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of the passengers moved to the motorbus. All redevelopment efforts failed and in 1931 the railway was taken over by the
Austrian Federal Railways (BBĂ–). The branch line to Bad Hall remained unprofitable under the BBĂ–, and the section Sierning to Bad Hall was closed in 1933 and dismantled at the beginning of the 'forties.
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saw economically difficult times began for the Steyr Valley
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On 14 March 1980 a rock slide blocked the line between
Leonstein and HaunoldmĂĽhle. The next day the line was cleared and services started up again. 14 days later however a commission came to the conclusion that trains could not work the route reliability. As a result, the section GrĂĽnburg to Molln
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without damage, nevertheless rebuilding the track was necessary. This was not done however, as there was war damage in other areas to repair first. The light track prevented the employment of the new narrow gauge diesel locomotives (class 2095) which were introduced from 1958, so that the railway
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and even a modest dividend could always be paid. Growth in the railway was financed by capital increases. Large shareholders in the company included the Steyr armaments company, the Steyr savings bank. and finally also the State of Upper
Austria and city of Steyr for construction of the section
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The main industries of the Steyr valley were forestry and metalworking. Timber obtained in the area was of a quality useful only for building and firewood or for the charcoal or paper production. Road transport was too expensive, and rail transport was required so the timber could be harvested
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Railway Company in 1902, the extension of the line to Klaus was again taken up. Construction commenced in 1908 and the extension opened in 1909. Thus the Steyr Valley network achieved its largest expansion (55 km).
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1889 saw the opening of the railway to GrĂĽnburg, one year later the line was extended to
Agonitz. The extension of the line to Klaus was opposed by the Krems Valley Railway Company (
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Elmar
Oberegger: Die Steyrtalbahn. Garsten-Steyr Lokalbahnhof-Pergern-Bad Hall/Klaus, Sattledt 2007(Veröffentlichungen des Info-Büros für österreichische Eisenbahngeschichte 14).
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built three saturated steam 0-6-2T locomotives. Three further locomotives were built in 1914. The locomotives are regarded as the precursors of the famous U class.
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or DR). The Steyr Valley
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Wegenstein: Steyrtalbahn. Schmalspurstrecken Garsten–Steyr–Klaus und Pergern–Bad Hall Verlag Denkmayr, Linz1988,
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was closed. Two years later the remaining line to GrĂĽnburg was closed.
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