Locomotives of the Club 760

Locomotives of the Taurach Railway - Locomotives in The Museum Frojach - Leased locomotives
LOCOMOTIVES OF THE TAURACH RAILWAY
298.56

Serviceable
Built in 1900 as U6 for the Niederösterreichischen Landesbahnen NÖLB and being on duty in the Waldviertel, one of the most northern parts of Austria. Then taken by the Österreichischen Bundesbahnen ÖBB it was on duty on various narrow gauge lines, finally at the Steyrtalbahn in Upper Austria. After the closure of that very first narrow gauge line in Austria in 1982 it was bought by the Club 760 and after a general repair in the HW Knittelfeld on duty at the Taurach Railway since 1989. In the year 2000 the locomotive had been at the Waldviertel Railway and the Mariazeller Railway for the riding of some special trains. After being renovated in Ober Grafendorf and some further special train operations at the Mariazeller Railway the locomotive came back to Mauterndorf in autumn 2001, where the engine is now again on duty at the Taurach Railway. At time the locomotive is rented to the community Stainz for pulling the famous "Flascherlzug" in 2011 and 2012.
699.01

Serviceable
Built in 1944 by Franco Belge Locomotive factory for the light railways of the German Wehrmacht. After the end of world war two it came into ownership of the ÖBB and got the number 699.01. It first was at the Bregenzerwald Railway (Vorarlberg, Western Austria) and from 1963 to 1967 on the Vellachtalbahn in Carinthia. Bought by the Club 760 in 1973 and after repair hauling steam trains on the narrow gauge local railway in the Pinzgau/Salzburg and later again on the Bregenzerwald Railway. In 1983 brought to Mauterndorf and since 1994 after a particular repair in the colors red and black on duty at the Taurach Railway.
SKGLB 12
Serviceable
The steam locomotive S 12 has been constructed in the year 1906 by Krauss Linz for the legendary Salzkammergut Local Railway (SKGLB)and was operated there till 1957. The locomotive gained notoriety by the fact, that it has been the engine, which pulled the last passenger train from Salzburg to St. Gilgen on September 30th 1957. In 1958 the State Railways of Styria (StLB) purchased the locomotive and operated it on the Feistritztal Railway Weiz - Birkfeld - Ratten till the year 1969. In 1972 the StLB sold it to the Vehicle Museum of Marxzell near Karlsruhe, Germany. The Locomotive was there till 2996 and was then transferred to Mondsee. In the year 2003 the Club 760 purchased the locomotive and transferred it to Ceske Velenice, Czech Republic, were it has gotten a overhaul, which has been more a new construction, it the years 2003 and 2004. By the works the locomotive has gotten its original view and in autumn 2004 it was transported to Mauterndorf, where the engine has now its new home.
Z 6

Serviceable

Locomotive Z 6 was part of the first equipment of the StLB line Kapfenberg -Thörl - Seebach - Au/Seewiesen (Thörler Railway) and was on duty there until 1970 when she was discarded. Between 1945 and 1950 the engine was in Stainz to manage the reinstalled passenger service on that line together with the Stainz 2. The Z 6 had the original name "Thörl" and was the first steam locomotive to be bought by the Club 760 in 1972. In 1993 the locomotive was on display at the 100 years of Thörler Railway exhibition in Kapfenberg.1994/95 general repair in Czech and a celebrated return to rails on Whitsunday 1995. The engine was leased to the Thörlerbahn but after the closedown of the Thörlerbahn the engine was transferred back to Mauterndorf, where the locomotive now ride the trains of the Taurachbahn together with the 298.56 and 699.01.

S 11

Not serviceable
The steam locomotive S 11 was constructed in 1894 as SKGLB 11 for the former Salzkammergut Local Railway SKGLB) by the manufacturer Krauss Linz and has the construction number 3034. The engine was in use on that line till Mai 1957, when was dismantled for an overhaul. Because in Autumn 1957 the line of the SKGLB was closed down the locomotive was sold in that condition to The Styrian State Railways and transported to Kapfenberg, where the overhaul was finished. The engine, now S 11, was in use as reserve for shunting and train operations, but the locomotive was rarely in operation. In 1967 the locomotive was transferred to Stainz and from 1971 the engine was pulling the famous "Flascherl Train" till 2000, when a boiler damage ended its operations. In the meantime the locomotive had gotten an overhaul in 1981 at the StLB workshop at Weiz and in the Winter 1987/88 one at the ÖBB workshop Knittelfeld and the community Stainz had gotten the owner of the locomotive. From 2000 till April 2011 the engine stood unserviceable at Stainz and in April 2011 after the club 760 has taken over the ownership of the S 11 the locomotive was transported to Mauterndorf, where it noe is waiting for the overhaul.
2091.03

