La Traction is a
Swiss
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volunteer railway preservation group based at on the line of the
Chemins de fer du Jura
The Chemins de fer du Jura is a railway company in the canton of Jura
The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Sw ...
(CJ).
Their special trains operate, on selected dates throughout the year, over three routes in the area, Glovelier to Saignelégier, Saignelégier to La Chaux-de-Fonds and "The Hard Climb" from Tavannes to la Noirmont.
The group owns two metre-gauge
Mallet
A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head. The term is descriptive of the overall size and proport ...
type locomotives which were purchased from Portugal in 1992 and were restored in Germany, one in 1993, the other six years later, and a selection of passenger rolling stock which is used on their special trains. They are restoring a "Krocodil" locomotive.
Locomotive details:
* No. E206 : 0-4-0 + 0-4-0, Outside Cylinders (4), Built
Henschel & Son
Henschel & Son (german: Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehic ...
, 1913. Mallet-type compound locomotive delivered to Portuguese railways (CP) and withdrawn in 1985. It was restored at Meiningen in Germany and returned to traffic in 1993.
* No. E164 : 0-4-0 + 0-4-0, Outside Cylinders (4), Built Henschel & Sohnin, 1905. Mallet-type compound locomotive delivered to Portuguese Railways (CP) and withdrawn in 1978. It was restored at Meiningen in Germany and returned to traffic in 1999.
* No. E4004 : Class Gem122, a "Krocodil" type locomotive built for Spanish Railways. This was undergoing restoration in 2007.
See also
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List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
This is a list of heritage railways in Switzerland. For convenience, the list includes any pre-World War II railway in the large sense of the term (either adhesion railway, rack railway or funicular) currently operated with at least several origi ...
External links
* http://www.la-traction.ch
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Metre gauge railways in Switzerland
Heritage railways in Switzerland