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Giessbach Funicular

Index Giessbach Funicular

The Giessbachbahn (GbB) is a historic funicular in the Swiss canton of Berne and municipality of Brienz. [1]

11 relations: Brienz, Canton of Bern, Funicular, Grade (slope), Lake Brienz, List of funicular railways, List of funiculars in Switzerland, Passing loop, Rack railway, Single-track railway, Switzerland.

Brienz

Brienz is a village and municipality on the northern shore of Lake Brienz, at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain, and in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland.

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Canton of Bern

The canton of Bern (Bern, canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population.

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Funicular

A funicular is one of the modes of transport, along with a cable railway and an inclined elevator, which uses a cable traction for movement on a steep slope.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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Lake Brienz

Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

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List of funicular railways

This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent.

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List of funiculars in Switzerland

This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable.

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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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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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Single-track railway

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

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Switzerland

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

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References

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

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