Serviceable
Delivered to the BBÖ (ÖBB) in 1936 as 2041.03. In the time of the German Reichsbahn it was graded as a motor coach with luggage transport facilities number 137 334. After the war the ÖBB gave her the number 2091.03. It was on duty on the Waldviertelbahn and on the Krumpe, both narrow gauge lines in Lower Austria. It was bought by the Club 760 in 1990. Now it has again after a renovation the colours of the sixties, red-cream. After that the locomotive was used for special trains on different narrow gauge lines in Austria. Since the year 2001 the locomotive has been back at Mauterndorf, where it now is used for the diesel nostalgic trains an as reserve locomotive.
VL Braubach

Serviceable
Until the end of the seventies on duty in a mine for lead and silver in Braubach/Germany (at the Nassau light railways). After the end of narrow gauge traffic in Braubach this engine was given as a present to the Club 760. In winter 1987/88 change of gauge from 750 mm (29,5 In.) to 760 mm (30 In.). Brought to Mauterndorf in 1988, where it had been on duty in front of working party trains and as a reserve. This engine had been something like our handyman.
VL 25721

Serviceable
That diesel locomotive built in 1957 by Orenstein & Koppel and had been used on the 760 mm narrow gauge line of the paper-mill in Steyrermühl, Upper Austria. In the eighties the operations on that line were stopped and the line itself was closed down. The locomotive has been offered to buy since 1989, but still in the year 2002 the club 760 bought it. In October 2002 the diesel locomotive was transferred to Mauterndorf, where it is now on duty in front of working party trains and as a reserve. This engine is used for shunting too
D 40 / VL 01

Serviceable
Built in 1942 for the light railways of the German Wehrmacht as HF 200-D. In 1946 it came to the Salzkammergut Local Railway (SKGLB), where it was on duty after changing the gauge from 750 to 760 mm. It mainly hauled goods trains and was named D 40. After a breakdown of the gear in 1956 it was put out of duty. After the closure of the SKGLB it was purchased by the StLB and in 1958 the engine arrived in Kapfenberg now as VL 01. In 1986 the engine was bought by the Club 760 and brought to Mauterndorf. After an other breakdown, this time of the motor, it was transferred to the StLB workshop in Kapfenberg again. After long years standing at Kapfenberg the locomotive has been transported to Romania, where the overhaul has been finished and it has gotten new colors. With the green color and changing the name to D 40 again the engine returned to Mauterndorf in autumn 2004 and remains by its view to the times of the legendary Salzkammergut Local Railway.
VL Witty

Serviceable
This trolley was used on the railways of the sawmills of the princes of Schwarzenberg in Unzmarkt, Styria. It was then given to the Club 760. The gauge was changed from 700 mm (ca. 27 In.) to 760 mm (30 In). On the TB it was used for transports among construction work.
NARROW GAUGE TROLLEY Kl 2

This narrow gauge trolley KL2 was taken over from the ÖBB in 1991 and brought to Mauterndorf. It is used for transport of men and tools. With a weight of 4 tons (4,4 imp. tons) it can speed up to 40 km/h (25 mph).
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LOCOMOTIVES IN THE MUSEUM FROJACH
CFF 764-219

