The Stammersdorf local railway, today also known as the Weinviertel Regional Railway, is a single-track, non-electrified branch line operated by the Austrian Federal Railways in the Weinviertel of Lower Austria. Originally, it ran from Stammersdorf to Dobermannsdorf via Auersthal, but today only the section from Obersdorf to Bad Pirawarth is in operation.
The Stephaniebrücke – Stammersdorf steam tramway line was opened on 7 June 1884. Two years later, on 15 June 1886, Dampftramway Krauss & Comp.commenced freight operations over the entire route. On 2 December 1897, the Lower Austrian Provincial Committee for the first time recommended the Diet to construct a local railway from Stammersdorf to Auersthal. Only one year later, on 4 September 1898, the technical report for the project for a standard gauge local railway from Stammersdorf to Auersthal had been completed. On the basis of the authorisation deed dated 16 November 2, 1901, work was begun on the construction of the line, which was approved by the technical authorities on 15 April 1903 and opened on 26 April of the same year.

By deed dated 6 January 1908, the Lokalbahn Stammersdorf – Auersthal Joint-Stock Corporation was finally granted a licence to construct and operate a standard gauge local railway line from Auersthal Station to Schweinbarth Station (Gänserndorf – Gaunersdorf local railway) and from Pyrawarth Station to Dobermannsdorf Station via Zistersdorf (Ernstbrunn – Hohenau local railway). The line to Gross Schweinbarth started operations on 9 August 1909, with the northern branch from Dobermannsdorf to Zistersdorf opening on 14 August of the same year, and exactly 100 years ago, on 15 July 1911, the start of operations on the last section of the route from Zistersdorf to Bad Pirawarth was celebrated. On 1 May 1913, the Lower Austrian Regional Railways took over the route before it was acquired by the Austrian Federal Railways on 1 January 1921. In May 1988, together with a number of other local railways in the Weinviertel, the Hohenruppersdorf – Dobermannsdorf and Obersdorf – Stammersdorf sections were closed down, the lines being removed from the latter in 1995.
The stamp shows a historic steam locomotive of the BBÖ 378 series, and in the background can be seen the old railway station building of the popular Vienna wine village of Stammersdorf.

Technical Details

published June 20th, 2011