Standseilbahn Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn

New videos of funicular Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn.
On Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland and just in front of Spiez and Niesen, this funicular takes you to Beatenberg and Niederhorn from Lake in direct correspondence with the boats that make the line Thun – Interlaken.

Standseilbahn Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn – Nouvelles vidéos

Nouvelles vidéos du funiculaire Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn.
Sur le lac de Thoune dans l’Oberland Bernois et juste en face de Spiez et du Niesen, ce funiculaire  vous permet de monter à Beatenberg et au Niederhorn depuis le lac en correspondance directe avec les bateaux qui font la ligne Thoune – Interlaken.




Beatenberg – The start of the new funicular

Beatenberg, canton of Bern, Switzerland. Saturday July 2, 2005. The Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn is in use again. It was stopped since October 25th, 2004 and has been completly rebuilt. The two new cars are named "Niederhorn" and "Beatenberg". (Photo Dora Schmid-Zürcher)

Beatenberg – The first car delivered… and crashed !

Beatenberg, canton of Bern, Switzerland.Thursday May 12, 2005 the first car “Niederhorn” was delivered by Gangloff and installed on the rails.
Unfortunately, a mistake was made during the installation of the car on the rails… the car run down six meters and hit the bottom platform !
The car was damaged, and was taken away again back to Gangloff in Bern to be repaired.The opening day is still planned for June 25 but might well be postponed!


(Photo Dora Schmid-Zürcher)

Beatenberg, a complete reconstruction !

Beatenberg, canton of Bern, Switzerland.The funicular Thunersee Beatenberg Bahn (TBB), built in 1889 at the edge of the lake of Thun, is stopped since October 25th, 2004 and will undergo a complete reconstruction.The construction work is planned to last until about the end of June 2005.


The future new car designed by Gangloff, Bern.