Roco 7150001 H0e steam locomotive 39901 of ÃBB (DCC)
For the Mariazellerbahn mountain range powerful narrow-gauge support tender locomotives of the series MH were purchased at the beginning of the 20. The high volume of passengers has already led to the electrification of the route to Mariazell and Cusswerk after just a few years. As a result, the MH, which had been redrawn from the OeBB to the 399 series in 1953, was also used on other Austrian narrow-gauge railways. After 1990, they were gradually taken over to the OeBB nostalgia stand.The 399.01, the oldest machine in this series, was used for many years in the Waldviertel. In the 1990s, it was used on the attractive Pinzgau local train with special steam trains. The route of the Pinzgau Local Railway drives one of the most popular tourist regions of Austria from Zell am See through the upper Salzach valley to Krimml. The impressive Krimmler waterfalls make for lively tourist traffic.This text is machine translated.
