The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren. A mountain railway is a Railway that ascends and descends a Mountain slope that has a steep grade. The Bernese Oberland (Bernese highlands is the higher part of the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the south of the canton The area around Lake Thun and Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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The enterprise is made up of two differently laid out sections, which are connected at Grütschalp station. From Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp the line consisted of a 1. 4 km (0. 9 mi) long funicular with maximum gradient of 60%, now replaced with a new aerial cableway. A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a type of self-contained An aerial tramway is a type of Aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a cable and is pulled by another cable From Grütschalp to Mürren the line is continued as a 4. 2 km (2. 6 mi) long narrow gauge electric railway with a maximum upward gradient of 5% and using adhesion traction (ie. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of Railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the Wheels not rack and pinion). A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The line is single-track, with a passing loop at Winteregg station. Both the funicular and electric railway had a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in), enabling the use of the funicular to transfer rolling stock to and from the electric railway. Rolling Stock was a Newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado A travelling crane in the Grütschalp station is used to transfer goods between the two sections - well used since road access to Mürren is very difficult. With the replacement of the funicular, the aerial cable car has also taken over the task of transporting goods. The single cable car carries up to 100 passengers in a journey time of 4 minutes, a significant improvement over the 11 minute funicular journey time. The special crane has been conserved.
The BLM station at Lauterbrunnen is directly opposite the station of the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB) to Interlaken, and the Wengernalpbahn (WAB) to Kleine Scheidegg and Grindelwald. History Planning The first proposals for the Berner Oberland Bahn made in 1873 showed a line from Interlaken (at that time Aarmühle to Zweilütschinen with later options Interlaken is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19091 km long gauge Rack railway line in Switzerland, which runs from Lauterbrunnen and The Kleine Scheidegg (el 2061 m is a high Mountain pass below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland, Grindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
- 1887 Concession obtained for the construction of the railways. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- 1889 The company is formed and construction starts. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- 1891 Railway opens. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The planned opening on 1 June is delayed until 14 August due to a derailment. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures
- 1902 The funicular railway is converted from water gravity power to electric power . Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
- 1910 First winter operations started. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
- 1912 Replacement of the locomotives on the Mürren to Grütschalp section by motor coaches (type BDe 2/4). Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting
- 1949 New vehicles and rope are installed on the Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp section. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- 1965 The new station at Mürren is opened. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
- 1994 The freight loading operations at Grütschalp are rebuilt. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
- 2006 Last operation of the funicular railway from Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp is on 23 April and the first operation of the replacement cablecar was on 16 December. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion
References
- Buckley, R. J. (1984). Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Light Rail Transit Association. The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA is an Association whose purpose is to advocate and encourage research into the retention and development of Light rail and ISBN 0900433965. .
External links
- Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren in English. Part of a site about the Swiss narrow gauge railways.
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