Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed taking a look a some of the places our tour visited in Austria's second largest city.

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Cheers, Austria is a lovely country with plenty of rail/tram action. I'm pleased you enjoyed the video. All the best. Tim.

Your adventure sounds like fun, I only see hippie busses in New Zealand these days and they are not a common sight there anymore, even hippies get old eventually. Graz is a lovely town, scanning in old negatives can be very rewarding, especially when you find scenes you'd completely forgotten about.

Thank you for kind comment, it is appreciated.

Thank-you.

HI Chuck, Graz is full of surprises, it would have been nice to spend more time looking around, there were art gallery's and museums that I didn't have time to visit. The underground train was fun, good use of the old tunnels :-) Take care. Tim.

The caves are actually tunnels which were built during WW2 as air raid shelter and command post. There are about 6km of tunnels with 21 entrances all around the Schloßberg mountain. See plan at www.geheimprojekte.at/ls_graz.html (the green tunnels were not completed). Starting in the year 2000 some of the tunnels underneath the clock tower were extended/connected to form a new event hall and a new shaft has been dug down from near the clock tower to the H tunnel which houses an elevator. The tunnel between Schloßbergplatz and Karmeliterplatz (entrance J & U) gives access to the event hall and also serves as a footpath straight through the mountain. Some side tunnels of that were used as exhibition space during the 2003 "European Captital of Culture" year. Other parts of the tunnel system between Schloßbergplatz and Wickenburggasse (entrance H & B) have been housing the fairytale railway sind 1968, which had to close in 2000 because of stricter fire safety regulations after the Kaprun tunnel disaster. It has been extensively refurbished and reopened in 2014. The old railway had a very unique and run-down charm with many of the exhibits mouldy and only half working :-) - now the ride is curated by the Graz childrens museum. The entrances partially lead into the surrounding houses. E.g. one of my favorite pubs in my younger days (I was born in Graz) was located right between Schloßbergplatz and the funicular. Its back room was actually part of the G tunnel. The owner told me that when he moved in there and renovated the premises, he accidentally broke through the thin back wall (which seemed to have been quickly built post war with whatever bricks they could find at the time) and found himself standing in the fairytale railway :-) And a little secret at the end: the Schloßberg tunnels also house a mine railway collection/museum, which unfortunately is not open to the public (again: fire safety regulations, which would require expensive safety measures that the private club cannot afford). montanmuseum.at/ the museum tracks actually connect to the fairytale railway near its former entrance at B gate.

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Graz is a lovely city, well worth vising.

Vielen Dank, ich freue mich, dass Sie es genossen haben.

Thank you, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.

It is a nice place with a pleasant, relaxing atmosphere about it.

Hallo, ik ben blij dat je genoten hebt van Graz en zijn prachtige muzikanten.

Dank u, ik ben blij dat je genoten van de 4K-video.

Witam, dziękuję za Ciebie miły komentarz, jest doceniana. Cieszę się, że podobała Ci się ta wycieczka do fascynującego miasta Graz. Najlepsze życzenia. Tim.

What an awesome trip. Great filming!

@@slycat1939 Hi, this was an excellent tour, so much so, I am returning to Austria in February to film more of their wonderful railways, some of them in a snow covered landscape. I hope your Austrian friend enjoys this video. All the best. Tim.

Thank you :-)

Hi Neil, how could I miss those comical lines? I tried and failed. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, Graz is a nice city with a lot to offer.

@@Timsvideochannel1 "Graz is a nice city with a lot to offer", including inspiration for corny one-liners, perhaps! LOL. Cheers, Tim!

@@neilforbes416 There are a number of European cities who names inspire a chuckle in English. I won't name any, in case I set you off, but you will find one on the Bern tram network.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Your reply gave me a chuckle in itself! Cheers, Tim!

Obrigado, estou satisfeito que você gostou do vídeo.

Both have style, today's trams are no longer a square box on wheels, they are a statement about a cities wealth, just like the ornate buildings adorning the streets.

​@@Timsvideochannel1 well, old trams (until like 70's) weren't just boxes on wheels, they were beautiful too and by the way, closely resembled those ornate buildings, unlike modern trams. Then came the boxes (IMHO). But what started to be produced in, I believe, 2000's, has some magical style that unlike most of the modern stuff not only doesn't dissonate with historical buildings, but even emphasize them.

@@Adson_von_Melk Hi, I agree with your observations about tram design. I don't know if you have seen London King's Cross or St Pancras stations, both are old stations with modern appendages, King's Cross looks good whereas the modern addition to the otherwise beautifully restored train shed at St Pancras looks all wrong, almost as though they ran out of money. Most European capital cities do manage to combine the old and the new in Harmony, I think this is true of London's skyline seen from the banks of the River Thames where the Gurkin and the Shard, although totally different from the older buildings blend in adding an extra dimension to the already impressive skyline.

