The line is 12.4 km (7.7 mi) long and has a rail gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). It is a rack and adhesion railway, using the Strub design to overcome a height difference of 1,792 m (5,87... (more)
Just outside the SNCF station at St Gervais is the terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway - a metre gauge rack railway, so 3 different electrification systems can be found within a few yards of each o... (more)
