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  • Funicular Amsteg power plant in use again since 2003

    Funicular Amsteg power plant in use again since 2003

    Work on funicular before reopening / Travaux sur le funiculaire avant sa réouverture
    Work on funicular before reopening / Travaux sur le funiculaire avant sa réouverture (Photo 20Minuten-Nicole Agostini)
    Where the road collapsed / Où la route s'est effondrée
    Where the road collapsed / Où la route s’est effondrée

    On 6 March 2017, the Amsteg – Bristen road collapsed at practically the same location where a rock was dynamited in April 2003.
    The road has to be repaired and secured which will certainly take several weeks.
    The village of Bristen is thus completely isolated. As in 2003, the only connections between Bristen and the valley are the trails and the helicopter.
    The former funicular of Amsteg power station will therefore resume service to bring people into the valley.
    In 2003, Garaventa had completely renovated and equipped the 1918 funicular to carry passengers.
    After the reopening of the road in mid-June 2003, the funicular was finally stopped.
    This year the funicular will be awakened, checked and restarted from 15 March 2017 until the Amsteg – Bristen road is reopened again.

    Link to Funimag article about 2003

    Le funiculaire de la centrale électrique d’Amsteg va reprendre du service

    Le 6 mars 2017, la route Amsteg – Bristen s’est effondrée pratiquement au même endroit où un rocher avait été dynamité en avril 2003.
    La route doit être réparée et sécurisée ce qui va prendre certainement plusieurs semaines.
    Le village de Bristen se retrouve donc complètement isolé. Comme en 2003, les seules liaisons avec Bristen sont les sentiers pédestres et l’hélicoptère.
    L’ancien funiculaire de la centrale électrique d’Amsteg va donc reprendre du service pour amener les personnes dans la vallée.
    En 2003, Garaventa avait complètement rénové et aménagé le funiculaire, qui datait de 1918, pour pouvoir transporter des passagers.
    Après la réouverture de la route mi juin 2003, le funiculaire avec été arrêté définitivement.
    Cette année, le funiculaire va donc être réveillé, vérifié et remis en service à partir du 15 mars 2017 jusqu’à ce que la route Amsteg – Bristen soit de nouveau ré-ouverte.

    Lien vers l’article Funimag de 2003

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  • Gotthard Base Tunnel – 782 days until opening

    Gotthard Base Tunnel – 782 days until opening

    Gotthard Base Tunnel – Today, 782 days until opening

    Tunnel de base du Saint-Gothard – Aujourd’hui, encore 782 jours avant l’ouverture.

    Official website

     

  • Old photos of Furka – Oberalp (1980)

    On my web site of the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (DFB), a new page devoted to some old pictures of the Furka Oberalp (FO) circulating on the section Oberwald – Gletsch – Realp in 1980, a few years before the digging of the Furka tunnel and  the abandonment of this section. Follow the link below:

    Anciennes photos du Furka – Oberalp (1980)

    Sur mon site de la Ligne Sommitale de la Furka (DFB), une nouvelle page consacrée à des anciennes photos du Furka Oberalp circulant sur le tronçon Oberwald – Gletsch – Realp en 1980, c’est à dire quelques années avant le percement du tunnel de la Furka et donc de l’abandon de ce tronçon. Suivre le lien ci-dessous:

     

    Old photos of Furka – Oberalp (1980)

    Cliquez sur l'image / click on the photo
    Cliquez sur l'image / click on the photo

     

  • Gotthard Base Tunnel – The breakthrough!

    That’s it! Today October 15, 2010 at 2pm, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is bored and becomes the longest railway tunnel in the world with 57 kilometers under the whole Gotthard massif.
    Tunnel construction began in 1993 but it was not until 2017 that it will finally be completed to pass the first trains to link Zurich to Milan by one hour less than today.
    However we must not forget that the AlpTransit project also include the drilling of two other tunnels, Ceneri Tunnel between Bellinzona and Lugano, and Zimmerberg Tunnel between Zurich and Zug.

    Le tunnel de base du Saint Gothard – Le percement!

    Ça y est! Depuis aujourd’hui 15 octobre 2010 à 14:00, le tunnel de base du Saint Gothard est percé et devient le plus long tunnel ferroviaire du monde avec 57 kilomètres sous la totalité du massif alpin du Gothard.
    Le percement du tunnel avait commencé en 1993 mais ce n’est qu’en 2017 qu’il sera enfin terminé pour laisser passer les premiers trains qui permettrons de relier Zürich à Milan en une heure de moins qu’actuellement.
    Toutefois il ne faut pas oublier que le projet AlpTransit comprendre également le percement de deux autres tunnels: le tunnel de Ceneri, entre Lugano et Bellinzona, et le tunnel du Zimmerberg, entre Zürich et Zug.



