Our publications
Books
The Austrian Railway Group is proud of its range of books on various aspects of Austrian railways and tramways. They provide a unique English language resource for rail enthusiasts and visitors to Austria alike.
In each book we offer the reader our knowledge of a city, region, route or topic. This usually includes a brief local history, a chronological account of the evolution of rail services, details of the past and present line(s) and stock and a section for modellers.
The following titles are currently in our range of publications, please select a category or scroll down:
- History & General
- Railway Regions - guides to the regional railways
- Railway Centres - guides to the network hubs
- Railway Lines - guides to individual lines and local operators
- Infrastructure - tracks, signalling, major infrastructure projects
- How to order
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A Short History of the Railways of Austria An overview of the development of Austria's rail system since 1810 with a line-by-line account, arranged by date of opening, outlining the history of railway routes throughout Austria |
Edition 2.2 - 2011 100 pages |
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Heizlok and Dampfspender A guide to heating locomotives that have been used on Austrian railways to pre-heat carriages |
Edition 1.0 - 2010 49 pages |
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Die Erzbergbahnen A complete guide to the history, geography and motive power of the Erzbergbahn and the narrow gauge railways of the region - supplemented by historical and tourist information |
Edition 2 - 2013 102 pages |
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Austrian Railway Bibliography - Volume 1 The first comprehensive collection of books on Austrian Railways, catalogued by subject alphabetically and then author, publisher and language. An invaluable reference listing for those researching any aspect of Austrian railways |
2013 226 pages |
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Railway Regions of Austria - Kärnten Covers the history of the Kärnten region, the building of the railways and their subsequent operation. Also covers closed lines in the region | Edition 1.0 - 2017 |
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Railway Regions of Austria - Oberösterreich The history of the region and its routes excluding those in Linz and the lines operated by Stern und Hafferl. Also includes preserved lines and closed routes |
Edition 3.1 - 2011 80 pages |
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Railway Regions of Austria - Tirol & Südtirol The history of lines in Tirol, Südtirol and the area of Italy that was part of Austria until 1918, excludes the railway centres of Innsbruck and Jenbach (see separate books) |
Edition 1.6 - 2013 134 pages |
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Railway Regions of Austria - Vorarlberg A history of railways in Vorarlberg, touching on the line through Liechtenstein and describing narrow-gauge railways in the region, also describes former lines in Vorarlberg |
Edition 1.0 - 2008 64 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - Innsbruck A history of lines in and around Innsbruck, including tramways and light railways. Covers Zirl, Fulpmes, Steinach, Volders-Baumkirchen and Hochzirl |
Edition 2 - 2013 134 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - Jenbach A history and line guide to the unique Jenbach area, covering the Achenseebahn, the Zillertalbahn, the main 'Westbahn' line between Schwaz and Rattenberg and the forest railways north of Jenbach. Produced in cooperation with the Achenseebahn |
Edition 2.1 - 2013 112 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - Linz A brief history of the city and of the railways within the city boundaries. Also includes the lines to Aigen-Schlägl, Pischling, Traun and Wels |
Edition 2.1 - 2011 80 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - Salzburg A brief history of Salzburg and its railways with line descriptions for current and closed routes within the city and for the SLB line to Lamprechtshausen |
Edition 4 - 2016 68 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - The Steyrtalbahn A history of the area and the Steyrtalbahn lines, plus the Steyrtal Museumbahn, with line descriptions and stock details. Produced in cooperation with ÖGEG |
Edition 2017 132 pages |
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Rail Centres of Austria - Wien (Vienna) A brief history of the capital city and of the evolution of railway and tramway routes and depots within the city limits |
Edition 4 - 2017 |
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Railway Routes in Austria - The Murtalbahn and The Taurachbahn A line guide and history of the Murtalbahn and the Taurachbahn, providing a detailed guide to the lines and a more general 'tourists' description' of the surrounding area. |
Edition 1.0 - 2015 |
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The Pinzgauer Lokalbahn A history and line guide to the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn, including stock list. Produced in cooperation with SLB. |
Edition 4 - 2017 |
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The Railways of Stern und Hafferl A history of the company and lines owned, operated or built by Stern und Hafferl, including the Schafbergbahn. Also includes lines subsequently closed. |
Edition 4 - 2014 166 pages |
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ÖBB Signalling and Infrastructure 1 A description of Austrian colour light signalling practice in epoches 3, 4 & 5 *SORRY, CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE* |
Edition 1.1 - 2004 40 pages |
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Austrian Model Railways - Trackplans A variety of real Austrian railway station layouts so that modellers can find inspiration to build their own smallscale masterpiece. |
Edition 1.0 - 2017 120 pages |
The Editor would be delighted to receive any corrections or errata at:
stephen.ford1 
btinternet.com
Members of the Group can buy all books at £6.00 per copy plus postage. Titles are priced at £7.50 per copy for non-members, with a £1.00 discount on all books published before 2011 whilst present stocks last. Please add £2.00 P&P per book for UK orders, £4.00 P&P per book for orders to the EU, and postage is at cost for orders to the rest of the world - please ask for a quotation!
An order form may be downloaded here. We recommend that you contact the Publications Officer about availability before posting an order. Payment can be made by PayPal (details to appear shortly) or a cheque made payable to "Austrian Railway Group" and sent to the Publications Officer:
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