Alan Snowdon Archive
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Swiss Schynige Platte Railway & Grindelwald's Firstbahn SPB BOB 1968
This electric hauled Berner Oberland-Bahnen route connects Wilderswil, near Interlaken, with the famous wildflower gardens of the Schynige Platte along 7km of 80cm narrow-gauge track, climbing 25% gradient Riggenbach rack.
The upper station has hiking paths to access nearby valleys. Adjacent Grindelwald is accessed by First Bahn, which was Europe's longest chairlift. This film captures it's Ludwig von Roll’schen Eisenwerke pioneer designed, unique 1947 vintage switching sideways chairlift, which in 1991 was replaced by a modern gondola.
This original 8mm cine film captures the Swiss summer tourism scene in 1968. It is accompanied by Paul Russenberger's voiced narration from 1999.
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Steam train ride on BRIENZ Rothorn Swiss railway BRB 1968
Просмотров 2252 месяца назад
A rare working steam route, built for tourism but off season, it still serves the midpoint Planalp's remote village commute. From lakeside to forest, to alpine pasture, ending 100m shy of the summit, a string of either oil or coal fired steam hauled single carriage sets, photogenically climb Abt rack in sequence. This original 8mm cine film, shot summer 1968, captures the route, locos and rolli...
BRUNIG Lucerne to Interlaken & world's steepest rack PILATUS Bahn PB 1958/9
Просмотров 2962 месяца назад
The 74km narrow-gauge Brünigbahn uses Riggenbach rack to cross the 1km high Brünig Pass. Mid route we ride the Pilatus world's steepest rack railway, which uses Locher dual cogs to climb 48% gradients to a height of over 2km. This original 8mm cine film shot during subsequent summers of 1958 and 1959, captures the authentic routes, livery, architecture and operations. It is accompanied by Paul ...
RIGI Kulm - Vitznau; Europe's first mountain railway Swiss VRB 1958
Просмотров 2332 месяца назад
In 1871 the VRB conquered 25% alpine slopes to pioneer public transport using Niklaus Riggenbach's rack rail, extending two years later up to Rigi Kulm 7km above Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Also featured is the 1874 addition of a dual track passing section with traverser junctions which were replaced with points in 1959/61 shortly after this cine film was shot in 1958. Subsequently th...
Italian / Swiss Domodossola - Locarno VIGEZZINA / CENTOVALLINA Railway SSIF 1958
Просмотров 4463 месяца назад
Since 27 November 1923, the Domodossola-Locarno railway line has linked Italy and Switzerland via international train through scenic Vigezzo & Centovalli alpine valleys, west along a 1m gauge single track. Both termini are now underground but this 8mm cine film shows street level approaches, including street running through Locarno, now replaced by tunnels and the pictured town tram is long gon...
FURKA Glacier Express Swiss Railway Andermatt to Brig FO MGB DFB 1978
Просмотров 4943 месяца назад
The Rhône Glacier slides downhill 35m a year, though could be seen at speed along this original Glacier Express Furka Oberalp rail route. Climate change caused 10m uphill retreat per year for many decades, today slowed by UV-proof blankets. The 15km Furka Base Tunnel now accelerates express trains by eliminating the climb over the Furka Pass, which incidentally this film captures but is also fe...
OBERALP Glacier Express Swiss Railway Reichenau to Andermatt RhB FO MGB GEX 1962
Просмотров 3053 месяца назад
This evolving route was captured in the 1962, operated over 1m gauge lines by Rhaetian then Furka Oberalp railways, the latter partially employs Abt rack on steeper sections. The subsequent FO Glacier Express route onwards to Furka and Brig features in my separate 1978 film ruclips.net/video/kZ22GtNwaWM/видео.html GlacierExpress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_Express Rhätischen Bahn; RhB en.wiki...
Swiss ENGADINE railway Samedan to Scuol-Tarasp RhB 1981
Просмотров 3593 месяца назад
Ride RhB's historic alpine route along the famously sunny and beautiful Engadine valley. Curtailed by war from reaching Austria, the Fuom Pass extension now seems possible again but Switzerland's Rhaetian Railways operated the Engadinerbahn/Engadinerlinie for 70 years at the time of filming. Samedan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samedan_railway_station Bever en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bever_railway_station ...
CHUR to AROSA Swiss mountain Rhaetian railway Arosabahn RhB 1978
Просмотров 4674 месяца назад
Since 1914, initially running through the busy streets of Chur, this RhB branch line soon begins to climb over 1km of altitude through glorious alpine meadows & forests 26km towards the spa town of Arosa. Aroserbahn/Arosalinie en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur–Arosa_railway_line Chur en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur_railway_station Chur Altstadt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur_Altstadt_(Rhaetian_Railway_station)...
Cable railway & cableway above DAVOS Switzerland DSB BBBJ 1962
Просмотров 2294 месяца назад
This 1962 film first features the 1899 vintage 1m gauge Schatzalp-Bahn funicular railway, ascending from Davos-Platz to Schatzalp over it's 712m length, elevating 304m. Now modernised, it's operated by Berghotel Schatzalp AG serving the hotel & former tuberculosis sanitorium that treated Robert Louis Stevenson for TB, amongst others. Next via the long-gone Schatzalp-Strela cable car cooperative...
