Last ÖBB cable car: Red Gondel receives honorary place in the Technical Museum!

Last ÖBB cable car: Red Gondel receives honorary place in the Technical Museum!

Technisches Museum Wien, Österreich - On June 17, 2025, a special day for all technology and traffic history enthusiasts in Vienna is. The striking red gondola of the Stubach-Weißsee-Bahn has found its new home in the Technische Museum Vienna . After more than 70 years in action, the gondola is now part of the permanent exhibition of the museum and thus becomes a symbol for sustainable infrastructure and the Austrian traffic history.

The Stubach-Weißsee-Bahn was built in 1951 to transport both material and passengers to the reservoirs Tauernmoos and Weißsee in the Stubach Valley. According to the circumstances of the time, it represented the only canteen of people from the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Johann Pluy from the ÖBB-Infrastructure AG? The official handover act found that the gondola is not only a piece of technology history, but also stands for the future - because it represents environmentally friendly traffic solutions.

a piece of history

The leading role of the Stubach-Weißsee-Bahn as part of the infrastructure in the region is also underpinned by its technical peculiarity: goods were lowered in the middle station and transported via a two-track rail system. By building a new access tunnel as part of a tourist project, the cable car was no longer used for public transport. Her last trip took place on August 31, 2023, since then the majority of the rail systems have been dismantled and the areas for a renaturation was provided.

During the handover in the Technical Museum, Peter Aufiter, the general director of the museum, emphasized the importance of the gondola for the history of traffic Austria and emphasized how important it is to preserve such technical monuments for future generations. In addition to the gondola, a special exhibition for the 200th anniversary of the railway will also be opened in autumn 2025. This exhibition will deal intensively with the history and future of rail transport in Europe. Visitors can look forward to exciting content, interactive elements and numerous railway models.

technical data

The handover of the gondola is not only another chapter in the history of the Technical Museum, but also a sign of growing awareness of historical and technical achievements. Such initiatives not only help keep our past, but also inspire the next generation to discover the world of technology. Further exciting details about the history of rail transport in Europe can be found in the upcoming publication for the 200th anniversary of the railway, which appears in the Technical Museum Vienna