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Michel Azéma
FUNIC Biel - Magglingen
(Canton of Bern, Switzerland)
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Details of one of the two suspended bogies of the carriage.
Details of the drum which attachs the cable to the carriage.
Start
1887
End
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Status
Type of funicular
Type of tracks
Energy
Lower station
Biel (437 m)
Top station
Magglingen (875 m)
Length
1693 m
Diff. of levels
442 m
Maximum Gradient
32 %
Speed
6 m/s
Time of a ride
9'
Capacity
120 passengers
Manufacturer
Doppelmayr
Carriages
Gangloff
Electronic
Frey AG
FUNIC SA
Case postale 15
Route principale 35
CH - 2533 EVILARD
station@funic.ch
Tel: 41.32.322.45.11
Fax: 41.32.322.45.12
Special thanks to
MM. Nicolas Martin et Pierre Rossel
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Presentation
Yesterday
The new carriages
The engine room
Technical datas
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