Postbus line Bern – Detligen
The postbus line Bern – Detligen was opened in 1906 as the first postbus line by the Swiss Post .
course
The route largely follows today's main road 235 . It led from Bern over the Aare bridge near Hinterkappelen via Wohlen near Bern to Detligen . It was later extended to Aarberg.
history
Although the prerequisites for licensed bus operation were created as early as 1902, it was not until 1906 that the Post Office decided to set up its first own lines with motor vehicles.
Operation began with one car each from the manufacturers Saurer , Berna and Martini . The vehicles had solid rubber tires and petrol engines , the frames of which were provided with a wooden body with longitudinal benches and rear entry. However, the petrol engines were one of the main problems of the time, in addition to the lack of reliability, they were dimensioned too weak, so that the maximum speed of 30–35 km / h could only be achieved if the route was horizontal enough. In addition, there was the poor road conditions, which meant that operations were not very reliable and operational disruptions were commonplace. These problems with the still immature vehicles and the restrictive road traffic regulations meant that the network expansion was slow. In the same year, the line from Bern to paper mill was added (which was discontinued in 1909). Only after ten years, in 1916, was the next automobile course established between Locarno and Brissago. This line, like the Nesslau – Wildhaus line established on May 1, 1918, no longer suffered from the problems of the first line, but developed well. The change came only in 1919 thanks to the Federal Council resolution of March 24th, which enabled the PTT to take over around 100 surplus military trucks free of charge, which were converted into buses and alpine cars.
The route used at that time is still used today as part of line 100 (today Bern – Aarberg).
literature
- 80 Years Postbus 1906–1986 , 1987, ISBN 3-907883-00-4 , pages 13, 20–26
- Franz Kuster: The car travel posts of Switzerland 1902 to 1951 , pages 13-14
Web links
- Files for the opening of the Bern-Detligen post bus line in the PTT archive database
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Swiss Post 1849-1949 The Swiss Post Volume 1, pages 356–357