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Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway

Index Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway

The Yverdon to Sainte-Croix Railway (Chemin de fer Yverdon–Ste-Croix, YSteC) is a railway line and former railway company in Switzerland. [1]

28 relations: Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey, Automatic block signaling, Baulmes, Bière–Apples–Morges railway, Canton of Vaud, Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme, Essert-sous-Champvent, Glossary of rail transport terms, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, Light rail, Mallet locomotive, Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway, Orbe-Chavornay railway, Overhead line, Railway company, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, Sig Holding, Single-track railway, Stadler Rail, Steam locomotive, Switzerland, Transports publics Fribourgeois, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Valeyres-sous-Rances, Vuiteboeuf, William Barbey, World War II, Yverdon-les-Bains.

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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Automatic block signaling

Automatic block signaling (ABS) is a railroad communications system that consists of a series of signals that divide a railway line into a series of sections, or "blocks".

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Baulmes

Baulmes is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Bière–Apples–Morges railway

| The Bière–Apples–Morges Railway (BAM) or Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges, located in Switzerland, is a railway with a total length of almost which links the towns in its name and from a junction at Apples to the village of L’Isle.

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Canton of Vaud

The canton of Vaud is the third largest of the Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size.

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Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme

| The Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (Somme Bay Railway), is a preserved railway in northern France.

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Essert-sous-Champvent

Essert-sous-Champvent is a former municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology.

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Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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Mallet locomotive

The Mallet locomotive is a type of articulated steam railway locomotive, invented by the Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet (1837–1919).

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Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway

The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (Chemin de fer Montreux Oberland bernois, Montreux Berner Oberland Bahn, abbreviated MOB), is a railway operating in southwest Switzerland, one of the oldest electric railways in the country; its main line, in length, built to gauge, connects Montreux, Gstaad, and Zweisimmen, where passengers can transfer to the BLS AG owned, and standard gauge, Zweisimmen to Spiez line.

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Orbe-Chavornay railway

The Orbe-Chavornay railway (O-C) is a 3.9 km standard gauge railway in Vaud, Switzerland, linking the towns of Orbe and Chavornay (where there is an interchange with trains of the Swiss Federal Railways. The line was opened in 1894 and was operated by electric traction from the start - the first electrified railway in Switzerland. The line was initially operated with a direct current overhead power supply 600 Volts and is now 750 Volts. Since 2001 the line has been operated by the Transports Vallée de Joux - Yverdon-les-Bains - Ste-Croix (TRAVYS).

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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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Railway company

A railway company or railroad company is an entity that operates a railroad track or trains.

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Sainte-Croix, Switzerland

Sainte-Croix is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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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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Single-track railway

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

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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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Steam locomotive

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

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Switzerland

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

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Transports publics Fribourgeois

The Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF) is a renaming of the former Chemins de fer Fribourgeois Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat when the municipal Transport en commun de Fribourg (TF) was absorbed in 2000.

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Valeyres-sous-Montagny

Valeyres-sous-Montagny is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Valeyres-sous-Rances

Valeyres-sous-Rances is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Vuiteboeuf

Vuiteboeuf is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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William Barbey

William Barbey (1842–1914) was a Swiss botanist and politician.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yverdon-les-Bains

Yverdon-les-Bains (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Roman era) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yverdon–Ste-Croix_railway

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