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Waldenburg railway

Index Waldenburg railway

The Waldenburg railway (Waldenburgerbahn; WB) is a narrow-gauge light rail system in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. [1]

32 relations: Baselland Transport, Bogie, Bubendorf, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Control car, Direct current, Hauenstein railway line, Hölstein, History of rail transport in Switzerland, Liestal, Liestal railway station, Light Rail Transit Association, Lucerne, Metre-gauge railway, Narrow-gauge railway, Niederdorf, Basel-Landschaft, Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft, Pedestal, Rail transport in Switzerland, Railcar, Single-track railway, Steam locomotive, Swiss Central Railway, Swiss Federal Railways, Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, Swiss Museum of Transport, Switzerland, Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz, Volt, Waldenburg, Switzerland, World War I.

Baselland Transport

Baselland Transport (BLT) is a public transport operator in the Swiss city of Basel.

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Bogie

A bogie (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework carrying wheelsets, attached to a vehicle, thus serving as a modular subassembly of wheels and axles.

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Bubendorf

Bubendorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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Canton of Basel-Landschaft

The canton of Basel-Landschaft (Kanton Basel-Landschaft, canton of Basel-Country, canton de Bâle-Campagne, Cantone di Basilea Campagna; informally: Baselland, Baselbiet), is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland.

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Control car

A control car, control trailer or driving trailer is a generic term for a non-powered railroad (US) or railway (UIC) vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Hauenstein railway line

The Hauenstein line is a major railway line in Switzerland connecting the cities of Basel and Olten.

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Hölstein

Hölstein is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

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History of rail transport in Switzerland

The construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways.

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Liestal

Liestal (formerly Liesthal, IPA) is the capital of Liestal District and the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland, south of Basel.

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Liestal railway station

Liestal is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Liestal and canton of Basel-Landschaft.

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Light Rail Transit Association

The Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to advocate and encourage research into the retention and development of light rail and tramway/streetcar systems.

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Lucerne

Lucerne (Luzern; Lucerne; Lucerna; Lucerna; Lucerne German: Lozärn) is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country.

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Niederdorf, Basel-Landschaft

Niederdorf is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

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Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft

Oberdorf is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland.

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Pedestal

A pedestal (from French piédestal, Italian piedistallo, "foot of a stall") or plinth is the support of a statue or a vase.

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Rail transport in Switzerland

The Swiss rail network is noteworthy for its density, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and trans-alp freight system.

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Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Swiss Central Railway

The Swiss Central Railway (German: Schweizerische Centralbahn, SCB) was a Swiss railway company from 1853 to 1902.

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Swiss Federal Railways

Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, CFF, Ferrovie federali svizzere, FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.

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Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (German Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik; French Société Suisse pour la Construction de Locomotives et de Machines; or for both, SLM) was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland.

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Swiss locomotive and railcar classification

For more than a century, the Swiss locomotive, multiple unit, motor coach and railcar classification system, in either its original or updated forms, has been used to name and classify the rolling stock operated on the railways of Switzerland.

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Swiss Museum of Transport

The Swiss Transport Museum or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (literally "Transportation House of Switzerland") in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport, including locomotive, automobiles, ships, and aircraft) as well as communication technology. It is Switzerland's most popular museum. The museum also maintains a large collection of work by Hans Erni, a local painter and sculptor. There are several other attractions in the museum besides the collection.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz

The Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz, also known by its initialisation TNW, is a Swiss public transport tariff network covering the whole of the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, together with parts of the cantons of Aargau, Jura and Solothurn.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.

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Waldenburg, Switzerland

Waldenburg is a municipality in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland, and the capital of the district of the same name.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldenburg_railway

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