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| Above: YouTubeCA video - LUCERNE's Swiss Steam, Tram & Rack Railways 1958 - Length: 9:44 mins. |
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ROUTES
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern (VBL)
| 1 | Maihof - Luzernhoff - Bahnhof (Main Station) - Pilatusplatz - Kriens Dorf |
| 2 | Bahnhof (Main Station) - Pilatusplatz - Gütsch - Emmenbrücke - Gerliswil |
FUNICULAR ROUTES
| Dietschibergbahn | Halde - Dietschiberg |
| Gütschbahn | Luzern - Gütsch |
| Sonnenbergbahn | Kriens - Sonnenberg |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramways - 11 km.
- Dietschibergbahn - 1.2 km.
- Gütschbahn - 180 m.
- Sonnenbergbahn - 839 m.
HISTORY
- Tramways: (steam) 1886 - 1926; (electric) 8 Dec. 1899 - 11 Nov. 1961.
- Funicular (Dietschibergbahn): 10 Aug. 1912 - 30 Sept. 1978.
- Funicular (Gütschbahn): 22 Aug. 1984 - today.
- Funicular (Sonnenbergbahn): 5 May 1902 - today.
GAUGE
- Tramways: 1000 mm.
- Funiculars: 1000 mm.
SOURCES
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 1st ed., 1984.
- Buckley, R.J. Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria. Milton Keynes (England): Light Rail Transit Association, 2nd ed., 2000.
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz / Railatlas Suisse. Köln (Germany): Schweers + Wall, 2004.
- Jacques, P.J. "The tramways of Luzern (Switzerland)", The Modern Tramway, Dec. 1961 (24: 277), p.351-358.
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