Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Purkersdorf, Neulengbach, Pressbaum, Böheimkirchen, Vienna, Belgrade

I'm on my way to Serbia with a stopover in Austria on both ways
Austrian Airlines evening flight to Vienna
ÖBB Railjet from the airport to the city centre
At the hotel near the central station
The next morning, I'm on my way near Vienna
I'm taking the old Western railway, stopping here at Purkersdorf Zentrum
The new line, located further north, opened in 201,2 cutting the travel time from 40 to 25 minutes between Vienna and St. Pölten
Now, the line is used by Regional trains and some freight


193 870


Pressbaum
5047 093


A freight train at Neulengbach



A typical ÖBB Vectron

Former WestBahn trains, now in use by DB


1116 085 at Böheimkirchen 


On my way back, visiting Tullnerfeld, the only station on the new Westbahn railway
I'm now back in Vienna, I'll do some tramspotting instead, leaving the train here at Wien Meidling station





There are 3 generations of trams in Vienna
Here is Type E2+C5 – built 1978–1990

Bombardier Flexity Wien from 2015




Type B Siemens ULF (Ultra low floor) built in 1995-2005







Landing in Belgrade
Not much trainspotting here in Belgrade, but I could spot this one 444-014





Novi Belgrade