Bernese Oberland Railways - Description
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With its "Y"-shaped network, the metre-gauge BOB was inaugurated in 1890,
opening up the main valleys of the region with terminals at Lauterbrunnen
and Grindelwald. It is a mixed rack and adhesion railway with two rack and
pinion sections (based on the Riggenbach rack system) on both ends of the
line's arms. The network was originally steam-operated but was electrified
in 1914 and now uses a catenary voltage of 1500 V direct current.
From Interlaken, double trains are operated with one railcar at the head
and one in the middle, to Zweilütschinen. Here the trains are separated,
the first half going on to Lauterbrunnen, the latter to Grindelwald. Since
1949 railcars predominate on the BOB; some of the older electric
locomotives still exist and are used to haul goods trains or are kept in
reserve service. The centre of operations is Zweilütschinen with the depot
headquarters and the modern main workshops.
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