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» Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn (MGB) (more..)
» Deh 4/4 II (more..) |
» between Göschenen and Andermatt
» Andermatt, Switzerland (more..)
» July 31, 2023 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 94 (more..)
» R 637 (more..) |
» Georg Trüb (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| Regional train 637 of the line R44 of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn from Göschenen through the Schöllenen gorge to Andermatt left the 216 meter long Brückwaldboden tunnel and is crossing the 43 meter long Lehnenbrücke. Shoving the push-pull train is cogwheel baggage railcar Deh 4/4 II # 94 "Fiesch". This is the line of the former 3,7 kilometer long Schöllenenbahn which was opened in 1917, electrified with 1200 V DC and a maximum grade of 17.0 % with the Abt system. Since 1941 running with 11000 V 16,7 Hz DC and taken over by the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn in 1961. Since 2003 part of the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn. In the foreground is the devil's bridge over the Reuss river of 1830, which replaced a stone bridge of 1595. |
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