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Reichenbachfall Funicular

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The Reichenbachfall-Bahn (RfB) is a funicular in the Swiss Canton of Berne. It links Willigen, near Meiringen, with the famous Reichenbach Falls.[1]

The funicular, opened in 1899, has a length of 714 metres and overcomes a vertical distance of 244 metres with a maximum gradient of 58%. There are two cars, rebuilt in 1999 to the original design, operating on a single track of metre gauge track with a central passing loop. The funicular is now electrically operated and a single journey takes 10 minutes. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Richard Green (2007). Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3. Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.


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