Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway

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Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
Overview
Type Heavy rail
Status Open
Locale Uri / Valais, Switzerland
Termini Realp
Oberwald
Stations 6
Services 1
Website Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (English)
Operation
Opened 1925
Closed 1981
Reopened 1992
Owner Verein Furka-Bergstrecke
Operator(s) Verein Furka-Bergstrecke
Character Heritage railway
Depot(s) Realp
Technical
Line length 17.838 km (11.084 mi)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Highest elevation 2,120 m (6,960 ft)
Maximum incline 3.5% (adhesion)
11.8% (rack rail)
Rack system Abt
Route map
Head station
0.000 km Realp DFB 1,546 m above Sea
Junction from left
Connecting line to MGB
Non-passenger station/depot on track
0.150 km Realp Depot
Level crossing
Schweigstrasse
Bridge over water
Wilerbrücke 70 m
Enter and exit short tunnel
Alt Senntumstafel-Tunnel III 80 m
Enter and exit short tunnel
Alt Senntumstafel-Tunnel II 79 m
Enter and exit short tunnel
Alt Senntumstafel-Tunnel I 36 m
Large bridge
Steffenbachtobelbrücke 37,5 m
Stop on track
3.660 km Tiefenbach 1,849 m above Sea
Bridge over water
Steinstafelviadukt 54 m
Small bridge
Sidelenbachbrücke 26 m
Station on track
6.996 km Furka 2,163 m above Sea
Enter tunnel
Furka Summit Tunnel 1,874 m
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Cantonal border Uri/Valais
Exit tunnel
Stop on track
9.206 km Muttbach-Belvédère 2,120 m above Sea
Level crossing
Muttbach railway crossing
Level crossing
Gletsch 2 railway crossing
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12.891 km Gletsch 1,762 m above Sea
Level crossing
Gletsch 1 railway crossing
Enter and exit tunnel
Gletsch-Kehrtunnel 578 m
Bridge over water
Rottenviadukt 25 m
Small bridge
Lammenviadukt 86 m
Bridge over water
Räterisbachbrücke 22 m
Level crossing
Junction from right
Line to Furka Base Tunnel
Station on track
17.838 km Oberwald 1,366 m above Sea

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 Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn that was abandoned after the construction of the Furka Tunnel and then gradually brought back into service by the Verein Furka-Bergstrecke in early 2000 with the use of only steam locomotives.

[edit] Gallery

  • DFB Furkahorn locomotiive, Muttbach station

  • DFB Furkahorn locomotiive, Furka station

  • DFB train, Furka station

  • DFB locomotive, Furka station

  • Furkahorn locomotive, in Gletsch

  • Gletsch station

  • Weisshorn locomotive

  • Realp station

Coordinates: 46°33′41″N 8°21′43″E / 46.56139°N 8.36194°E / 46.56139; 8.36194

[edit] Reconstruction of 2 HG 4/4 D-steam locomotives

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The organisation will reconstruct 2 HG 4/4 "D"-steamlokomotives. The organisation needs about swiss Fr. 1'700'000.-- or 1'200'000 Euro or 1'200'000.-- dollars for additional works with special firms. The test run will be in the year 2013. The costs of a new firebox is about swiss Fr. 110'000.-- or 80'000.-- Euxro.

The separate foundation Furka - Bergstrecke (Furka mountain line) collects the money for the reconstruction of the 2 locomotives and for the depot Realp for the steamlocomotives. The foundation provides for equipment and construction investments on the line.

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