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Solothurn–Langnau Railway
The Solothurn–Langnau railway is a railway line in the Emmental in Switzerland. It was built by the Emmentalbahn (Emmental Railway, EB), which was based in Burgdorf, Switzerland, Burgdorf. The line runs from Solothurn via Burgdorf to Langnau im Emmental. It is now part of BLS AG. History The company (''Emmenthalbahn-Gesellschaft'', spelt according to then current orthography) was established on 4 August 1872 and is based in Burgdorf. The license was granted on 1 May 1872 for 99 years. The company's general meeting approved an agreement to merge with the Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (Burgdorf-Thun Railway) in Langnau on 20 June 1942. This merger led to the founding of the Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun Railway). Plant opening with steam traction The Emmental Railway developed out of the Derendingen, Switzerland, Derendingen–Biberist–Gerlafingen Industrial Horse Railway (''Industriepferdebahn''), which was opened on 1 April 1864. This connected with the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langnau Im Emmental
Langnau im Emmental () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is situated in the upper Emmental between Bern and Lucerne. It has about 9,000 inhabitants and is the most important market place in the region. It is set among rolling hills. The average temperature is , and the average precipitation is . The village is one of the sunniest in Switzerland, with practically no fog. History There are no signs of human inhabitants before the German migration in about the 11th century. The first mention of the name Langnau (German ''lange Au'' or ''Lanngnouw'' meaning ''long pasture/meadow'') dates to 1139. In 1246 it was mentioned as ''Langenowe''. Like other towns in the Emmental, Langnau was not built along the river because of the danger of flooding. Instead, it was built on higher ground along one of the stream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern–Lucerne Railway
The Bern–Lucerne railway is a partially double-track, electrified railway through the Entlebuch in Switzerland. The main section between Langnau and Gütsch near Lucerne was opened on 11 August 1875. History In 1857, the Swiss East–West Railway (''Schweizerische Ostwestbahn'') planned a railway on the La Neuveville–Biel–Bern– Gümligen– Langnau–Lucerne–Zug–Zürich route with a branch from Zug to Rapperswil, part of which would have formed this line. Since construction had begun without finance having been secured, the company went bankrupt. The canton of Bern took over the Bernese shares of the line and allowed the work to be completed. The Gümligen– Langnau section was opened by the Bern State Railway (''Bernische Staatsbahn'') on 1 June 1864. The Bern-Lucerne Railway (''Bern-Luzern-Bahn,'' BLB) took over the section in 1875 and opened the remaining section between Gütsch near Lucerne and Langnau on 11 August. Thus, continuous operations be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. It is the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most standard gauge lines of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss railway network. It also heavily collaborates with most other transport companies of the country, such as the BLS AG, BLS, one of its main competitors, or (SOB), to provide fully integrated public transport timetable, timetables with Clock-face scheduling, cyclic schedules. SBB was ranked first among national Rail transport in Europe, European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service, and safety rating. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauperswil
Lauperswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History Lauperswil is first mentioned in 1275 as ''Loperswile''. Lauperswil and the surrounding area were inhabited during the Middle Ages and were part of the ''Herrschaft (territory), Herrschaft'' of Wartenstein. By the Late Middle Ages Trub Abbey was the largest landowner in the municipality. It was part of the High, middle and low justice, high court of Ranflüh, which was acquired by Bern in 1408. It was part of the Trachselwald bailiwick until the reorganization following the 1803 Act of Mediation moved it into the Signau District. The first bridge over the Emme (river), Emme river in the municipality was built in 1552. The village of Zollbrück grew up around the bridge and toll station. The Bern-Langnau im Emmental, Langnau railroad built a station in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utzenstorf
Utzenstorf is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is regionally famous for its medieval castle, Landshut Castle, Switzerland, Landshut Castle. History Utzenstorf is first mentioned in 1175 as ''Uzansdorf''. The oldest trace of a settlement in the municipality is the Neolithic hilltop settlement at Bürglenhubel. The Bürglenhubel site includes traces of an earthen wall, turf houses and flint tools. There are several other prehistoric sites in the municipality, including scatter neolithic items at Lindenrain and a La Tene culture grave at Schnäggefeld. When the area was part of the Kingdom of Burgundy, the county of Uranestorfus was mentioned in a record from 1009. Under the Dukes of Zähringen Landshut Castle was the administrative center of the ''Amt (country subdivision), Amt'' or township of Utzenstorf. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lützelflüh
Lützelflüh is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern. History Lützelflüh is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Lucelfluo''. The area around Lützelflüh was probably inhabited during the Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era. However, only a single hoard of Roman coins, coins has been discovered, near the ruins of Brandis Castle (Lützelflüh), Brandis Castle. By the High Middle Ages Lützelflüh and the surrounding area were home to several Earthworks (archaeology), earthen strongholds, a weir in the river valley and Brandis Castle, built around 1230. The Freiherr von Lützelflüh helped found Trub Abbey in 1125-1130, but nothing is known about the family's origin or the extent of their lands. The town of Lützelflüh developed out of this barons' seat. In 1230 the Freiherr of Brandis took the place of those of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasle Bei Burgdorf
Hasle bei Burgdorf is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the administrative district of Emmental (administrative district), Emmental in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History The settlements Uetigen (Utingun), Gomerkinden (Comirichingun), Bigel (Pigiluna) and further hamlets were first mentioned as soon as 894 in a bestowment to the Abbey of St. Gall. Hasel, however, was only mentioned in 1225 as ''Hasela''. The village has since been called Hasle (1261), Hassly (1531), and Hassle (1574). The name can be traced back to the Old High German word ''hasal'', meaning hazel bush. In the Middle Ages, Hasle was part of the ''House of Kyburg, Grafschaft Kyburg''. From 1384, it was ruled by Bern. In 1525, the village became part of the office of a village mayor Burgdorf, Switzerland, Burgdorf. After the collapse of the Ancien Régime in 1798, during the Helvetic Republic, Hasle became a part of the district (''Distrikt'') of Burgdorf; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrical Substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between the generating station and the consumer, electric power may flow through several substations at different voltage levels. A substation may include transformers to change voltage levels between high transmission voltages and lower distribution voltages, or at the interconnection of two different transmission voltages. They are a common component of the infrastructure. There are 55,000 substations in the United States. Substations are also occasionally known in some countries as switchyards. Substations may be owned and operated by an electrical utility, or may be owned by a large industrial or commercial customer. Generally substations are unattended, relying on SCADA for remote supervision and control. The word ''substation'' comes from the days before the distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgdorf–Thun Railway
The Burgdorf–Thun railway is a railway line in Switzerland, which was built by the ''Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn'' (Burgdorf-Thun Railway, BTB). The line from Burgdorf, Switzerland, Burgdorf via Konolfingen to was opened by the company in 1899 as the first electrified mainline railway (as distinct from light railway) in Europe. It is now part of BLS AG. History There was increasing support for a more direct rail connection between Burgdorf and Thun to shorten the route by almost 13 kilometres, which is 53 km via Bern. The railway was originally licensed in two sections. The first license was granted on 17 April 1891 for the section from Konolfingen to Biglen and the second on 29 June 1893 for the section from Konolfingen to Thun with a branch to Kiesen. On 23 December 1896, the federal government amalgamated the two licenses as a license "for a railway from Thun via Konolfingen to connect with the Emmental Railway". A connection would be built in Hasle bei Burgdorf, Hasle-Rüe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
