An illustrated review of the Arlberg line, the only east-west main line through the Austrian Alps which connects Innsbruck with Bludenz in Vorarlberg, through spectacular alpine scenery and the Arlberg Tunnel.
The review includes a good history of the 136 km line, construction of which began over 140 years ago. The route was originally single-track, but is now partly double-tracked in many places to accommodate the great variety of traffic that now uses this key artery. National and international long-distance trains, as well as the increasing freight traffic, ensure a huge variety on the Arlberg Railway.
The book is divided into several chapters, each looking at a specific aspect of the line:
- History of the Line: Construction and first decades
- The Arlbergbahn in DRG days (including rare pictures from RBD Augsburg)
- A journey along the route from Bludenz to Innsbruck
- Classics Trains: From Transalpin to Railjet
- Coping with the Alpine climate
- Wooden trains on the Arlberg
- Winter sports trains
- The Alpine Railway in miniature: the Arlberg Railway in model form
EJ Extra 1/2021: Arlbergbahn – Von Tirol nach Voralberg is well illustrated throughout with historical black-and-white photographs and fascinating colour photographs from the last 30 years. 114 pages. German text. Original Price £15.95.
Condition: Scruffy front cover with two small 1cm tears.