Spring action on the lake of Thun
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Beatenberg Railway
(Lake Thun - Beatenberg Funicular Railway)
Milestones
| 1888 – 1889 | Construction of the line |
| 21. June 1889 | Opening |
| 1st May 1911 | Opening of the electrical railway operation |
| 1912 | Transfer to all-year-round operation |
| 2004 – 2005 | Rebuilding |
| 2nd July 2005 | Opening of the renovated line |
Technical data
| Constructional length of the railway | 1,611 m |
| Operating length | 1,689 m |
| Constructional length measured in the gradient | 1,706 m |
| Track width | 120 cm |
| Altitude difference between the final stations | 556.10 m |
| Average gradient of the railway | 346 ‰ |
| Maximum gradient | 400 ‰ |
| Curve radius | 440 – 475 m |
| Weight of the wire rope per metre | 4.80 kg/m |
| Diameter of the wire rope | 35 mm |
| Ward-Leonard drive: | Continuous power 250 kW |
| Peak power 320 kW | |
| Travelling speed of the carriages | 3.2 m/sec / 4.8 m/sec |
| Travel time | 10 min. / 6 min. |
| Theoretical transport capacity in each direction | 700 persons/hour |