Swiss Vapeur Parc

The Swiss Steam Park is an exhibition of model trains in Le Bouveret in canton of Valais in Switzerland. It includes a vision system with a miniature railway in scale 1:4 and a cogwheel track and replicas of Swiss attractions in miniature. The village of Le Bouveret situated on Lake Geneva, at the local Rhône delta.

An annual festival international de la vapeur always draws in a week in June steam enthusiasts from all over Europe.

On the site, in addition to steam locomotives and models of steam ships that float on a big lake.

History

On October 30, 1979, the club was founded Vapeur Aigle (22 members). Hence, today's " Club des amis du Parc Swissvapeur » developed (2005 about 40 members). 1989 comprised the first stage of the Swiss Steam Park covers an area of ​​10,000 m² with a length of the track in tracks 5 and 7 1/4 inches by about 1000 m. The number of visitors increased from 60,000 to 160,000 at that time in 2000. The plant has a length of 1,500 meters in 2006, a further 500 m are laid for stabling and depot tracks.

Vehicle park

Locomotives: Ge 4 /4, Furka -Oberalp -Bahn (FO ); 2x BDeh 4/4, Bex Villars and Aigle, Leysin Bretaye; Ge 4/ 4 8001, Montreux - Oberland Bernois; HGe 2/2, MGN ( Montreux- Glyon - Rochers de Naye ); 2 x Genesis 1 4000HP, Amtrak; Mecklenburg G 4 /4; Mölm G 2/3 No. 943; Decauville G 3/3 Stuart No. 301, LNER; G 3/3 Waldenburg No. 5; G 3 /5, Sandy River Railroad; Mallet 2X3 / 4 ( 2-6-0 0-6-2 USA ), California Western.

The railcars are exact replicas of the cars from the rail companies Aigle- Leysin (AL) Bex -Villars -Bretaye (BVB ), Montreux - Bernese Oberland Railway ( MOB), (French: Chemin de fer Montreux- Oberland bernois ), has thereby the MOB train closed seat car.

In addition to these used in the service of the SVP vehicles are in the sheds in Le Bouveret also many private locomotives and models of the club members. eg

SNCF 241, 141 R and 231, SBB A 3/ 5, DB 01 215, 2-8-0 New York Central in the track width 7 1/ 4 inches

"Bayer Garratt " GAM / South Africa, " Niagara " of the Union Pacific and "Mountain " of the New York Central in the track width 5 inches.

In addition many car models and guests transporter.

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The miniature buildings are often faithfully copied; e.g. "Café de la Treille ", the Castle of Aigle, the Church of Saanen, the Kuklos, Plein Roc, the sawmill of Nax, the Bank and many others.

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