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Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn/Stadler Be 4/8
Stadler DTw 14 #14
25 october 2008 - This Zugspitzbahn train has just departed from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and it's on its way towards Zugspitze.
Built in 2006 by Stadler in Bussnag (Switzerland) the EMU #14 is one of the 4 newest vehicles of Zugspitzbahn, a 1000 mm rack railway connecting winter resort Garmisch-Partnekirchen with Zugspitze, the tallest mountain in Germany. There are ski holders on the lower left side of the vehicle. The doors in front and rear of the unit are emergency exits in case an evacuation is necessary in the 4466 m long tunnel leading to the end station Zugspitzplatt - this is a safety feature following the 2000 Kaprun disaster.
The normal gauge track on the left is Auserfernbahn, railway line from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Kempten in Allgäu passing through the territory of Tirol, Austria. It is electrified only to station Reutte in Tirol.
Author: Rrrodrigo
Author: Rrrodrigo
SIG ABeh 4/4 #309
25 october 2008 - A train to Eibsee: steering cars 213 and 211 coupled with EMU 309 on the track between stops Hausbergbahn and Alpspitzbahn on Zugspitzbahn, a narrow-gauge (1000 mm) rack railway from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to the highest peak in Germany, Zugspitze. Even with the #309 having the rack wheel, this permanently coupled set is not allowed to ride on the steep, rack-equiped track to the mountain and travels only up to Eibsee. The standard-gauge track on the right is the Auserfernbahn, railway from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Kempten through the territory of Austria.
Author: Rrrodrigo
Author: Rrrodrigo
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