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Centenary of Viennese Local Trains, Inc.
The joint-stock company named Viennese Local Trains, Inc. was established as an independent enterprise with the issuing of the concession certificate on March 22, 1888. The origin of the Baden Railway of today dates back to 1873. In those days, a single-track, 3-kilometer, standard gauge horsecar pulled on the Leesdorf-Baden-Südbahnhof-Rauhenstein route began operating with newly-constructed cars drawn by two horses. Switch-over to electric trains followed in 1894. From this initial line, Viennese Local Trains, Inc. was able to considerably expand its rail network through to the turn of the century. After a turbulent history in the course of this century, which in particular lead to enormous difficulties after the Second World War, Viennese Local Trains, Inc. was able to adapt its capacities to modern technical standards of transportation during the Reconstruction. This included the introduction in 1979 of the first eight-axle railcar of the 100-series. Depicted on this commemorative stamp, this railcar marked the dawn of a new epoch in the history of the Baden Railway. The most important event for the company as a whole occurred in 1981 when their railway concession was definitively renewed through to 1998.
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