Heimwehfluhbahn

The Heimwehfluhbahn (DIH) is a funicular at Interlaken in the Swiss Canton of Berne. It runs to the top of the nearby Heimwehfluh hill at an altitude of 680 metres above sea level. The funicular provides access to the hilltop restaurant, an observation tower, an O gauge model railway, a children's playground and two bobsleigh runs.cite web | title = Heimwehfluh Bahn | url = http://www.funimag.com/suisse/heimwehfluh01.htm | publisher = Funimag | accessdate = February 1 | accessyear = 2007] Richard Green (2007). "Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3". "Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.]

The funicular, built between 1904 and 1906, has a length of 197 metres and overcomes a vertical distance of 102 metres with a maximum gradient of 69%. There are two wooden cars dating from 1906, operating on a single track of narrow gauge track with a central passing loop. With curtains at the unglazed windows, the line presents an intentionally heritage image. A single journey takes 2 minutes.cite web | title = Heimwehfluh Bahn | url = http://www.funimag.com/suisse/heimwehfluh01.htm | publisher = Funimag | accessdate = February 1 | accessyear = 2007] Richard Green (2007). "Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3". "Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.] cite web | title = Heimwehfluh Fact Sheet | url = http://www.heimwehfluh.ch/e.html | publisher = Heimwehfluhbahn | accessdate = February 3 | accessyear = 2007] Sources differ on the exact gauge of the Heimwehfluhbahn, with reports of both 1 metre and 800 millimetres.]

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External links

* [http://www.heimwehfluh.ch/e.html Heimwehfluhbahn official web page] (in English)
* [http://www.funimag.com/suisse/heimwehfluh01.htm Heimwehfluhbahn article in Funimag]