Elmar Oberegger

Elmar Oberegger, 2010

Elmar Oberegger (born May 10, 1972 in Wels ) is an Austrian railway historian .

Life

Elmar Oberegger studied history , sociology and political science at the Paris-Lodron University in Salzburg . He became interested in the "history of transport" through the lectures given by Georg Erich Schmid and his assistant Peter Staudacher . However, there was no greater cooperation because both left the university. 1999 Oberegger was based on the dissertation supervised by Reinhold Wagnleitner with the courage of desperation. A social history of the first generation of the RAF ( Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe ) to the Dr. phil. PhD.

As a result, a close relationship arose with the Viennese professor Roland Girtler , whom Oberegger describes in his monograph “10 Commandments of Field Research” as a “rebellious scholar” (p. 55). In 2005 Girtler paid tribute to the importance of railway history in the article "The Magic of the Railway". Together with him, Oberegger runs the “Internet Pyhrnbahn Museum”. In 2006 both held the seminar “Sociology of Transport” at the University of Vienna. At Girtler he worked as a research assistant until 2008.

Oberegger's representations and analyzes of the history of the railways are primarily structured in terms of social history. He sees railway archeology and the “Ero-epic Conversation” (Girtler) as important neighboring disciplines. The history of technology and the history of locomotives, however, are only marginal topics, which repeatedly brings him bitter criticism.

In 2004 he took over the management of the information office for Austrian railway history founded in 2001. He played a major role in the Upper Austrian provincial exhibition “Coal & Steam” (2006) in Ampflwang . In 2010 he realized the “Salzburg Railway Museum” with the support of Sepp Forcher and Michael Populorum. Oberegger is currently working on an “Internet encyclopedia on the railway history of the Alps-Danube-Adriatic region” and a “Railway history of the Austrian states”.

On November 25, 2010 Oberegger was awarded the title " Scientific Consultant " by the Upper Austrian Governor Josef Pühringer for his work on the history of railways .

Publications

• On the history of Austria's first local railway. The "Kremstalbahn" from 1880 to 1906. In: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter . Vol. 52 (1998), p. 316 ff, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
• The railway line (s) . In: Heimatbuch Sattledt. Edited by Walter Brummer. Leoben 2000, p. 216 ff.
• Rail transit in Upper Austria . In: Coal & Steam. Catalog of the Upper Austria. State exhibition 06. Red. Julius Stieber . Linz 2006, p. 202 ff.
• The iron way to Bohemia . From the horse train to the Summerauer train. In: Coal & Steam. Catalog of the Upper Austria. State exhibition 06. Red. Julius Stieber. Linz 2006, p. 247 ff.
• The Banat - the nucleus of today's Romanian network . Contribution to the anniversary “160 years of the railway in Romania” (Sattledt 2007).
• On the railway history of the Principality of Liechtenstein (according to Leopold K. Pernegger and Markus Rabanser) (Sattledt 2007).
• On the history of the "Crown Prince Rudolf-Bahn" . Schärding / St. Valentin / Amstetten – Villach – Ljubljana (Sattledt 2007).
• Vienna – Graz – Trieste. On the history of the "Archduke Johann Railway" (Sattledt 2007).
• Railway history of Dalmatia. A floor plan (Sattledt 2007).
• On the history of the “Empress Elisabeth Railway” . Budweis / Passau / Simbach am Inn / Wörgl – Amstetten – St. Pölten – Wien Westbahnhof (Sattledt 2007).
• The Austrian tram by the sea. Brief history of the tram from Opatija-Matulij to Lovran (1908–1933) (Sattledt 2007).
• Railway town of Gmunden. History - stations - lines (Sattledt 2007).
• Railway history of the Austrian coastal country. A floor plan (Sattledt 2007).
• On the railway history of the Alps-Danube-Adriatic region. 3 volumes (Sattledt 2007).
• The first (Austrian) railway company and its network. 1824-1903 (Sattledt 2008).
• Stajerske Proge. Brief history of the Lower Styria railway. (Sattledt 2008).
• On the railway history of the Salzburg region. Contribution to the upcoming anniversary 150 "Years of the Railway in Salzburg" (2010) (Sattledt 2009).
• On the railway history of Old Austria , 2 volumes (Sattledt 2012).

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• Girtler Roland: Pastor's cooks. Vienna: Böhlau 2005.
• Girtler Roland: 10 commandments of field research. Vienna: Lit 2004.
• Girtler Roland: The magic of the railroad. In: Kronenzeitung of October 23, 2005, p. 54 f.
• Motta Levanda: "A great day for railway history". Railway historian Elmar Oberegger was awarded the title "Consultant for Science" by Upper Austrian Governor Dr Josef Pühringer (25.11.10). In: On the railway history of the Alps-Danube-Adriatic region. -Internet 2006 ff. ( Http://www.oberegger2.org/ada/kons.htm )
• Populorum Michael A .: One consultant for each railway - Elmar Oberegger becomes a scientific consultant. In: Documentation Center for European Railway Research (DEEF). Internet 2009 ff. ( Http://www.dokumentationszentrum-eisenbahnforschung.org/elmaroberegger_konsulent.htm )
• Schmid Georg / Hans Lindenbaum / Peter Staudacher: Movement and Persistence. Transport and transport systems in Austria 1918–1938. Railway, automobile, tramway. –Wien u. a. 1994.
• Schmid Georg: Transport history. In: Zeitgeschichte 7 (1979/80), p. 218 ff. ( Http://www.oberegger2.org/ada/schmid2.htm )
• Schmid Georg: Postscript after a quarter of a century (2003). In: On the railway history of the Alps-Danube-Adriatic region. Edited by Elmar Oberegger. –Internet 2006 ff. ( Http://www.oberegger2.org/ada/schmid3.htm )

Web links

• Literature by and about Elmar Oberegger in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website from Elmar Oberegger