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Pont–Brassus Railway
The Pont–Brassus Railway (french: Chemin de fer Pont–Brassus; PBr) was a railway company in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It built a standard gauge line from Le Pont parallel to the north shore of the Lac de Joux to Le Brassus. The line has been owned by the Travys regional transport company since 2001. Passenger traffic on the line is operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Trains run continuously from Vallorbe via Le Pont to Le Brassus. They operate hourly on non school days and half-hourly on school days. History In response to a petition from the residents of the valleys in 1867, a tunnel was built through the Mont d'Orzeires, which had a dual purpose, on the one hand it would serve the railway, and on the other hand, it would channel floodwater from the valley during an extraordinary flood. Lake Brenet used to drain naturally underground, although it now operates as a hydroelectric reservoir. The Pont–Vallorbe Railway (''Chemin de fer Pont–Vallorbe''; PV) opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travys
Travys is the brand name of a public transport company operating several rail and bus lines in the Yverdon region in the north of the Swiss canton of Vaud. Its name is based is on an acronym for ''Transports Vallée de Joux–Yverdon-les-Bains–Ste-Croix'' ("valley of Joux–Yverdon-les-Bains–Ste-Croix transport"). It was created on 1 January 2001 from the merger of the following companies: * Yverdon–Ste-Croix Railway (''Chemin de fer Yverdon–Ste-Croix''; YSteC) * Pont–Brassus Railway (''Chemin de fer Pont–Brassus''; PBr) * ''Transports publics Yverdon-Grandson et environs'' (TPYG) Travys also took over the management of the Orbe-Chavornay railway (''Chemin de fer Orbe–Chavornay''; OC) on 1 June 2003. The shares of the ''Usines de l'Orbe'' ("Orbe power stations") were later acquired and the OC was fully merged into Travys in 2008. The YSteC and PBr railways as well as the TPYG bus operation worked closely together for several decades. YSteC and TPYG cooperated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
