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Steidl, Melchior Michael - Steiner, Dietmar (4/25)
Steiermark Steigentesch, August Ernst Freiherr von

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Styrian Railways: Styria is the only Austrian province that still runs railway lines of its own; these lines were either constructed or taken over by the Styrian Railways from 1890. 46 km of the total network are standard gauge railway lines: Gleisdorf-Weiz, Peggau-Übelbach (electric) and Feldbach-Gleichenberg (electric), 109 km (formerly 162 km) are narrow gauge railways: Murtalbahn railway Unzmarkt-Tamsweg (Province of Salzburg, passenger traffic and freight transport; up to Mauterndorf only Museum Train), Kapfenberg-Seebach-Turnau (now only freight transport), Mixnitz-St. Erhard (now only freight transport), Weiz-Anger (freight transport and Museum Train run as an individual company by Styrian Railways, formerly from Birkfeld and up to Ratten); Preding-Stainz (now only Museum Train of the municipality of Stainz). The Styrian Railways also run some bus lines based in Murau, Weiz, Kapfenberg and Feldbach as well as a travel agency in Murau.


 
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