trenčín Electric Railway
The Trenčín Electric Railway connects Trenčianska Teplá with the Slovakian spa Trenčianske Teplice. Technically speaking, the railway forms a combination of a tramway and an interurban.
Talent 2 in Halle (Saale)
The Talent 2 is a multiple-unit railcar manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The first trains have been operating since 2008. Its particular cab design led to the German nickname Hamsterbacke (hamster cheek). The depicted train runs for the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland.
Diesel rail car ÖBB 5144
This diesel rail car of the type ÖBB 5144 stands next to the railway station building of Semmering. The vehicle saw its first operation in 1951. Semmering station is part of the World Heritage Site Semmering Railway.
Museum of Slovenian Railways
The Museum of Slovenian Railways offers mighty steam locomotives as well as light auxiliary rail vehicles. Visitors find all these locos and carriages not only in an old shed but also on the attached free ground. It is s place with fascinating objects at every turn.
1st class of the Frecciargento
The ETR 600 model of the Italian high-speed train Frecciargento offers a 2+1 configuration in its first class. Passengers sit at tables that unfold to large table areas. The pic, taken on a train waiting in Bolzano, shows the furnishing in its version of 2012.
On an ICE T in Germany
This photo shows a view into the driver’s cabin of a German ICE T. In this kind of train, you had the chance to sit behind the driver – only separated by a glass door – and to watch the landscape in front of the train for many years.
RhB ABe 8/12 “Allegra” in Chur
This RhB ABe 8/12 “Allegra”, standing at Chur Railways Station, is ready to climb up the steep railroad to Arosa. Operating as a tramway in the streets of Chur, it turns into a mountain railway later.