Lake Thun railway line
The Lake of Thun railway (TSB ) is a former railway company in Switzerland and existed from 1890 to 1913.
History
In 1890, the Lake Thun Railway received a concession for a railway from Scherzligen at Thun via Spiez Därligen. This route linked as a replacement for the previously circulating railway ferry the endpoint of the Central Railway in Thun with the starting point of Bödelibahn to Interlaken. The latter was opened in 1872, though initially in isolated operation.
On 1 June 1893, the company started its operations and leased also equal to the continuation of Därligen to Interlaken Ost of the Bödelibahn. On January 1, 1900, she took over the Bödelibahn completely, from now on the trains have also been performed to Bönigen of the TSB. Under their management it was also opened on July 25, 1901 Spiez -Lenk -Bahn, the first stage of the Lötschberg line.
On 1 January 1913, the Lake Thun Railway merged with the Bern -Lötschberg- Simplon -Bahn and went on in this.
On the section Interlaken East Bönigen the former Bödelibahn passenger services were discontinued on May 31st 1969. Parts of the trail has been preserved as access to the main workshop of the BLS in Bönigen.
Accidents
On August 11, 1952 joined the Interlaken Ost train station because of a misunderstanding, a group of freight cars with a passenger train together. Despite the relatively slow speed four passengers were killed and at least ten seriously injured, as the old wooden wagon could not withstand the impact. → Main article: Railway accident of Interlaken
On 17 May 2006 an official train collided with non-functioning brakes after an uncontrolled drive at Dürrenast with standing on the track maintenance train cars. Three staff on the train were killed. In order to avoid even greater damage, the runaway official train was headed to a construction train standing in front of Thun. → Main article: Railway accident of Dürrenast
April 28, 2006 collided two multiply- controlled locomotives Re 465 BLS on a shunting station in Thun with an ICE 1 Deutsche Bahn, who was on his way from Interlaken to Berlin. Eight people were slightly injured, there was great damage to property. → Section accidents in Article BLS Re 465