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Friday 3 June 2022: Main task for today was train 'D14642' 14:34 Wien Hbf to Salzburg Hbf, a 'relief' working, only running on certain Fridays, running from Knoten Wagram to Knoten Rohr via the Güterzugumfahrung St. Pölten, the normally-goods only lines bypassing St. Pölten. With plenty of time in hand, a fairly late start was made on the 10:16 from Linz Hbf to Wien Hbf. There are two departure routes from Wien Hbf towards Wien Simmering, from low and high numbered platforms, taking different ramps onto a line that dives under the main lines south of Wien Hbf. I had done the lower platform number departure route on a previous trip to Bratislava, so I selected a local train that departed from platform 12, the 12:51 Wien Hbf to Marchegg via Siebenbrunn-Leopoldsdorf. I took this as far as Wien Simmering, then returned straight back on a modern EMU. Time for a late lunch in the station before getting train D14642 to Salzburg Hbf, which duly covered the desired route. At Salzburg Hbf I changed onto a train to Klagenfurt Hbf; this train had actually followed D14642 all the way from Wien, but not via the goods lines! I took this to Villach to set up for the following day's run into Croatia.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.
See trip report for the full itinerary, traction details and notes.