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Davos Platz–Filisur Railway
The Davos Platz–Filisur railway is a Swiss Metre-gauge railway, metre-gauge railway, which is operated by the Rhaetian Railway (''Rhätischen Bahn''; RhB) and has connected the spa town of Davos with Filisur on the Albula Railway since 1909. It represents a continuation of the Landquart–Davos Platz railway. The line is consistently single-track, apart from the stations, and has been electrified since 1919. Route description The line starts at Davos Platz station and runs first through the southern part of the Davos countryside. The line crosses the Landwasser for the first time on a bridge outside Davos Platz. A short time later it passes the siding to the waste disposal facility and a little later the former halt of Islen, before the line runs to the south on a long straight section next to the river. A siding branches off to the gravel works before Davos Frauenkirch (Rhaetian Railway station), Frauenkirch station and then the line changes to the western side of the river o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 II
The Rhaetian Railway Ge 4/4 II is a class of metre gauge Bo′Bo′ electric locomotives operated by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), which is the main railway network in the Cantons of Switzerland, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The class is so named because it was the second class of locomotives of the Swiss locomotive and railcar classification type ''Ge 4/4'' to be acquired by the Rhaetian Railway. According to that classification system, ''Ge 4/4'' denotes a narrow gauge electric adhesion locomotive with a total of four axles, all of which are drive axles. History The 23 Ge 4/4 II locomotives, numbered 611 to 633, were placed in service in 1973 (first series) and 1984 (second series). The last example of the second series, named Zuoz and numbered 633, was completed only in 1985. The Ge 4/4 II replaced the Rhaetian Railway Ge 6/6 I, Ge 6/6 I (Crocodile (locomotive), Crocodile), which was becoming less and less reliable. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
