Achensee Railway
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Achensee Railway Achenseebahn |
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 Two locomotives at Jenbach station
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| Line length: | 6.78 km (4.21 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge: | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum incline: |
Adhesion 2.5 % Rack rail 16 % |
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| Minimum radius: | 134 m (440 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rack system: | Riggenbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Achenseebahn
The Achensee Railway (German: Achenseebahn) is a 6.78 kilometres (4.21 mi) long metre gauge railway running between Jenbach (47°23′19″N 11°46′41″E / 47.3886°N 11.7781°E) and Seespitz (47°25′33″N 11°43′47″E / 47.4258°N 11.7298°E) on Lake Achensee in Tyrol (Austria). Within its length it rises some 440 metres (1,444 ft) in height, with the steeper sections using the Riggenbach rack system. It is Europe's oldest cog railway which is still steam operated.
In 1886, Theodor Friedrich Freiherr von Dreifuss proposed to connect Jenbach to the Achensee. Despite concerns by villagers in the area, the proposal was supported by the monastery at Fiecht, which owned the Achensee and ran steam boats on the lake.
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