Suchard chocolate factory funicular (Switzerland)
The 'Suchard' funicular
Today's status
Today, the funicular disappeared without trace! Nothing remains! We can
only imagine where it was located.
The Serriere river, which passed under the funicular, has disappeared! In
fact it was covered some years ago.
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East side!
This is where the funicular was located.
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Today's status of the areas where was
located the funicular! Between the viaduct and the cylinder
building. |
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Bird's eye
view from the place where was located the top station
of the funicular. In the foreground, the Amandiers street,
the funicular was passing below that street. |
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The place where was located the
top station of the funicular. |
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At the bottom of the Serrieres
dale, the remaining's of the Decauville tracks. After
the blue building, the viaduct. |
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May 29, 2006: Discovery of three new
remains of the 50 centimeters gauge Decauville railway network!
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First remain:
Inside the old
red Suchard building: the crossing of two Decauville
tracks, with the site of the sliding plate at the
intersection. |
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Second remain:
Beside the old red Suchard building: the crossing
of two other Decauville tracks, with the site of
a sliding plate at the intersection. |
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Second remain:
Close-up of the site
of the Decauville sliding plate at the intersection
of the two tracks.. |
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Second remain:
One of the two tracks continues after the railings
between the red building and the Berthier bridge. |
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Third remain:
On the top of the rock wall, there are remains of
two passageways where the trolleys were pushed
to access the 5th floor of the old red Suchard
building!. |
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