Serviceable
This Romanian engine was built in 1917 especially for operations on railways inwoodlands. That means: smallest possible axle pressure with a greatest possible adhesive power, small diameter of the wheels for using narrow curved tracks. The order had been given by the Ungarische Bank- & Handels AG, Budapest and at July 17th the locomotive was delivered. It is unknown where this engine had been in its first years. 1971 it was operating in Drencova and 1974/75 in Moldovita. Romania. 1989 the locomotive was sidetracked and bought in the year 1993 by the club 760. After a general overhaul in Reghin, the CFF 764-219 is now as a serviceable engine in the museum Frojach. The clubmates are calling lovely this enginein German "Draculinchen", that means in English "Little Dracula".
Kh 111
Not Serviceable
The Kh 111 was delivered to the StLB line Weiz-Birkfeld-Ratten and was there to haul the coaltrains from the pit in Ratten. In 1943 the engine was brought to Murau in exchange for the U8 and U44. The Kh 111 stayed in Murau until it was put out of duty. The locomotive was placed under a roof in Mauterndorf and then was given to the Club 760 in exchange to the Bh 1 (former ÖBB 398.01), which had been in use in front of the summer steam trains on the Murtalbahn for many years. The Kh 111 stands unserviceable in the museum and the most interesting part of this engine is the Capriotti steering for the ventiles. In August 1989 she was standing in Obergrafendorf (Lower Austria) as there was the 100 years of narrow gauge anniversary.
SKGLB 7
Not serviceable
Locomotive No. 7 of the SKGLB was on duty until the closedown of the line. It was sold to the StLB, which used it on the Feistitztalbahn from 1958 up to 1973. At Weiz the S7, as the locomotive was called then, got a new coal bunker and in 1966 a boiler of an U engine (see engines and coaches of the TB chapter). Since that the engine looks more like a U and had lost the typical SKGLB appearance. In 1973 the locomotive was moved to Kapfenberg where it was in use until 1975. In that year it was put out of duty and sold to the Club 760.
JZ 73-019
Not serviceable
This locomotive of the former Bosnian Herzegovina state railways (No. 169) was built in Budapest in 1913. It was constructed for pulling express trains and could be speeded up to 60 km/h (38 mph), what was a terrific speed for narrow gauge locomotives at that time. In the Austrian Crown Lands of the monarchy the maximum speed on the 760 mm gauge lines was about 35 km/h (less than 25 mph). The locomotive was on duty far into the seventies at the more than 2200 km (1400 miles) extending narrow gauge network in Bosnia. After being bought by the Club 760 this engine reminds of that proud class of narrow gauge locomotives. It was at the 100 years of narrow gauge exhibition in Obergrafendorf as well and was presented at the great exhibition about the history of traffic 1999 in Knittelfeld. This engine is our sleeping beauty in Frojach waiting on to be kissed awake by some prince.
JZ 97-029
Not serviceable
That four cylinder engine for rack railway lines is one of a series of 38 locomotives constructed by the locomotive manufactory in Floridsdorf/Vienna and was on duty on the Komar saddle and the Ivan Pass in Bosnia. After the closedown of those lines the 97-029 was bought by the Austrian Railway Museum, and got a outside renovation in the HW Knittelfeld. It then was brought to the museum Frojach and there together with her sisters she keeps up memory of the Bosnian narrow gauge network. This locomotive was presented too at the great exhibition "Verkehr" (traffic) in Knittelfeld in the year 1999. Another locomotive of this series with the number 97-019 can be seen in the German Museum at Munich.
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LEASED LOCOMOTIVES OF THE CLUB 760
JZ SKODA 1932

Serviceable

The locomotive SKODA 1932 is one of a series of modern steam locomotives constructed after WW II by the manufacturer SKODAm Czechia. Six of that series, the locomotives with the numbers 1932 till 1937 were purchased and operated by the JZ. The locomotive 1932 was purchased by the Club 760 after the end of its operation on JZ lines. The engine was transported to the OBB work shop at Knittelfeld, where its has gotten an overhaul and 2002 it was transported to Murau. In 2008 the locomotive was transported to Krnov/Czech Republic, where at the workshop of the manufacturer Olpas Morovia s.r.o. the overhaul was finished. The engine is longtime leased to the Narrow Gauge Railway Tremsna - Osoblaha. In the new blue color the locomotive started the operation on that line on May 22nd, 2009. It is the greatest serviceable engine on the 760 mm (= 29.92 inches) gauge.
 
SKGLB 5

Serviceable
It was a pure chance, that in summer 1968 a surprising find was made: The locomotive No 5 of the SKGLB, which had been lost in WW I was operating in a factory in Novi Travnik, Bosnia. Later the engine could be bought by the club 760 and is today to be seen as a serviceable locomotive in the SKGLB Museum in Mondsee, Austria.
JZ 83-076

Serviceable

This engine is a representative of the most often built and very successful type of Yugoslav narrow gauge locomotives. All in all there existed 182 locomotives of that type. They were found in front of all kind of trains in Bosnia. After being discarded the 83-076 was placed in front of a railway station as a monument. She was first time presented to the Austrian public at the 150 years of railways in Austria anniversary in Strasshof /Lower Austria. Then she was an exhibit in the narrow gauge museum in Frojach. Since autumn 1993 it has been longtime leased to the Zillertalbahn in the Tyrol, which also financed the general restoration at the RAW-Meiningen in Germany. Set on duty in 1994. The Zillertalbahn used this locomotive for long and heavy steam trains. In the meantime the leasing contract was renewed for further ten years.
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