This country suffered massive
boundary changes and reduction in its size
following the First World War (1914-1918). A fuller account of early
Austrian railway
history, has not yet been prepared for this database.
Database
Codes Nationalised
Companies (mostly standard, but
including some narrow gauge)
Below
KkStB 1 Jul. 1884 kaiserlich-konigliche
osterreichische Staatsbahnen
DOStB 12 Nov. 1918
Deutschosterreichische Staatsbahnen
OStB 21 Oct. 1919
Osterreichische Staatsbahnen
BBO 1 Apr. 1921 Osterreichische Bundesbahnen
(B.B.Osterreich)
DRB 18 Mar. 1938 Deutsche
Reichsbahn (period of annexation by Germany)
OStB 27 Apr. 1945
Osterreichische Staatseisenbahnen
OBB 5 Aug. 1947 to
date OSTERREICHISCHE BUNDESBAHN
PRIVATE
RAILWAY COMPANIES
see also LIGHT RAILWAYS on page AUST_TRAM
Achens ACHENSEEBAHN (1000mm/rack)
Jenbach to Achensee
GrazKB GRAZ-KOFLACHER BAHN Graz to Koflach & Wies Eibiswald
GySEV GYOR-SOPRON-EBENFURTI VASUT (joint Austro-Hungarian company)
also referred to as Raab-Oedenburg-Ebenfurter
Montaf MONTAFONERBAHN Bludenz to Schruns
SKGLB SALZKAMMERGUT LOKALBAHN (760mm) Salzburg to Bad Ischl CLOSED 1957
StMLB STEIERMARKISCHE LANDESBAHNEN
ditto Tamsweg to Unzmarkt (760mm) MURTALBAHN
ditto Peggau to
Uebelbach
ditto Gleisdorf to Weiz
STERN & HAFFERL (s.g. & n.g.) see Light Railway section of page AUST_TRAM
Ziller ZILLER ZILLERTALBAHN (760mm) Jenbach to Mayrhofen