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Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway

Index Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway

The Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye, BVB) is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, situated in the Chablais region of southwest Switzerland. [1]

29 relations: Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey, Bex, Bombardier Transportation, Bretaye, Brown, Boveri & Cie, Control car, Direct current, Gryon, Light Rail Transit Association, List of mountain railways in Switzerland, Metre-gauge railway, Overhead line, Rack railway, Railcar, Schindler Group, Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich, Sig Holding, Simplon railway, Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron, Stadler Rail, Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Swiss locomotive and railcar classification, Switzerland, Tram, Tramways & Urban Transit, Transports Publics du Chablais, Twin unit, Villars-sur-Ollon, Volt.

Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey

Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey (ACMV) was a metal engineering company based in Vevey, Switzerland.

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Bex

Bex is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.

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Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry.

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Bretaye

Bretaye (or Col de Bretaye) is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, located above Villars-sur-Ollon in the canton of Vaud.

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Brown, Boveri & Cie

Brown, Boveri (BBC) was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies.

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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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Gryon

Gryon is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.

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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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List of mountain railways in Switzerland

This is a list of mountain railways in operation in Switzerland.

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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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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

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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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Schindler Group

The Schindler Group is a manufacturer of escalators, elevators, and moving walkways worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874.

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Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich

The Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG (SWS, known colloquially as "Wagi"), which was based at Schlieren in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, was a manufacturer of railway rolling stock.

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Sig Holding

Known by its initials SIG, SIG Holding AG was previously known as Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (German for Swiss Industrial Company, in French as Société Industrielle Suisse, in Italian as Societa Industriale Svizzera).

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Simplon railway

The Simplon railway line is a railway line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig.

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Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron

The Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron (SAAS) was a joint-stock company based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Stadler Rail

Stadler Rail AG, also known as Stadler Rail Group, is a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams.

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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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Switzerland

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

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Tram

A tram (also tramcar; and in North America streetcar, trolley or trolley car) is a rail vehicle which runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets, and also sometimes on a segregated right of way.

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Tramways & Urban Transit

Tramways & Urban Transit (TAUT or T&UT), also known as Modern Tramway, is a British monthly magazine about tramways and light rail transport, published continuously since 1938.

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Transports Publics du Chablais

In the interests of the communities in the Chablais region, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, it was decided in 1999, to bring together passenger transport companies, to co-ordinate and develop services and investment in transport in the area.

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Twin unit

A twin unit or twinset is a set of two railroad cars or locomotives which are permanently coupled and treated as if they were a single unit.

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Villars-sur-Ollon

Villars-sur-Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon.

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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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bex–Villars–Bretaye_railway

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