- Reichenbachfall-Bahn
The Reichenbachfall-Bahn (RfB) is a
funicular in the SwissCanton of Berne . It linksWilligen , nearMeiringen , with the famousReichenbach Falls , whereSir Arthur Conan Doyle 's fictional hero,Sherlock Holmes , apparently dies at the end of "The Adventure of the Final Problem ".Richard Green (2007). "Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3". "Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.]The funicular, opened in 1899, has a length of 714
metre s and overcomes a vertical distance of 244 metres with a maximum gradient of 58%. There are two cars, rebuilt in 1999 to the original design and each seating 24 passengers, operating on a single track ofmetre gauge track with a central passing loop. The funicular is now electrically operated and a single journey takes 10 minutes. The lower station is some 20 minutes walk, or a 6 minute bus ride, fromMeiringen railway station on theBrünigbahn .Richard Green (2007). "Railways in the Berner Oberland - Part 3". "Today's Railways Europe: Issue 134: February 2007". Platform 5 Publishing Ltd.]The funicular operates only between mid-May and mid-October, 08:15 to 11.45 and 13:15 to 17:45.The Green Guide (Michelin) for Switzerland]
References
External links
* [http://www.funimag.com/suisse/reichenbach01.htm Reichenbachfall Bahn page from Funimag]
* [http://www.reichenbachfall.ch/ Reichenbachfall-Bahn web site]
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