Austrian Society for Railway History

The Austrian Society for Railway History ( ÖGEG ) is an Austrian association that emerged from a group of railway enthusiasts who had gathered around 1971 to maintain the last remaining active steam locomotives at the ÖBB Linz site in their spare time.

History

The foundation of the association in 1974 in Linz, to take over with the aim of one of the previously serviced steam locomotives in their own possession, and to preserve the just set Florianerbahn as a museum railway. In the following years the ÖGEG acquired several discarded by the ÖBB locomotives, of which ÖBB 93.1455 drove to ÖBB tracks as the first in 1978, again under its own power. In the following years the ÖBB further locomotives were worked up in rented premises in the boiler house in Amstetten, some of which were presented in 1987 to mark the 150th anniversary of railways in Austria in vehicle parades in Strasshof near the northern railway vehicle and look to a wider audience.

Already in the 80s succeeded in ÖGEG acquire a locomotive series 142 in Romania. In this series there is a replica of the Romanian license number 214 or 12, the largest and most powerful steam locomotive Austrian construction. It was taken in 1993 again. After the fall of the Iron Curtain many partly well-preserved locomotives were acquired in Eastern Europe, primarily in Romania, but also in the former GDR. Therefore, the association was also criticized because financial resources for several German locomotives without any connection with the railway history of Austria were applied. However, these locomotives were used successfully against commercial special trains. With the phasing out of old locomotives at ÖBB from around the beginning of the 90s the ÖGEG also acquired a number of electric and diesel locomotives.

The historic railway vehicles ÖGEG are now in the ÖBB network, to Austrian private railways and also deployed abroad.

The Florianerbahn has now been spun off from ÖGEG and converted into an independent company.

The ÖGEG now has two separate routes, it operates a 17 km section of the Steyrtalbahn of Steyr local railway station to green castle. The 1982 set oldest Austrian narrow gauge railway with a track width of 760 mm was taken in 1985 as a museum railway again. Today, the stock of Steyrtalbahn has eight steam locomotives.

1995 Trips to the former coal path of WTK ( Wolfsegg Traun Thaler ) of Timelkam were conducted to Ampflwang first time. Then the Ampflwang railway was taken over, it is now the standard gauge heritage railway ÖGEG and the feeder road to the railway museum in Ampflwang.

Since 1995, the ÖGEG is also the owner of the last steam passenger ship of the Austrian Danube shipping, Schönbrunn.

Locomotive pool Ampflwang, Upper Austrian Railway and Mining Museum

The Railway Museum in Ampflwang im Hausruckwald houses the extensive steam locomotive collection of the association. It is located in a former Montana location of the WTK at the end point of the former coal train. In 2005, the Railway Museum Ampflwang was the hub of the former railway operations work Rosenheim and the traverser of the former SGP- work of Vienna - Simmering. In addition, a new roundhouse was built around the turntable. The Railway Museum was the main venue of the Upper Austrian Provincial Exhibition 2006 under the motto " coal and steam ."

Vehicles (selection)

Steam locomotives

  • 01 533 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 01 ) operable
  • 12:14 (ex CFR 142 063, Romanian license built by the Austrian Tender - express train locomotive series 214, standard gauge )
  • 638.1301 (ex CFR 230 301, Prussian Series P8 = 638 ÖBB, standard gauge ) operable
  • 638.2174 (ex CFR 230 174, Prussian Series P8 = 638 ÖBB, standard gauge )
  • 44 661 ( standard gauge )
  • 44 1595 ( standard gauge ), spare parts source
  • 44 1614 ( standard gauge )
  • 50 1002 ( standard gauge )
  • 50 3506 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 50 )
  • 50 3519 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 50 )
  • 50 3689 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 50 )
  • 52.1198 ( standard gauge )
  • 52.3316 ( standard gauge )
  • 52.3517 ( standard gauge )
  • 52.4552 ( standard gauge )
  • 52.7102 ( standard gauge ) ex Piano Express Vienna. Since Nov 2010 in Ampflwang
  • 52 8003 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 52 ), spare parts source
  • 52 8096 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 52)
  • 52 8124 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 52)
  • 52 8186 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 52)
  • 52 8196 ( standard gauge, reconstruction of DR from BR 52)
  • 657.2770 ( Prussian series G10 = ÖBB 657, standard gauge ) operable
  • 77.28 ( Austrian Series 77, standard gauge ) operable
  • 78 618 ( Austrian 78 series, standard gauge ) operable
  • 86 056 ( standard gauge )
  • 86.501 ( standard gauge )
  • 93.1326 ( standard gauge )
  • 93.1394 ( standard gauge )
  • 93.1455 ( standard gauge )
  • 392.2510 ( standard gauge )
  • 392.2530 ( standard gauge, WTK4 ) again operational since October 2009,
  • 694 503 ( standard gauge, previously DR 94 503, Prussian T 16.1)
  • SBS 01 ( standard gauge, KDL 8)
  • New ( standard gauge, last to be built in Austria for an Austrian customer steam engine )
  • Lenzing 1 u 2 steam locomotives memory ex. Lenzing AG
  • 699 103
  • 298 102, orig. Steyrtalbahn locomotive No. 2 Sierning, Austrian oldest preserved and operable narrow gauge locomotive in the track width 760 mm
  • 298 106, orig. Steyrtalbahn locomotive No. 6 Klaus, parked
  • 298.52 off
  • 298.53 divided since 2004
  • 498.04 operational since September 2012
  • 764 007 Romanian Waldbahnlok, Resita
  • 170.4 awaiting new boiler.
  • 399.05 Since November 2009 Waldneukirchen. Last owner of WSV in Heidenreichstein.
  • V 105 ( narrow gauge )
  • D3 Benjamin (ex works railway Ternitz, ex Bregenzerwald museum railway )

Diesel locomotives of the ÖBB

  • 2045.012
  • 2045.019
  • 2050.03 of spare parts
  • 2050.05 operative
  • 2050.08
  • 2050.11
  • 2050.12
  • 2050.15
  • 2050.16
  • 2050.17
  • 2060.22
  • 2060.58 operative
  • 2060.92
  • 2060.99
  • 2062.34
  • 2062.38 operative
  • X110.02
  • X150.09 operative
  • 4 pcs motor railcars X626

Diesel locomotives of private railways

  • Walter
  • Peter turned off,
  • Shell Lok 1
  • V60 D1 former locomotive of the WTK
  • MD
  • Edith
  • Böhler 2 off, bad condition
  • Böhler 2 off, bad condition
  • 4 formerly Port Railway Linz as number 2060
  • Gebus

DMUs

  • 5145.009 control car 6545.06, 7845.01 and 7645.01 intermediate cars
  • 5046.214
  • Repainted 5046.215, partially roof in 2005
  • 5046.216
  • 5146.201, since 2010 in salvage / main study
  • 5146.207, aprons dismantled, serves as a source of spare parts for 5146.201
  • 5146.208
  • 5081.01, formerly 8081,001
  • 5081.02, is behind in Passau
  • 5081.21, formerly 8081,021

Electric locomotives (all standard gauge )

EMUs

  • 4010.009 6010.009 with control car
  • 4041.01

Ships

  • Steamship Schönbrunn
  • Motorzugschiff Traisen
  • MS Falkenstein
Amstetten, Lower Austria Strasshof an der Nordbahn Steyr Valley Railway Railway turntable DR Class 01.5
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