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The R7, also known the train of the vines (French: Train des Vignes), is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Puidoux and Vevey in the Swiss canton of Vaud. Swiss Federal Railways , the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service.
A train at the Wilderswil station with the track of the Schynige Platte Railway (red train) on the adjacent platform. Since 1949 railcars have predominated. Some of the older electric locomotives still survive and are used for special trains. The centre of operations is Zweilütschinen with the depot headquarters and the modern main workshops.
EXT: Charter train or special train added when an exceptionally heavy traffic is expected. Several services are currently operated by other railway companies, including subsidiaries of Swiss Federal Railways (e.g. Thurbo). Some services are also jointly operated with other companies (e.g. Treno Gottardo).
Skiers can ride the train from the valleys below to return to the top of the runs. The Jungfraubahn (JB), which is also rack-and-pinion throughout, starts at Kleine Scheidegg and runs 9 km (5.6 mi) through tunnels in the Eiger and Mönch , leading to the "Jungfraujoch", a saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau summits.
The IC 2000 is a double-deck push-pull train in Switzerland and is run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) as part of its InterCity service. Top speed is 200 km/h. Top speed is 200 km/h. The train set can be composed of up to 10 coaches and provides close to 1,000 seats, according to SBB.
The Rhaetian Railway ABe 8/12, which is also known as the Allegra, is a class of dual voltage metre gauge three car multiple unit trains of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The class is so named under the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification system.
The most usual use for these vehicles is with the steam locomotive, where the train usually consists of three coaches. Class BDhe 2/3, Railcar No.6, is the world's oldest cogwheel-railcar which dates from 1911. [7] Working with yellow liveried coach, class B2, No.35, built in 1899, this forms the Rigi Pullman train. There are upholstered seats ...
The funicular above Mülenen station. The Niesenbahn is a funicular railway above Lake Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.It links a lower terminus, in the village of Mülenen at 693 m and adjacent to Mülenen station on the Lötschberg railway line, with an upper terminus at 2336 m near the summit of Niesen, a viewpoint above the lake and Bernese Oberland.