    “Sissi” le Tunnelier / “Sissi” the Tunnel Boring Machine

  • Gotthard Base Tunnel – Only 10 meters left

    Today there are only 10 meters left to dig into what will be the longest railway tunnel in the world with 57 km.
    Recall that the tunnel will connect the canton of Uri to the canton of Ticino, passing under the totality of the Gotthard massif.
    The final drilling is planned for October 15, 2010 if all goes well between now and then.
    A special website has been created for this event “Weltrekord Am Gotthard” (World Record at the Gotthard).

    Tunnel de base du Gothard – Plus que 10 mètres

    Aujourd’hui, il ne reste plus que 10 mètres à creuser dans ce qui sera le plus long tunnel ferroviaire du monde avec 57 kilomètres.
    Rappelons que ce tunnel reliera le canton d’Uri au canton du Tessin en passant sous la totalité du massif du Saint-Gothard.
    Le percement final est prévu pour le 15 octobre 2010 si tout se passe bien d’ici là.
    Un site web spécial a été créé pour cet évènement “Weltrekord Am Gotthard” (Record du monde au Gothard).

    Only 10 meters left / Plus que 10 mètres
    Only 10 meters left / Plus que 10 mètres

    Site officiel du Tunnel de base du Gothard / Official website of the Gotthard Base Tunnel

  • DFB – Les vidéos de la section Gletsch – Oberwald

    DFB – The videos of the section Gletsch – Oberwald

    Le 12 août 2010 était enfin mise en service la troisième et dernière section de la Ligne Sommitale de la Furka entre Gletsch et Oberwald.
    En voici enfin les vidéos !

    On August 12, 2010, at least,  the third and last section of the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway was unveiled between Gletsch and Oberwald.
    Here are the videos!

    DFB 02 – From Gletsch to Oberwald (1/2)
    At 1:00 level crossing on the Furka road
    At 3:20 note, on the right, the track after the exit of the helical tunnel and the bridge over the Rhone river.
    At 3:40 the entrance in the helical tunnel
    At 4:30 the cylinder tank filled with water from the mountain and which is used to feed the sprinklers arranged all along the line in the wonderful Oberwald forest.

    DFB 03 – From Gletsch to Oberwald (2/2)
    The crossing of the Oberwald forest.
    At 0:30 the bridge over the Furka road.
    At 3:30 the sprinklers all along the right side of the track which are used in case of fire in the forest.
    At 4:47 a marmot runs on the green grass and hides int the stones.
    Note the…… arrival over Oberwald which is the first village of the wonderful Goms valley. Then
    the level crossing (with retractable cog) on the Furka road before the
    final arrival at Oberwald station where Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke
    (DFB) joins the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) (Glacier Express).

    DFB 04 – Level crossing with retractable cog at Oberwald (1/2)
    The section Gletsch -Oberwald at least was opened on August 13, 2010 after quite 30 years of the association. A level crossing with retractable cog has been installed at Oberwald to cross the Furka road.

    DFB 05 – Level crossing with retractable cog at Oberwald (2/2)

    DFB 06 – On section Gletsch – Oberwald
    The locomotive HG 3/4 DFB 1 Furkahorn, recovered from Dà-Lat Vietnam, pulls the train along the Gletsch – Oberwald section.
    The bridge over the Rhone river and the twisting Furka road.
    At 0:17 the train exits from the helical tunnel…. you can see the wooden doors of the helical tunnel.
    At 3:14 the same traingoes up to …Gletsch.
    At 5:21 the diesel Tmh 985 cog tractor follows the train to keep an eye in case of fire in the forest.

    DFB 07 – From Oberwald to Gletsch

    DFB 08 – At Oberwald station
    At Oberwald station, the locomotive HG 2/3 no. 7 Breithorn maneuvers to be at the head of the train for the next departure to Gletsch.

    DFB 01 – Diesel Locomotive HGm 4/4 from MGB at Gletsch
    The Diesel Locomotive HGm 4/4 lent by MGB to DFB… arriving at Gletsch after passing the Furka pass.
    Note the Rhone glacier at 0:10 behind the chapel.

    My first travel on the new section from Gletsch to Oberwald.
    At 3:20 note, on the right, the track after the exit of the helical tunnel and the bridge over the Rhone river.
    At 3:40 the entrance in the helical tunnel
    At 4:30 the cylinder tank filled with water from the montain and which is used to feed the sprinklers arranged all along the line in the wonderful Oberwald forest.