@@Timsvideochannel1 no, sadly I haven't been to the UK yet. I see your point, the most famous example of that is probably Berlin's Reichstag dome (although if it was for me I would restore the original design).

@@Adson_von_Melk en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_dome The new one looks good, the original looked fantastic.

Cheers, I hope the New Year is a good one for you too. Austria has a lot to offer, I'm returning next month to try and capture steam action in the snow. I checked out 41:20 - an end screen pops up for viewers to click on, should they want to view more Austrian videos. Take care. Tim.

Saya harap Anda menikmati pandangan ini dari Austria,

Thank you.

Thank you, I really appreciate your comment.

Hello Heinz, I love to see these colourful musicians playing in place like Schlossberg Park, they make me smile. Cheers. Tim.

The maximum grade is 61%

Hi, I see Jim has answered your grade question - 61% at its steepest. To learn how a funicular works, please click on this link - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funicular and this one for more information about the Schlossbergbahn - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlossbergbahn_(Graz) How are you getting on with your channel?

Wow, that is steep! And that is actually a simple, but effective system. Well, because the long nights and short days there is a little pause right now.. I'm just ending up with a bunch of really dark and booring materials.. I got one clip i was happy with, but the camera was wibrating and hitting the window, witch annoyed me a little.

@@FozenMoustache I just watched your latest video, it is very unusual, I'm sure people will enjoy watching. The hard bit now is reaching them, it will take a while, but once they find you, I'm sure they will enjoy the videos you post. I have a Facebook Page facebook.com/groups/2505405939486692/ it has a small group of followers, but they are good at sharing stuff. I'll recommend and post your latest video on my Facebook Page. Keep at it, because soon the days will be long and you'll have more video than you can handle. Good Luck.

@@Timsvideochannel1 I guess a lot of stuff on the railroad is unusual in one way or another :) Well, people are watching the videos but I`m not stressing to either post or try so har to reach out for subs and views. Quality over quanity? :) Thak you for posting it on you FB page, i might have a look there myself :)

Hi, I really enjoyed Graz. I was travelling with a tour organised by the "Railway Touring Company" based in England. Every day we visited a mainline or private railways within easy travelling distance from Graz, returning in late afternoon or evening. As a result I lot of the video I filmed was taken in the evening, the only exception being a day visit to Schlossberg Park. I decided to edit all the short clips into one longer video aimed at giving visitors an insight into some of the attractions to be found in and around the town. We visited the Stainzerbahn in the evening, I would love to return for a longer day visit to see and film the trains in daylight and maybe even see Stainz 2.

If you do not know the area, guided excursions are of course an absolute hit. And you have really visited the highlights of Styria. The railway museum in Mürzzuschlag, for example, would be worth a visit. But I personally am more the type who stands at the track or at the station. Formerly in Germany, now in Austria. Actually, I have visited almost all lines where models of my LGB are running. And when I moved I settled down right here in the area where there are a lot of narrow gauge tracks. :o)

The Stainz 2 has been out of service for a long time. I saw it once 15 years ago on the main square in Graz - as an exhibit. If the Wiki entry is correct, it is currently in Murau.

@@UdjatPictures Hi, I have only uploaded about half of the places I visited near Graz so far, more railways to come as I find time to edit and upload them to KZfaq. Work sometimes gets in the way of having fun, but then again it does pay for my travelling. I also enjoy line side photography, like you I am lucky to live within easy travelling distance of my favourite Railways in the UK. LGB models are fun, do you have a garden railway?

@@UdjatPictures At least Stainz 2 still exists, there is always hope that it may return home one day.

Obrigado, estou feliz que você gostou.

I think they'll be giving that a miss.

@@Timsvideochannel1 Yep! LOL

Bem-vindo a bordo.

Hi, I hope you are keeping safe and well. Best wishes from the UK.

Oooo, that one was painful Neil.

@@Timsvideochannel1 LOL

After that painful incident, they put up signs saying, "Keep off Graz."

As a native to Graz i can assure you that the pronounciation is nothing like 'grass'.

@@stephanweinberger I was making a joke! Ich hab' Witz gemacht!

Hi, I'm glad yo liked the video, Graz is beautiful city with a lot of places of interest. I looked at your channel, you cover some interesting subjects and places of interest, I particularly liked the double spiral staircase. Take care and stay safe. Tim.

@@Timsvideochannel1 thank you very much