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Brienz Rothorn Bahn

Only steam-operated line in Switzerland to offer a full steam service (1953-1990 era distinction); remains steam-hauled today alongside diesel supplements

Type
Cog railway (steam heritage)
From
Brienz · 566 m
To
Rothorn Kulm · 2 244 m
Vertical
1 678 m
Canton
Bern
Nearest town
Brienz

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.7876° N 8.0416° E · BernRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

Photographs

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Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt, Jean-Paul Wettstein · Wikimedia Commons + Pexels · CC BY-SA 4.0

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