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Stamps from the year 1994 (16/30)
Centenary of the Gailtal Railroad			75th Anniversary of the Birth of Hermann Gmeiner (founder of the SOS Childrens Villages)

Centenary of the Murtal Railroad

		Date of issue: June 17, 1994 Face value: AS 6 Commemorative series

This stamp commemorates the dawn of the Murtal Railroad 100 years ago on October 8, 1894. For financial reasons, it was first established as a 760 millimeter narrow-gauge railroad. The Murtal Railroad, stretching 65 kilometers through the provinces of Styria and Salzburg, has its main station in the Austrian National Railroad depot of Unzmarkt and serves around 430,000 passengers each year. The railroad is also responsible for the ever-increasing number of winter sports enthusiasts, cyclists, and hikers who have discovered the recreational value of this lovely region.

References to other albums:

Encyclopedia of Austria:	Eisenbahn
Video Album:	The "Crocodile" mountain locomotive , The Austro Daimler railroad car, 1932 , Clearing snow from the Arlberg railway, 1935 , Electrification of the railway, 1937 , Ride on Semmering, around 1930 , Trisanna Bridge, around 1929

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