Bernese Oberland Railway
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Train in Interlaken
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Timetable field : | 311, 312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route length: | 23.69 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gauge : | 1000 mm ( meter gauge ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power system : | 1500 V = | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum slope : |
Adhesion 27 ‰ rack 120 ‰ |
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Rack system : | Riggenbach / Von Roll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interlaken – Lauterbrunnen / Grindelwald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Berner Oberland Bahn (abbreviated: BOB , own spelling by the company: Berner Oberland Bahn ) is a narrow-gauge railway in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland . This meter-gauge railway was opened on July 1, 1890 and electrified on March 17, 1914. It leads from Interlaken Ost via Zweilütschinen to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald .
The railway belongs together with the Schynigen Platte Railway (SPB) to the Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG , a stock corporation . The official initials BOB apply to the company, including the SPB.
route
The course corresponds to a Ypsilon and begins at the train station Interlaken Ost where connections to standard gauge BLS and the meter-gauge Brünig route of Zentralbahn exist. Although there are track connections to the Brünigbahn in Interlaken Ost, each company uses separate tracks because of the different contact wire voltages. The route initially leads via Wilderswil to Zweilütschinen. The Schynige Platte Railway (SPB) begins at the train station in Wilderswil, while the route to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen splits in Zweilütschinen. On the route to Lauterbrunnen there are two rack sections, the maximum gradient here is 96 ‰.
In the direction of Grindelwald, the first rack section lies along its entire length between the Lütschental and Burglauenen train stations with a maximum gradient of 120 ‰. The second is on the last 1.5 km before Grindelwald train station. In Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen you can change to the Wengernalpbahn (WAB) to Wengen and the Kleine Scheidegg . The valley station of the Lauterbrunnen – Mürren (BLM) mountain railway is located next to the train station in Lauterbrunnen .
In 2015, a new route between Zweilütschinen and Lüschental with the 708 m long Buechi tunnel was put into operation.
The construction of a new Grindelwald Terminal station below Grindelwald began in 2018 , from December 2019 it should be possible to change to the new V-Bahn of the Grindelwald – Männlichen gondola and from December 2020 to the Eigergletscher station of the Eiger Express .
The meanwhile discontinued goods traffic with roller stools of the Brünigbahn was only on the adhesion lines , i. H. between Interlaken Ost and Lütschental, permitted. For the transport of goods to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, in addition to the usual covered and open goods wagons, container wagons and tank wagons were also available.
A sponsor of the BOB was the Grindelwald “Glacier Pastor” Gottfried Strasser .
Technical standards
When planning the route, preparations were made after in Brünigbahn and later the Lucerne-Stans-Engelberg train used gauge of 1000 mm and the rack and pinion system Riggenbach , so it is possible to replace rolling stock. Because of the different contact wire voltages that Zentralbahn uses, like SBB, the single-phase AC system with 15 kV and 16.7 Hz, this only applies to the cars and the thermal traction vehicles. When the Brünigbahn was electrified, the SBB took over the heating voltage from the BOB. It is 1500 instead of 1000 volts as in the standard gauge wagons of the SBB. In addition, care was taken to ensure that the multiple control line for the cars works with the third-party locomotives. There are no longer any through cars or trains in regular operation.
When replacing worn Riggenbach racks, the compatible Von Roll system is used. Since the end of 2017, every half hour has been offered all year round.
Accidents
On June 30, 1928, after a thunderstorm, a small railway bridge between Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen was torn away. A train partly fell into the torrent; one person died, 13 were injured.
On August 7, 2003, two passenger trains collided between Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen. One passenger was seriously injured and then died in the hospital, 63 were slightly injured. The driver of the train going to Interlaken had overlooked the stop signal when transitioning from the double-lane to the single-lane section. When the driver noticed this, he stopped the train immediately. In the meantime, however, the return train coming from Wilderswil had entered the single-lane section. The line was not yet equipped with train protection , but the installation of ZSI-127 was already in progress at the time of the accident.
Vehicle fleet
Current and former vehicles
Locomotives
- Steam locomotives
- HG 3/3 1 to 6 (1890, 93) SLM , No. 2 and 4 1914 to Chur-Arosa-Bahn , No. 1, 3, 6 re-gauged to 950 mm and sold to Italy (SFM / MCL / FCL 251– 253), No. 5 reserve until 1956, no locomotive received.
- HG 3/3 7 to 10 (1906, 10) SLM, tracked to 950 mm in 1915/17 and sold to Italy ( SV 110 and SFM / MCL / FCL 261–263), no locomotive survived, same design as Brünigbahn 1051–1068 .
- HG 2/2 11 Eiger (1893) SLM, 1914 gear drive dismantled, Interlaken shunting locomotive, used on the BLM from November 24, 1924 to March 9, 1925 , discarded in 1947, broken off in 1949.
