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The Steyrtalbahn was a narrow gaugerailway in upper Austria, which ran from Garsten through Grünburg and Molln to Klaus, with a branchline to Sierning and Bad Hall.

History
The economical support legs of the Steyrtals were forestry and metalworking. The wood was removed by felling trees rift on the Steyr, which permitted only a use as building and firewood or for the charcoal or paper production. The road transport was too expensively, only the rail transport the sale of quality wood would permit.

1868 received the city Steyr by the Rudolfsbahn connection to the Eisenbahnnetz. 1887 reached the Kremstalbahn bath resound and Klaus. 1888 received Josef knight from Wenusch the concession for a narrow-gauge railway from Garsten to green castle with possible extension to Klaus. In the same year the Steyrtalbahn AG was created and begun with the building.

1889 were opened the distance refining EN green castle, one year later the extension after Agonitz. Against the building of far to Klaus there was resistance of the Kremstalbahn society, was afraid a part of traffic to the Steyrtalbahn of losing. Thus one concentrated with the Steyrtalbahn on the building the wing distance Pergern bath resounds oneself for the time being, which was opened 1891.

After the nationalization of the Kremstalbahn (1902) the project of the extension was again taken up after Klaus. 1908 were commencement of construction, 1909 opening. Thus the net of the Steyrtalbahn had achieved its largest expansion (55 km).

Developments up to 1918
Apart from some setbacks by Hochwässer the enterprise of the Steyrtalbahn developed positively. An operating surplus and be paid off even a modest dividend could be always gained. The road supports were financed by capital increases. As large shareholders the country the Austrian armament makers company, the savings bank Steyr and finally also the State of (capital increase for the section Agonitz Klaus) went the city to upper Austria, Steyr, into action.

In the First World War it came particularly by the transportation to armament makers with Steyr local railway and in Letten to a strong traffic rise. From there to Letten a provisional roll support enterprise was furnished from 1916 to 1918.

Developments up to 1945
After the First World War an economically difficult time began for the Steyrtalbahn. The traffic became a serious competitor (mechanism of motorbus lines Steyr bath resound and to Steyr Grünburg). Particularly on the wing distance after bath resound, where a connection existed to the normalspurige distance after pipe (Kremstalbahn), moved away a majority of the passengers to the motorbus. All redevelopment efforts failed and the enterprise 1931 by the Austrian federal courses (BBÖ) were taken over in such a way. The wing distance after bath resound remained also under BBÖ enterprise an unprofitable problem child and to 1933 the stage Sierning bath resound in such a way shut down and for material production cleared away at the beginning of the forties-years.

By the connection of Austria to the German Reich the enterprise of the Steyrtalbahn turned into to the German National Railroad (DRB). 1940 were dissolved the Steyrtalbahn AG, the railroad lines changed into the property of the DRB and thus after 1945 into that the ÖBB.

development after 1945

he Steyrtalbahn got over the war intact, nevertheless a redevelopment (reinforcement of the upper's building) would have been necessary. This was omitted however, one had first war damage to other distances to repair. The light upper's building prevented the employment of the new narrow trace diesel locomotive row 2095 (year of construction starting from 1958), so that the distance was operated further exclusively with steam engines.

For reduction of costs 1967 also the remaining piece of the wing distance (Pergern Sierning) were adjusted and accomplished starting from 1968 between Klaus and Molln the passenger traffic with motorbuses (rail spare traffic).

To 14. March 1980 was interrupted the distance between Leonstein and striking old mill by a rockslide. On the next day the distance was vacated and the enterprise was again taken up. 14 days later however a commission came to the result the fact that the working reliability was not ensured and closed the distance again. This was taken to the cause to quiet-add the section Grünburg Molln completely although at least mol LN Klaus continued using would have been theoretically possible in the section.

Two years later also the remainder distance refining EN green castle was stopped.

To the Steyrtalbahn locomotives see major item Steyrtalbahn 1-6.

opening
* 20 August 1889 refining EN green castle * 19. November 1890 Grünburg Agonitz * 2. To December 1891 Pergern bath resound * 26. October 1909 Agonitz Klaus

shutdown
* 1. To August 1933 Sierning bath resound * 1. Jänner 1967 Pergern Sierning * 26. May 1968 mol LN Klaus (passenger traffic) * 29. March 1980 mol LN Klaus (overall traffic) * 29. March 1980 Grünburg Molln * 1. March 1982 refining EN green castle

Steyrtalbahn after the shutdown
The Austrian society for railway history (ÖGEG) took over the distance Steyr local railway green castle and operates it since 1985 as museum course with steam courses.

Museum enterprise is on Saturdays and Sundays of at the beginning of June to at the end of of Septembers as well as at the Adventwochenenden, besides on order special trains are led also at any time.

All remaining railway tracks were cleared away. On the route green castle Klaus was put on a cycle track (part of the Steyrtalradwegs). To the Zweigstrecke Pergern bath resound remind above all the counter bearings of the Steyrbrücke.