AUSTRIA | Railways

[Zero Gravity]

Originally Posted by KingNick

Three: Additional infrastructure measures have been taken to avoid bottle necks for incoming trains like the "Überwerfung" Matzleinsdorfer Platz.

http://www.oebb.at/imagemagick2/ROOT...umb?app=dpi150

I was always wondering what the hell this would turn into. What exactly is the purpose of this structure though? How is it going to help capacity?

[KingNick]

Originally Posted by Coccodrillo

Is there enough space to build a paltform near the two freight tracks?

I also find thast station quite small considering its location...

Next to the southern freight track should be enough space to add one more platform edge, yes, but the second one is in the middle of the station.

ICs and the Westbahn are going to stay at Westbahnhof so there'll be enough capacity for the long distance trains.

[KingNick]

Originally Posted by Zero Gravity

I was always wondering what the hell this would turn into. What exactly is the purpose of this structure though? How is it going to help capacity?

Trains don't have to cross all the tracks to get to the right platform resulting in higher capacities.

[WanKenobi]

the Vienna main railway station was partly opend today, here some overview

[joseph1951]

Originally Posted by Coccodrillo

A well projected system would have a Scenario C:
- slow train 44 min + 11 min waiting time + 102 min high-speed train = total 157 min

Often it doesn't cost much more than scenario B, which is the one usually chosen by Renfe and Trenitalia...

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[nachalnik]

Yesterdays RJ 363 from Zurich to Vienna was the 1st regular passenger train, which used the new highspeed line between St. Pölten and Vienna.
As it had the regular departure from St Pölten after midnight, it was already diverted via the new line and hence arrived at Wien Westbahnhof 10 minutes early (despite a 5 minutes delay at St. Pölten):

The new timetable year is just 3 seconds old:


Highspeed on the new line (the top speed was ~230 km/h):



Today I made another rail-related roundtrip with 2 more rides on the new line...

At Kleinreifling:




Train to "Soundtest":




Train ride Kleinreifling - Amstetten:








Optimized 00-hub Amstetten with new connections between local and IC trains:


Once again highspeed between St Pölten and Vienna:








In Vienna I headed to the new main station, which also opened today:




"Habemus Hauptbahnhof"


At Wien Hauptbahnhof:








Extended tram route D:























The train from Nice-Ville to Moscow passes through Wien Hbf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgLoE7zIqA

[WanKenobi]

[Verso]

Nice, modern new station.

[nachalnik]

At http://www.bahnforum.info/smf/index....591#msg1432591 some interesting pics of the current construction state of the Koralmtunnel can be found.

Two samples:





The 1st tunnel drilling machine is currently being assembled and it's planned that it will start working already in december.

[KingNick]

Wow, those pictures are just amazing and a completely unknown perspective of that construction site!

[Pascal20a]

Can the high speed trains drive yet 230 km/h on the new Westbahn Track?
Why the train from Nice-Ville to Moscow is not in the schedule of the ÖBB and where I can book this train??

[KingNick]

Yes, 230 km/h is possible on three sectors of the Westbahn so far: Vienna - St. Pölten, St. Valentin - Linz Kleinmünchen and Lambach - Breitenschützing. Ybbs - Amstetten will follow in 2015. Further 220 km/h is allowed in Tyrol between Kundl and Baumkirchen.

[Pascal20a]

what is with the train nice ville - moskwa

[K_]

Originally Posted by Pascal20a

what is with the train nice ville - moskwa

This train has no commercial stops in Austria.

[augmentedreality]

Originally Posted by KingNick

Yes, 230 km/h is possible on sectors of the Westbahn in Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Tyrol so far: Vienna - St. Pölten, St. Valentin - Linz Kleinmünchen and Lambach - Breitenschützing. Ybbs - Amstetten will follow in 2015. Further 220 km/h is allowed in Tyrol between Kundl and Baumkirchen.

Caught on video: Train rides at high speed passing through railway stations...


@ Bf Tullnerfeld (Lower Austria)

http://youtu.be/0QmnXrTTGy0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFWsr_kAiIw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZApJKuMt4


@ Bf Pöchlarn (Lower Austria)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kp6bEFMkw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96XIZi3-bjo


@ Bf Neukirchen bei Lambach (Upper Austria)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R2xBZE1WuM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDx3hkYwS4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQzxeSEan2c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcy3avUP3Hs


@ Bf Schwanenstadt (Upper Austria)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNpJqBy2h30

[traveler]

Very nice.

[KingNick]

A pretty bad accident happened today in the morning on Vienna's S45 between Hütteldorf and Penzing. Two Talent trains crashed into each other injuring 41 people (2 life-endangering). Up to this point there're only speculations regarding the cause.

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[NiGhtPiSH]

The info that was given by an ÖBB executive was that there was a switch malfunction and it had to be operated manually.

[KingNick]

Originally Posted by NiGhtPiSH

The info that was given by an ÖBB executive was that there was a switch malfunction and it had to be operated manually.

That is definitely not the reason why this happened. One train should not have gotten the clearance to enter the section, but got it. A technical defect can be ruled out, IMO.

[Slartibartfas]

Originally Posted by KingNick

That is definitely not the reason why this happened. One train should not have gotten the clearance to enter the section, but got it. A technical defect can be ruled out, IMO.

The technical defect was the reason why manual operation was necessary and a mistake during manual operation was (signalling error) was the reason for the accident.