 | ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO SWISS HERITAGE AND TOURIST RAILWAYS - February 2007
by Mervyn Jones
Book A5 Paperback 196 Pages 100+ Colour Photographs
Publisher: Oakwood Press
Series: Series X
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| | This guide is intended not only to appear to railway enthusiasts but to holiday-makers and travellers who love Switzerland and wish to see this beautiful country from another perspective. This guide lists a total of 117 locations where heritage and tourist railways and related activities can be found. OF these, there are 93 railways and/or routes; the situation at the beginning of 1007 being that all but two were fully active. One in Western Switzerland has closed but hopes are kept alive that perhaps one day, phoenix-like, it will rise again. The other is an active development project to restore a line in Eastern Switzerland from the town of Etzwilen to Singen just over the border in Germany. Also listed are nine museums including the outstanding Swiss Transport Museum in Luzern (Lucerne). A further 15 locations have been identified where there are items of related railway interest. Some of these include organisations which have preserved rolling stock which is often on display. Moreover, in some instances, material is in full working order and has been approved for excursions on SBB tracks or those of other railway networks. Many of the railways identified here travel on routes, long and short, invariably through outstandingly beautiful countryside. A small number of others operate on purpose-laid track in country amusement parks, thus offering something for all the family. Contents
- Introduction
- Switzerland – the country, its people and its administration
- A History of Swiss Railways
- Rack/cogwheel systems
- Getting the best out of this guide
- Acknowledgements
- Switzerland’s National Railway
- Switzerland’s Trans-Regional Railways
- Switzerland’s Railways crossing
- International Frontiers
- Switzerland’s Railways by Region
- Glossary of Swiss Railway terms in French, German, Italian and English Bibliography
- Interesting Websites & Useful Adresses
- Key to Map Locations
- Map of Switzerland
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