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Schynige Platte Railway Switzerland

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Something a bit different, photos taken by Alan Costello
    The Schynige Platte railway all photo taken 24/8/1976
    The Schynige Platte railway (German: Schynige Platte Bahn, SPB) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the town of Wilderswil, near Interlaken with the famous wildflower gardens of the Schynige Platte
    http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/NarrowGaugeRailways/Europe/Switzerland/Schynige-Platte-railway-24876/i-HrvgN9n
    Neil
     
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    NeilL Well-Known Member

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    BOB on the engine side is presumeably Berner Oberland Bahn
     
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    marshall5 Part of the furniture

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    The BOB (metre gauge) took over the 800mm SPB in 1895. Stock from the Wengernalp Bahn (also 800mm) was regularly transferred to the SPB hence the variety of colours - WAB green, BOB brown and SPB red/cream. No5, shown in the photos, is the only remaining steam loco on the SPB and is only very infrequently used. A BOB steam loco was/is stored in Zweilutchein shed but the Ballenberg Dampfbahn's ex SBB rack tank 1067 does occasionally run between Interlaken Ost and Grindlewald/Lauterbrunnen on BOB metals.
    Cheers,
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