Panoramique des Dômes
| Panoramique des Dômes | |
|---|---|
 The track under construction (2011) | |
| Overview | |
| Status | in construction |
| Owner | Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme |
| Locale | Puy de Dôme, France |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | SNC-Lavalin |
| History | |
| Opened | 2012 (scheduled) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) |
| Rack system | Strub |
| Track gauge | m (Metre gauge) |
The rack railway of Puy de Dôme (or Panoramique des Dômes) is a 5.2 km long rack railway being built to allow access to the top of the Puy de Dôme in France. The Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme voted in 2008 for its construction and will be the owner.
The Canadian company SNC-Lavalin will be in charge of the construction and exploitation of the future railway under a 35 year agreement from the public service. Construction work has started in March 2010[1] for an opening in 2012. The rolling stock will be provided by Stadler Rail.
The train will have a capacity of 1,200 persons an hour.
History
There has already been a railway with central rail on the Puy de Dôme (using the Hanscotte system) from 1907 to 1925[2]. In 1906, the construction of a railway with central rail started; it connected place Lamartine in Clermont-Ferrand (elevation 390 metres) to an artificial platform near the mountain top at 1,414 metres. The railroad was 14.7 km long and operated between 1907 and 1926 at a loss.
Rolling Stock
The Swiss firm Stadler has received an order for 4 articulated motor cars in November 2009 of the type GTW 2/6.
- Weight : 45 Tonnes.
- Length : 36.5 metres
- Capacity: 200 (112 seating and 88 standing)
References
- ^ Rendez-vous au sommet dans deux ans - La Montagne - Julien Dodon - 10 MARS 2010
- ^ http://www.puydedome.com/Panoramique_des_Domes/Le_train-43739_85728.html?1=1
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