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West Switzerland Company
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The West Switzerland Company was a railway company in Switzerland, formed 1854 and absorbed into the Western Swiss Railway in 1872. The OS built a railway network in western Switzerland and connected with France via Geneva in 1858, although Switzerland's first railway was the French Strasbourg–Basel Railway, which connected Basel with Strasbourg, France in 1844.
West Switzerland train between Lausanne and Renens, shortly after the opening of the line in 1856.
West Switzerland train between Lausanne and Renens, shortly after the opening of the line in 1856.
Share of the West Switzerland
Share of the West Switzerland
Morges station with a waiting West Switzerland train
Morges station with a waiting West Switzerland train
Locomotive No. 12 of the OS, built in 1857
Locomotive No. 12 of the OS, built in 1857
Western Switzerland Railways
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The Western Switzerland Railways, were initially a joint operation of three Swiss railway companies, but these companies merged on 1 January 1872. The company was called the Western Switzerland–Simplon Railways from 28 June 1881. The SOS merged with the Bernese Jura Railways to form the Jura–Simplon Railways on 1 January 1890.
Locomotive of the SO.
Locomotive of the SO.
Grandfey Viaduct on the Lausanne–Fribourg–Bern railway over the Saane
Grandfey Viaduct on the Lausanne–Fribourg–Bern railway over the Saane
Le Day Viaduct on the line to Paris between Pontarlier and Vallorbe
Le Day Viaduct on the line to Paris between Pontarlier and Vallorbe
The D 3/3 No. 503 of the SOS was the first compound locomotive in Switzerland.
The D 3/3 No. 503 of the SOS was the first compound locomotive in Switzerland.