Vall de Núria Rack Railway

The Cremallera de Núria ( German: train from Núria ) is located in Catalonia (Spain) and moves in 40 minutes from the 905 m high Ribes de Freser about Queralbs in which is located on 1967 m Vall de Núria (Pyrenees). It was inaugurated in 1931 and has been operated since 1984 by the Catalan railway company Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya ( FGC).

The Vall de Núria is a popular destination for the Catalans and can be reached by land only on foot along the historic pilgrimage route ( Cami vell de Núria ) or the Cremallera de Núria. The cog railway has in Ribes de Freser Following the regional trains of the Spanish State Railways RENFE direction from Barcelona and is thus reached in about 2 hours from the Catalan capital from.

In November 2008, the 1,330 m long was opened double track, Roc del Dui tunnel in the upper part, which establishes the winter safety in the altitude range between 1450 m and 1649 m.

The cog railway was and is largely operated with vehicles and Swiss German origin, the two-car train of 1986 and 1995 were indeed built in Spain, but after Swiss plans. The latest vehicles were re- made ​​in Switzerland and are identical or interchangeable with the vehicles that are used on the Montserrat Rack Railway ( Cremallera de Montserrat ) (see vehicle list). The Núria vehicles are blue, green, the Montserrat vehicles.

Chronology

Rolling stock

Vehicles of Cremallera de Montserrat are listed, unless they are also used in the Vall Núria or were

**) The origin inventory of cars, built by the United Westdeutsche wagon factory AG, Werk Köln Deutz is with AFFW 2 ( Serial No. 150 535 ), ABffw 11-15 ( Serial No. 150530-150534 ), Bffw 21 - 28 ( Serial No. 150522-150529 ) and Aaffw 51 ( Serial No. 151 522 ) specified. The sliding wall wagon 01 but arose from the AFFW 1, also there was a Bffw 29; for the ABffw 13-15 and Bffw 26 were no longer in stock. A Bffw 30 is proved. After a conversion action around 1942 there was 1 As 51 with 18 places, 2 A 1-2 with 36 seats, 2 AB 11-12 with 42 seats and 10 B 21-30 with 48 seats,