Thunersee–Beatenberg funicular

The Lake of Thun - Beatenberg -Bahn is a funicular railway in the canton of Bern, which leads from the Beat Bay on Lake Thun to the situated above the lake village of Beatenberg. It was opened on 21 June 1889.

It is now established as a single-track system with passing loop means. In operation, opening it was still a dreischienige layout with center passing loop and brake gear. It has a tunnel with a length of 67 meters.

Specifications

• Company: TBB ( Thun - Beatenberg -Bahn )
• Valley station: 561 m above sea level. M.
• Mountain station: 1,121 m above sea level. M.
• Length: 1706 m (travel length 1695 m)
• Difference in altitude: 553 m
• Gradient: 28-40 %
• Gauge: 1 meter

History

The railway was built on June 21, 1889, initially operated with water ballast and brake gear according to Riggenbach system and only in summer. In 1911, the plant was rebuilt, expanded the braking gear and provided the tracks with a Abtschen crossover. Since then, the Beatenbergbahn also has an electric drive and can operate all year round. The originating from the early days of car bodies in 1953 replaced by those made of aluminum. In 1967, the electric drive was renewed.

On 2 July 2005, the fully restored railway to be taken to the new panorama cars back into service. The two cars run now without a staff, it is now necessary only in the stations. The clock is now only 20 minutes compared to the past 30 minutes.

The base station is served by bus line 21 of the transport companies STI, which in turn replaced the trains running 1952-1982 trolleybus Thun- Beatenbucht.