Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
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The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke, DFB in German) is a company which operates a railway line between Realp
and Oberwald
. It is an old section of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn that was abandoned after the construction of the Furka Tunnel
and then gradually brought back into service by the Verein Furka-Bergstrecke in early 2000 with the use of only steam locomotive
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The separate foundation Furka - Bergstrecke (Furka mountain line) collects the money for the reconstruction of the 2 locomotives and for the depot Realp for the steamlocomotives. The foundation provides for equipment and construction investments on the line.
Realp
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.-Geography:Realp has an area, , of . Of this area, 41.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
and Oberwald
Oberwald, Valais
Oberwald is village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.It is situated at an elevation of 1377 m and has a population of 230...
. It is an old section of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn that was abandoned after the construction of the Furka Tunnel
Furka Tunnel
The Furka Base Tunnel is a 15.4 km long Swiss rail tunnel that connects Oberwald in the Canton of Valais with Realp in the Canton of Uri. The base tunnel replaced the previous overland track that climbed to an apex of 2160 metres above sea level at the Furka stop below Furka Pass...
and then gradually brought back into service by the Verein Furka-Bergstrecke in early 2000 with the use of only steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
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Reconstruction of 2 HG 4/4 D-steam locomotives
The organisation will reconstruct 2 HG 4/4 "D"-steamlokomotives. The organisation needs about swiss Fr. 1'700'000.-- or 1'200'000 Euro or 1'200'000.-- dollars for additional works with special firms. The test run will be in the year 2013. The costs of a new firebox is about swiss Fr. 110'000.-- or 80'000.-- Euxro.The separate foundation Furka - Bergstrecke (Furka mountain line) collects the money for the reconstruction of the 2 locomotives and for the depot Realp for the steamlocomotives. The foundation provides for equipment and construction investments on the line.
External links
- Official website in english
- about the HG 4/4 D-steamlocomotive (in english, arab,german, french, italian and russian language
- The special foundation Furka - Bergstrecke (Stiftung Furka-Bergstrecke) collects the money for the reconstruction of the 2 locomotives HG 4/4 and for the depot Realp for steam-locomotives. The donations are tax free in Switzerland..