| Posted by Joe on February 12, 2019 | |
What are those two silver posts under the station sign?
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These are bells indicating the departure of a train from the neighbouring stations Bernina Lagalb or Alp Grüm. They are wound daily with a crank. In the past such bells existed at all railway stations in Switzerland, today only at very few for nostalgic reasons, like Filisur or Ospizio Bernina.
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That are Stationbells one for each direction. When a Train leaves the last station before this one the bell rings. Each Bell has a different sound. Therefore the station personel knows from which direction a train will arrive. As there is an electronic train control system today too, the bells are only informative. Not like the old days when they were a safety system.
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@mtnclimberjoe the rotary is a proper steamer no stinking diesel!
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