Funiculaire Suchard in Serrières
| Funiculaire Suchard in Serrières | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Plan incliné de la gare de Serrières |
| Status | ceased operation |
| Coordinates | 46°59′00″N 6°54′10″E / 46.983389°N 6.902869°E |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 3 |
| Service | |
| Type | funicular |
| Operator(s) | Société du plan incliné de la gare de Serrières |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 June 1892 |
| Closed | 1955 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 54.7 m (179 ft) |
| Number of tracks | 1 with passing loop |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
| Maximum incline | 60% |
Funiculaire Suchard in Serrières was a funicular railway in Serrières, canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The line connected the Chocolat Suchard factory in the Serrières valley with the Serrières railway station above.[1][2][3] It had a length of 55 m for a difference of elevation of 28 m.[4]
Société du plan incliné de la gare de Serrières was created in April 1890 to build and operate the line.
The funicular was completed in 1892[3] based on plans by Henri Ladame.[5][4][6]
The funicular was closed in 1954.[7] The company had been wound up in 1951.[8]
Remains were still visible in 2006.[9] Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel holds images of the funicular.[10][11][12]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Suchard", Funimag
- ^ Walloth, Karl (1893), "3. Drahtseilbahn vom Bahnhof Serrières nach der Fabrik Suchard", Die Drahtseilbahnen der Schweiz, Ergebnisse einer auf Veranlassung des kaiserlichen Ministeriums für Elsass-Lothringen unternommenen Studienreise (in German), Wiesbaden: C.W. Kreidel, pp. 18–20, Tafel 2. With illustrations
- ^ a b "Le plan incliné de la gare de Serrières", Feuille d'avis de Neuchâtel et du vignoble neuchâtelois (in French), vol. 127, no. 108, p. 4, 9 May 1892
- ^ a b Ladame, Henri (1893), "Plan incliné de la gare de Serrières", Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel (in French), 21: 177–179
- ^ Ladame, Henri (1889), "Projet de gare avec élévateur à Serrières", Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel (in French), 17: 52–55, planche. With map.
- ^ Ladame, Henri (1899), "Funiculaires à contrepoids d'eau et Régulateur de vitesse à force centrifuge", Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel (in French), 27: 69–111, planches I-IV, notably Applications: I. Plan incliné de la Gare de Serrières. With illustrations.
- ^ "Adieu à un funiculaire", Feuille d'avis de Neuchâtel (in French), vol. 217, no. 252, p. 14, 28 October 1955
- ^ "Société du Plan incliné de la Gare de Serrières, à Serrière-Neuchâtel", Feuille Officielle Suisse du Commerce (in French) (56): 600, 8 March 1951
- ^ Veya, Florence; Jacobi, Sébastien (27 April 2006), "Dans le secret des usines", L'Express (in French), vol. 196, no. 288, p. 7 (with quotes from Sébastien Jacobi)
- ^ Weber, Johannes (1898), Plan incliné de la fabrique Suchard à Serrières (in French), ST 373 (gouache)
- ^ Funiculaire et fabriques Suchard à Serrières (in French), ST 3165.22 (photo)
- ^ Link, Ph.; Link, E. (1910), Plan incliné et fabriques Suchard de Serrières (in French), ST 2952.3 (photo)
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