Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 3


© Wolfgang Morscher and Hubert Tscholl

Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 1 - Introduction / marble quarry
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 2 – Aerial cableway
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 3 – Transportation of marble in Laas valley
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 4 – Brake incline
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 5 – Transportation in the valley, additional information


The 1900 m long central section of the marble road in Laas is a narrow-gauge railway with a gauge of 1 meter. This is the safest and most environmentally friendly method of transporting marble through the Stilfser Joch National Park.

Weisswasser Marble Quarry (underground mine) the rock face with the Weisswasser Spring cascading down, the mountain slope and the railway in the Laas Valley © Hubert Tscholl, 2007

Weisswasser Marble Quarry (underground mine)
the rock face with the Weisswasser Spring cascading down, the mountain slope and the railway
in the Laas Valley
© Hubert Tscholl, 2007

Aerial view of the railway line through the Laas Valley in Vinschgau © Hubert Tscholl, 2007

Aerial view of the railway line through the Laas Valley in Vinschgau
© Hubert Tscholl, 2007

Please note the first book on the Marble road in Laas:
Die Laaser Marmorbahn. Ein Meisterwerk der Technik

The upper mountain station of the Laas Valley funicular railway To the left is a locomotive on the narrow-gauge railway line leading to the Weisswasser Quarry © Hubert Tscholl, 2007

The upper mountain station of the Laas Valley funicular railway
To the left is a locomotive on the narrow-gauge railway line leading to the Weisswasser Quarry
© Hubert Tscholl, 2007

The upper mountain station of the Laas Valley funicular railway and the terminus of the Weisswasser Quarry narrow-gauge railway line © Hubert Tscholl, 2007

The upper mountain station of the Laas Valley funicular railway and the terminus of the Weisswasser Quarry narrow-gauge railway line
© Hubert Tscholl, 2007

Further to Part 4


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© Wolfgang Morscher and Hubert Tscholl, February 2008



Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 1 - Introduction / marble quarry
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 2 – Aerial cableway
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 3 – Transportation of marble in Laas valley
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 4 – Brake incline
Marble road in Laas – technological wonder of the world, Part 5 – Transportation in the valley, additional information