Steaming Through The Austria : Waldviertel Express - Train Video.

DVD. Media Lab. 60 Minutes. The Waldviertel Express is traveling through one of the most scenic landscapes in Austria, the so-called Waldviertel, an area famous for its mystic granite-filled landscape. It is situated in the northern part of Austria and starts in Gmund then climbing to it's highest point, Bruderndorf, via more difficult terrain with an ascent of 25 parts per thousand. From there we continue across a high plateau, before we arrive at our final destination, Gross Gerungs.This line was constructed around the end of the 19th Century. The series 399 locomotive pulls the carriage over the 76 kilometers in almost two hours. As an additional bonus: the DVD contains the ride from the driver's point of view.