Bernese Jura Railway
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The Bernese Jura Railway was a railway company in Switzerland. The company was called the Jura–Bern–Luzern from 1 July 1884. The Jura–Bern–Lucerne merged with the Western Switzerland–Simplon Railways
Giswil station about 1890. The rack section of the Brünig Railway starts in Giswil
Gorges de Moutier
Viadukt St. Ursanne
Jura Bern Luzern Zug mit Lok Nr 17
Jura–Simplon Railways
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The Jura–Simplon Railways, was a railway company that was formed in 1890. It was nationalised in 1903 as the largest railway company in Switzerland and integrated into the Swiss Federal Railways.
Bernese Jura Railway
…JBL) from 1 July 1884. The Jura–Bern–Lucerne merged with the Western Switzerland–Simplon Railways (Suisse-Occidentale–Simplon, SOS) to form the Jura–Simplon Railway (Jura-Simplon-Bahn), JS) on 1 January 1890. The railway network of the Canton of Bern initially developed according to the interests of the Swiss Central…
Eb 2/4 No. 13 at a water crane. The wagon in the background still bears the inscription: S.O.S. (Suisse-Occidentale-Simplon)
Bond of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Jura-Simplon, issued 17 October 1894
North portal of the Simplon tunnel near Brig during construction
The Simplon Express hauled by locomotive B 3/4 at Geneva-Cornavin station, which was inaugurated after the opening of the tunnel