Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Remainders of the great days of railroading (13): Achenseebahn

Forever young


Washing the boiler

Since 1888 the Achseebahn connects the station of Jenbach with the boat jetty at the Aachensee, some 7 km away. The old cog railway is basically unchanged, the engines running since they were introduced almost 140 years ago. Here some pictures of the maintainance in the engine shed in Jenbach


Loading coal


Removing cinders from the smoke chamber of the boiler