Furka Heritage Railway

Furka Heritage Railway

The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke, DFB in german) is a company which operates a railway line between Realp and Oberwald. It is an old section of the railway line from the Glacier Express, abandoned after the construction of the Furka Tunnel then gradually brought back into service by this company in early 2000 with the only use of steam locomotives.

External links

* [http://www.furka-bergstrecke.ch Official website]

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