- Electric locomotives
- HGe 3/3 21 to 28 (1914) SLM / MFO / BBC , 24 in the Bernese Oberland and 26 in the Kerzers-Kallnach Railway Museum, but incomplete.
- HGe 3.3 29 SLM / MFO, (1926) 2013 to the Blonay-Chamby issued
- Thermal locomotives
- HGm 2/2 31 (1985) Steck / Deutz / SLM
Railcar
Railcar | ||||||
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designation | commissioning acceptance |
Image of the vehicle | coat of arms | status | ||
ABDeh 4/4 301 | 1949 | - | Leased to MIB in 1988, demolished in 1996 | |||
ABDeh 4/4 302 | 1949 | - | ex company vehicle, still in the Zweilütschinen depot | |||
ABDeh 4/4 303 | 1949 | - | Cancellation 2019 | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 304 | 1965 |
Bern |
new company vehicle | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 305 | 1965 |
Gündlischwand |
August 2003 Umler collision, demolition in 2018 | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 306 | 1965 |
Lütschental |
Demolished in 2018 | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 307 | 1965 |
Wilderswil |
Demolished in 2018 | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 308 | 1965 |
Gsteigwiler |
Demolished in 2018 | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 309 | 1979 | - | At 1999 BZB sold | |||
ABeh 4/4 I 310 | 1979 |
Mats b. Interlaken |
still received | |||
ABeh 4/4 II 311 | 1986 |
Grindelwald |
Conversion 2019, replacement for multiple units | |||
ABeh 4/4 II 312 | 1986 |
Interlaken |
In work | |||
ABeh 4/4 II 313 | 1986 |
Lauterbrunnen |
Collision Umler August 2003, under renovation |
Multiple units
- The new ABDeh 8/8 multiple units from Stadler Rail have been in use since 2017 .
Multiple units | ||||||
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designation | commissioning acceptance |
Image of the vehicle | status | |||
ABDeh 8/8 321 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABDeh 8/8 322 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABDeh 8/8 323 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABDeh 8/8 324 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABDeh 8/8 325 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABDeh 8/8 326 | 2017 | In operation |
Control car
Control car | ||||||
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designation | commissioning acceptance |
Image of the vehicle | status | |||
BDt 401 | 1987 | cancellation | ||||
BDt 402 | 1987 | Sold to museum railway in France in 2019 | ||||
BDt 403 | 1987 | Sold to museum railway in France in 2019 | ||||
ABt 411 | 1982 | ex RBS , demolished in 2018 | ||||
ABt 412 | 1981 | ex RBS , demolished in 2018 | ||||
ABt 413 | 1981 | ex RBS , still preserved | ||||
ABt 414 | 1981 | ex RBS , replacement for GSW | ||||
ABt 415 | 1981 | ex RBS , replacement for GSW | ||||
ABt 421 | 2004 | In operation | ||||
ABt 422 | 2004 | In operation | ||||
ABt 423 | 2004 | In operation | ||||
ABt 424 | 2004 | In operation | ||||
ABt 425 | 2004 | In operation | ||||
ABt 431 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABt 432 | 2017 | In operation | ||||
ABt 433 | 2017 | In operation |
Passenger cars
Passenger cars | ||||||
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designation | commissioning acceptance |
Image of the car | status | |||
B3 6 | 1901 | Kaiserwagen, sold to the Blonay-Chamby museum railway | ||||
C3 29 | cancellation | |||||
C4 44 | 1897 | Sold to the Blonay-Chamby Museum Railway | ||||
A3 101 | Sold to Ballenberg Steam Railway? | |||||
A 181 | 1971 | cancellation | ||||
A 182 | 1971 | Redesigned to 2nd class car, still preserved for replacement trains | ||||
BC 203 | cancellation | |||||
FROM 209 | 1956 | Sold to Brohltalbahn | ||||
B 211 | 1970 | Delivered as AB, cancellation | ||||
B 212 | 1970 | Delivered as AB, demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 213 | 1970 | Delivered as AB, cancellation | ||||
B 214 | 1970 | Delivered as AB, cancellation | ||||
B 215 | 1970 | Delivered as AB, demolished in 2018 | ||||
FROM 221 | Ex Brünig 463, as a clubhouse of the MEFEZ, demolished during the construction of a new workshop in Zweilütschinen | |||||
FROM 221 | Center entry car, ex Brünig, demolition | |||||
B 232 | 1952 | Sold to Brohltalbahn | ||||
B 234 | 1956 | Sold to Brohltalbahn | ||||
B 237 | Sold to the Saint-Valery - Canal museum railway | |||||
B 241 | 1967 | Demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 242 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 243 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 244 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 245 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 246 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 247 | 1967 | Demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 248 | 1967 | cancellation | ||||
B 249 | 1968 | cancellation | ||||
B 250 | 1968 | Demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 251 | 1970 | Demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 252 | 1970 | Demolished in 2018 | ||||
B 253 | 1968 | ex ZB 501-7, canceled in 2018 | ||||
B 254 | 1968 | ex ZB 505-8, canceled in 2018 | ||||
B 255 | 1968 | Ex ZB 508, canceled in 2018 | ||||
B 261 | 1987 | In operation for replacement trains and reinforcement modules | ||||
B 262 | 1987 | In operation for replacement trains and reinforcement modules | ||||
B 272 | Center entry car, ex Brünig, demolition | |||||
B 273 | Center entry car, ex Brünig, demolition | |||||
BD 501 | 1986 | Ex SBB 512-4, demolished in 2018 | ||||
BD 503 | 1986 | Ex SBB 510-8, demolished in 2018 | ||||
BD 504 | 1986 | Ex SBB 511-6, demolished in 2018 | ||||
D 531 | 1971 | Preserved but stored in Bönigen for a long time |
Replacement trains
If an ABDeh 8/8 fails, for example due to a vehicle malfunction, an ABeh 4/4 II multiple unit is used together with a low-floor articulated control car.
