Waldenburg Railway - Description
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The Waldenburg railway has the narrowest gauge of all the railways in
Switzerland: 750 mm. It was built in 1880 to provide the people of the
Waldenburg valley with a connection to Liestal and Basel. In the first 70
years of steam service the railway bought 8 locos; except for No. 3, all
were built at the SLM in Winterthur. In 1953 the line was electrified and
three new railcars (BDe 4/4 I) were acquired. In 1985 these were replaced
by BDe 4/4 II railcars and steering coaches. They are needed to run as
shuttle trains between Liestal and Waldenburg. Still today, the Waldenburg
Railway is used very often by local people, which insures the future
success of this rail line.
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