Lugano–Tesserete railway
The Lugano - Tesserete Railway, abbreviated LT, Italian railway Lugano - Tesserete, officially ferrovia per la tramvia Elettrica Lugano - Tesserete, originally Società per la tramvia Elettrica Lugano - Tesserete, in addition to the Lugano Cadro Dino train was (LCD) and still existing Lugano - Ponte Tresa railway ( FLP) an outgoing, originally three of Lugano meter gauge narrow gauge railways. It was opened in 1909 and was electrified from the start, the setting was made in 1967.
Railway Lugano - Tesserete
Starting point of the path to Tesserete was the own station building on the edge of the station square of Lugano. Here on the Gotthard line station or in its immediate environment still has the Lugano - Ponte Tresa Railway and a funicular as a direct connection to the city center down their starting point. Your starting point also had another funicular and tram from Lugano.
On the way from Lugano to Tesserete the following breakpoints were served: Massagno, Sassa, Ricordone, Vira, Trevano, Canobbio, Sureggio and Lugaggia. Since the Lugano - Ponte Trese train had the same gauge, freight and passenger cars were replaced regularly. In particular, this related to the freight cars. The mutual temp motor car is always occurred since the same current system was also available.
Vehicle park
The listed material was rolling with a single new vehicle, the 1948 C4 procured 15, supplemented over time. Characteristic of the original motor wagons and passenger cars from the years 1909 and 1910 were a skylight ( roof lantern ), which in Switzerland was relatively unusual in identical vehicles from the same period.
All other vehicles are from bargain purchases from the Montreux- Bernese Oberland Railway ( MOB) and the former Solothurn- Zollikofen -Bern -Bahn ( SZB), formerly Electrical Schmalspurbahn Solothurn- Bern ( ESB), today regional Bern-Solothurn (RBS ).
Originally the coat was white with a light blue sideband. This painting deviated from about 1947 a light blue / white livery.
On the occasion of the abolition of 3rd class in 1956, the vehicles were redesignated accordingly: ABDe instead Bcfe for the motor car, B. C for the passenger cars.
Motor Car
- BCFE 4/4 1-3 (1909) SIG
Passenger cars
- C 11 (1909 ) SWS
- BC 12 ( 1910), SWS, 1925 renumbered C 12
- C 13, adopted in 1926, formerly Montreux- Bernese Oberland Railway (MOB ) BC 352 (1904 ) SIG
- C 14, adopted in 1927, formerly Montreux- Bernese Oberland Railway (MOB ) B 301 ( 1905) SIG
- C4 15 (1948 ) SIG
- B 16, taken in 1957, former Solothurn- Bern - Zollikofen -Bahn (SZB ) B 71 (1916 ) SIG
- B 17, taken in 1957, former Solothurn- Bern - Zollikofen -Bahn ( SZB) B 72 (1916 ) SIG
Freight car
- K 21 and 22 ( 1909) SWS
- L 31 and 32 (1909 ) SWS
- M 41, 1951 converted from L 32
- S 51 and 52 (1911 and 1918)
- X 61, Fahrleitunsmontagewagen
Whereabouts of the vehicles
In connection with the cessation of most vehicles were discontinued around 1969.
Shortly after cessation in 1967 was the railcar ABDe 4/4 1 as spare parts to the Ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi ( FART ), also known as Cento Valli web are submitted. Also, the B4 15 got to the FART, this gave the passenger cars in 1991 continue to Società di Subalpina imprese ferroviarie ( SSIF ), where he is rebuilt with status 2009 with respect to the interior than A4 130 still in use.
The Lugano - Ponte Tresa Railway took over the freight cars K 21 and 22, and built in 1968 in the low side car Kklm 155 and 156 to. 1977 these were canceled.