Control car ABt 415
Link to the picture
(Please note copyrights )
If a low-floor articulated control car fails , it is replaced by one of the ABt 414 or 415 control cars with one or two classic passenger coaches.
Historic vehicles
For historical vehicles of the Bernese Oberland Railway, see chapter Current and former vehicles .
Other historic vehicles are in the following organizations:
- Ballenberg Steam Railway (BDB)
- Model railway enthusiasts Eiger Zweilütschinen (MEFEZ)
- Museum Railway Blonay – Chamby (BC)
literature
- Hans Häsler: The Bernese Oberland Railways . Minirex AG , Lucerne, ISBN 3-907014-04-9 .
- Berner Oberland-Bahn (Ed.): The former steam locomotives of the Berner Oberland-Bahn. Without publisher, Interlaken
- Theo Stolz: The locomotives for the railways in the Jungfrau region. Self-published 1986, ISBN 3-907976-04-5
- Wolfgang Finke: The vehicles of the Jungfrau Railways 1 . A book on DVD, Verlag tram-tv, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-9813669-2-1 .
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E. Strub : Berner Oberland-Bahnen with special consideration of Switzerland. Rack railways with friction lines. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (SBZ). (archived in e-periodicals, the ETH-Bibliothek):
Part I. . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 8 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Part II . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 9 (PDF, 3.7 MB)
Part III. . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 11 (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Part IV . In: SCC, Volume 25 (1895), No. 12 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
Part V . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 13 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Part VI. . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 14 (PDF, 3.1 MB)
Part VII . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 16 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Part VIII. (End) . In: SBZ, Volume 25 (1895), Issue 17 (PDF, 3.8 MB)
Web links
- Berner Oberland Bahn on the Jungfraubahnen Management AG website
- Photos from the Bernese Oberland Railway in the BahnGalerie (www.bahngalerie.de)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Bernese Oberland Railway (BOB). On: www.jungfrau.ch, accessed on October 7, 2018
- ^ Upheaval in the Bernese Oberland . In: railway magazine . No. 10 , 2018, ISSN 0342-1902 , p. 30 .
- ↑ Fritz Balmer: From accident to low frequency high. General assembly of the Berner Oberland-Bahnen AG. In: Jungfrau Zeitung, June 17, 2004
- ↑ Railway accident in the Bernese Oberland. (PDF; 370 kB) In: Liechtensteiner Volksblatt. July 3, 1928, p. 3 , accessed October 20, 2013 .
- ↑ Frontal collision between two BOB trains in Gsteigwiler . In: Swiss Railway Review . No. 10/2003 . Minirex, ISSN 1022-7113 , p. 470-471 .
- ↑ see it: Locomotiva FCL 250
- ↑ see it: Locomotiva FCL 260
- ↑ Bahnmuseum-Kerzers-Kalnach, our locomotives, BOB 26 ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 17, 2014
- ↑ Jungfrau Zeitung: 304er remains a real Oberlander. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
- ^ A b Swissinfo.ch: head-on collision between two trains. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Jungfrau Zeitung: Baptism for a railcar. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Berner Zeitung: This is what the new trains of the Berner Oberland Bahnen look like. Retrieved September 11, 2019 .
- ↑ BOB sells BDt 402 and 403 control cars to a museum railway in France. In: bahnonline.ch. May 22, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 .