For the second time, Alexander Müller of Tamsweg-Wölting has won the Regional Prize from the District Offices of Salzburg in the Transport and Mobility category.
 
This year, he was able to score his Project "Biosphere Railway Future 2.0 Lungau Bogie".
 
Muscles or Solar Energy
 
The biosphere track is already in the Lungau, new is the trolley business.
 
"The Lungau Bogie is a sustainable, unique, innovative project to revitalize the track of a biosphere railway economically, touristically, socially, and culturally," explains Müller.
 
He wants to use the railway network of the Taurachbahn, Austria's highest narrow gauge railway, for the trolley operation.
 
"The operation of a trolley by muscle power is the most original form of human mobility," explains Müller.
 
"The Lungau Bogie is driven like a bicycle by pedal and crank, but my co-workers and I will also offer an operation with electric Bogies, in cooperation with solar powered charging stations, or the existing charging stations for e-bikes. All this saves the environment because the energy used is definitely a clean source", he explains.
 
Whole Economy Benefits
 
In addition to environmental protection, the regional economic cycle also benefits.
 
He explains, "The planning, production, and maintenance of the Lungau Bogies is carried out by the relevant regional companies, and the possibility of taking a trolley tour enriches the tourism offerings. Fancy a visit to the Lungau?"
 
Promotion and Advertising Value
 
Furthermore, Müller assumes that this unique project will lead to additional funding.
 
Also the media coverage of this unique offer in Salzburg is not to be underestimated, because the advertising value is huge.
 
Strengthen the Togetherness
 
"The factors that go beyond a pure driving operation is that the concept extends the circle to agriculture, the Alpine Association, educational institutions, and intensify the cooperation of all those involved in the project," says Alexander Müller.
 
All this promotes the socio-cultural structures of the region.
 
Author unknown - Loosely translated with Google.