Allmendhubelbahn, Funicular railway in Mürren, Switzerland
The Allmendhubelbahn is a metre-gauge funicular from Mürren (1,650 m) to Allmendhubel (1,907 m), 551 m long with a maximum gradient of 61%. Its two cars run on a 1,000 mm track, and since 1999 panoramic carriages have replaced the old red ones.
The Allmendhubelbahn opened in 1912, initially running only in winter and serving a bobsleigh run that closed in the 1930s. In 1996 Jungfraubahn Railways sought to replace it with a chairlift, but Schilthornbahn AG took over under Max Kopp and refurbished tracks, carriages and the restaurant by 2000. Its 2012 centenary honoured Arnold Lunn, who had urged the line's construction.
The funicular's 2012 centenary honoured Arnold Lunn, the Briton who pushed for the line's construction, with Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards as guest of honour. The 1969 Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service rebuilt the old bobsleigh run here for a chase between Bond and Blofeld.
The line runs from Mürren at 1,650 m to Allmendhubel at 1,907 m, climbing 257 m over 551 m of track with a maximum gradient of 61%. The gauge is 1,000 mm. The upper station gives access to the toboggan sled run that still operates at Allmendhubel.
The 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service rebuilt the old bobsleigh run here for a chase between Bond and Blofeld. A toboggan sled run still operates at Allmendhubel today.
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