Alan Snowdon Archive of transport history WELCOME
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 месяца назад
Alan Snowdon began filming his travels in 1958, uniquely capturing steam’s eleventh hour, long gone lines and glimpses of life in the UK & overseas. As a signalling engineer and preservation enthusiast, he was especially informed & passionate about railway operations, but championed all public transport. As Alan aged, his film legacy became a family endeavour; son Robin continues the work of sh...
Swiss Steam Doubleheader via KLOSTERS & DAVOS RhB 1978
Просмотров 751Год назад
Twin steam hauled Rhaetian Railway service following a Swiss Alpine 1m guage loop from Landquart via Klosters, Davos, reversing at Filisur and terminating at Chur along the Prättigau Line and Albula Line. Paul Russenberger voices narration from 1999 to accompany this original 1978 cine film. See my 1962 electric hauled journey on the same line ruclips.net/video/AvTfmAmiT0c/видео.html See my Swi...
BERNINA Railway; Swiss St.Moritz to Italy's Tirano RhB & Diavolezza Cableway 1962
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
Vintage 1962 footage of RhB UNESCO World Heritage Swiss mountain train journey south to Italy via the Bernina Pass, including a ride on the Diavolezza cable car. Now known as the Bernina Express, still the steepest line in Europe, climbing from Alpine ski resort St.Moritz, along single track via passing loops, glaciers to 2253m/7392ft and the Brusio spiral viaduct. Paul Russenberger narration f...
Ski transit above Switzerland's alpine ST.MORITZ via rail & cable 1962
Просмотров 340Год назад
Climbing above the ski resort town of St.Moritz are two cable ways; the 2170m length, 705m elevation, 54% incline Muottas-Muraigl Bahn and Standseilbahn St. Moritz-Corviglia (STMC) funicular 436m 1616m length, 160m 480m elevation, 45% gradient lower upper sections. Above them are a web of gondola and chairlift routes serving dozens of pistes but in this cine film we see the Alp Languard chairli...
CHUR - St MORITZ Albula Line Swiss Railway RhB R/IR 1962
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
Vintage alpine journey aboard the metre gauge RhB Rhaetian electric Swiss mountain railway from SBB hub Chur, climbing via multiple loops up to famous ski resort town St Moritz. This original route predates the concluding sector of Switzerland's popular Glacier Express (GEX) train service. Unique 1962 silent 8mm cine film footage with 1999 narration voiced by Paul Russenburger. See my 1978 stea...
Unusual Swiss transport CHÂTELARD - EMOSSON construction, mono-rack railways 1978
Просмотров 414Год назад
Unusual Swiss transport CHÂTELARD - EMOSSON construction, mono-rack railways 1978
MONT BLANC Martigny-Châtelard-Chamonix Swiss/French rack railway & cablecar to Italy 1962
Просмотров 513Год назад
MONT BLANC Martigny-Châtelard-Chamonix Swiss/French rack railway & cablecar to Italy 1962
Swiss rack railway BEX to BRETAYE & Chamossaire chairlift BVB TPC 1962
Просмотров 629Год назад
Swiss rack railway BEX to BRETAYE & Chamossaire chairlift BVB TPC 1962
AIGLE's Swiss mountain railways TPC AOMC ASD AL1962
Просмотров 636Год назад
AIGLE's Swiss mountain railways TPC AOMC ASD AL1962
GoldenPass MONTREUX Swiss mountain railway MOB MVR 1958/81
Просмотров 458Год назад
GoldenPass MONTREUX Swiss mountain railway MOB MVR 1958/81
Swiss steam BLONAY - CHAMBY historic railway reopens 1968
Просмотров 655Год назад
Swiss steam BLONAY - CHAMBY historic railway reopens 1968
Lake Geneva LAUSANNE Swiss railways BAM NStCM TL LO 1958
Просмотров 669Год назад
Lake Geneva LAUSANNE Swiss railways BAM NStCM TL LO 1958
NIESEN funicular & SPIEZ tram Swiss alpine rail 1968/59
Просмотров 491Год назад
NIESEN funicular & SPIEZ tram Swiss alpine rail 1968/59
EIGER Jungfrau Swiss railways underground cab ride WAB JB 1967
Просмотров 541Год назад
EIGER Jungfrau Swiss railways underground cab ride WAB JB 1967
BERN Swiss mountain railways HB BOB BLM SMA WAB LWM 1959-68
Просмотров 766Год назад
BERN Swiss mountain railways HB BOB BLM SMA WAB LWM 1959-68
MATTERHORN Brig-Zermatt-Gornergrat Swiss rail/rack ride VZ GGB 1959
Просмотров 429Год назад
MATTERHORN Brig-Zermatt-Gornergrat Swiss rail/rack ride VZ GGB 1959
BERN - BRIG & back Lötschbergbahn BLS Swiss rail cab ride 1959
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
BERN - BRIG & back Lötschbergbahn BLS Swiss rail cab ride 1959
ZURICH Swiss railway signalling & lineside SBB 1968
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Год назад
ZURICH Swiss railway signalling & lineside SBB 1968
ZURICH Gold Coast Swiss rail cab ride 1968
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
ZURICH Gold Coast Swiss rail cab ride 1968
LUCERNE's Swiss Steam, Tram & Rack Railways 1958
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.Год назад
LUCERNE's Swiss Steam, Tram & Rack Railways 1958