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Zermatt's Sunnegga funicular railway: replaced in 2 months
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In a remarkable multiple-shift 2-month engineering project, Zermatt's underground funicular railway (from the town up to Sunnegga) has been fully upgraded. The lift originally opened in 1980, but it replaced a chairlift and preceding lift that dated back to 1942.

The lift shut on 22 April 2013 and reopened on 15 June. In those few weeks, the two trains were removed from the tunnels, the cable and track were replaced and a new motor was installed. Then the two new trains were installed in sections. Preparatory work took place last year. The whole project has cost 12 million Swiss francs. The new trains are longer, with a faster running speed.

An old train, extracted and hauled over the river for disposal/recycling down the valley ...



One of the new trains arrives ...



... installed and ready to roll last Saturday. Click this link [German text + photo] ...

http://www.rro.ch/cms/zermatt-schneller-durchs-loch-64083

More about the project ...

http://www.zermatt.ch/en/page.cfm//bahnen_pisten/zermatt_bergbahnen_ag/projekte/standseilbahn
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Switzerland is an expensive place to visit but you do get the best in most of everything.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

I've always found the Swiss to be very good with civil engineering type projects, I've seen roads damaged in rockfalls repaired and working withing hours (likewise railway lines) when a similar job in the UK might take days, it seems rare for their projects to not come in on time and on budget, shame we can't get them to come to the UK and do some of our stuff
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