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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> et:Brienz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		}} Brienz is a municipality in the District of Interlaken of the Canton of Berne in Switzerland.
		The village lies on the north bank of Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland at the foot of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain.
		Brienz was first documented in 1146, and in 1528 after an eventful history Brienz became part of the Canton of Berne.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/et:Brienz (229 words)

	SwissRS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 7.596km (4¾ miles) of the BRB are graded at 1 in 4, climbing 1678m (5505 feet) to the summit of the Rothorn, the tallest mountain in the vicinity, at 2350 metres(7710 feet).
		Brienz is situated in south central Switzerland, on the Brienzersee, a large lake.
		The BRB connects the town with the Rothorn, the highest peak in the area, at 7700 feet.
	www.railstuff.com.au /SwissRS.html (414 words)

	Brienz Rothorn Bahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz to the sum 1990 mit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain.
		The BRB is 7.5 km long with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%) and includes 5 tunnels.
		The upper terminus of the line is Rothorn Kulm station at 2244m, a little below the summit of the mountain.
	www.seas.upenn.edu /~cse121/hws/webcrawler_project/html_pages/3/Brienz_Rothorn_Bahn.html (344 words)

	BRB - History
		One reason was the competition of the Schynige Platte Bahn (1895) and the Jungfraubahn (1898), another reason was the outbreak of the First World War.
		Due to the age and condition of the machines the BRB bought four diesel locomotives Hm 2/2, in order to preserve the already 80 year old locomotives and extend the vehicle park between 1973 and 1897.
		The BRB received three new locomotives, which were built together with ones for the Montreux-Glion-Rochers de Naye-Bahn and the two Austrian railways Hochschneeberg and Schafberg.
	www.rail-info.ch /BRB/index.en.html (345 words)

	Brienz Rothorn Bahn - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Brienzer Rothorn was widely known already prior to the opening of the Brienz Rothorn Railway.
		Apart from the Faulhorn, the Rothorn was one the most famous lookout points of the Bernese Oberland.
		On the occasion of another such attack, a guard is said to have blown his bugle so strongly that he died of the effort and his bugle turned red with his blood.
	www.brienz-rothorn-bahn.ch /bahn/geschichte/histoire/?lang=en (544 words)

	Brienz Rothorn Bahn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) is an 800 mm (2 ft 7
		in) gauge tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz, at the eastern end of Lake Brienz, to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain.
		The two designers, engineer Alexander Lindner and contractor Theo Bertschinger were supported by the mountain railway pioneer Roman Abt, who had responsibility for equipping the line with his newly developed double lamella rack system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brienz_Rothorn_Bahn (697 words)

	No.12 at Brienz Station
		The Brienz Rothorn Bahn in Switzerland has three of the DLM class H2/3 rack tank locomotives - numbers 12, 14 and 15 (there being no loco 13 on the BRB !) Number 12 was one of the three prototypes built in 1992.
		BRB No.15 in Brienz shed plugged in to the DLM preheating device.
		Note the total absence of smoke, the same can not be said for the coal fired locos of the BRB when they climb the hill.
	www.martynbane.co.uk /modernsteam/dlm/racktanks.htm (565 words)

	alpenregion.ch - BRB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dream of steam – in the Bernese Oberland several Swiss mountains are called Rothorn, but there is only one near Brienz, on the beautiful lake Brienz, in the Bernese Oberland.
		And only here, 15 km from the world-famous resort of Interlaken, is its ascent as romantic and impressive – thanks to the Brienz Rothorn Railway, Switzerland’s oldest steam cog railway.
		Your reward for riding with us is a spectacular mountain panorama, the hospitality of the Rothorn Kulm Hotel and a wide selection of incomparable hikes.
	www.alpenregion.ch /bergbahn/brb/?lang=en (298 words)

	Brienz - Switzerland for Visitors Tourist Information
		Cruise on Lake Brienz or nearby Lake Thun.
		Switzerland's oldest steam railway has been ascending the Rothorn, 15 km from Interlaken, since 1892.
		This festival takes place near Brienz, in the Bernese Oberland, in early August.
	europeforvisitors.com /switzaustria/articles/brienz2.htm (301 words)

	Model Locomotive Collection René Vink
		It is a model of the famous locomotives of the Brienz Rothorn Bahn in Switzerland.
		The main duties on the line are now done by no's 6-7 (1933 and 1936) and 12-16 (1992 and 1996).
		Some photo's I made myself in 1977 during a walk along the BRB-line from Brienz all the way to the top.
	home.hetnet.nl /~renefvink/ProjectBRB/BRB001.htm (240 words)

	Travelex Singapore Pte Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The steam-powered cog railway boasts three generations of locomotives (the oldest from 1891).
		Enjoy the hour-long journey past flower-strewn alpine meadows and breathtaking chasms to the 2350m high Brienzer Rothorn.
		At the top is the cosy Rothorn Kulm Hotel with its unique view.
	www.travelextours.com.sg /pkg/sws/swiss_peak.htm (505 words)

	Mike Bunce Railway Modeller
		For the SBB section I have used track, turnouts and motors from the Peco range.
		The Brienz Rothorn Bahn is planned for the future.
		Another section of track is planned in front of the lower train.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /mikebunce/mike/railmodel1.htm (172 words)

	Transportation
		Brienz Rothorn Bahn - Switzerland's oldest cogwheel railway uses steam locomotives to ascend the Rothorn, a mountain that overlooks Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland.
		From Brienz station, the Rothorn Bahn is the only cogwheel steam train still operating in Switzerland.
		Directly across Lake Brienz, the lake-steamer stops at a tiny boat station from which a tiny red funicular disappears up through the forest to the Grandhotel Giessbach.
	www.visiteuropeonline.com /switzerland/transportation.htm (2837 words)

	Interlaken Tourist Information - Europe for Visitors
		ABOVE: Interlaken lies between Lake Thun (foreground) and Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland.
		Take a boat to Brienz, a picturesque woodcarvers' town at the far end of the wild and scenic Brienzersee.
		Even when it's sunny, you should allow time to visit Thun, Brienz, and some of the mountain resorts and villages in the area.
	europeforvisitors.com /europe/articles/interlaken.htm (522 words)

	BRB - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Look up BRB in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
		This page was last modified 17:54, 20 June 2006.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about BRB contains research on
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/BRB (114 words)

	Welcome to The International Railway Traveler (IRT)
		Brienz steam train / Interlaken on the Golden Pass Panoramic (B, D) Today we travel to beautiful Interlaken, making a stop at Brienz en route.
		After one year construction time, the BRB opened the stretch in October 1891 for the first time.
		Back in Brienz we board the Golden Pass Panoramic, with wonderfully large windows perfect for viewing the passing scenery.
	www.irtsociety.com /switzerland2004.html (3945 words)

	Travelex Singapore Pte Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Fine panoramic views extend from the Lakes of Thun and Brienz to the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
		Take the cosy cogwheel railway to this superb vantage point, where the views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau are acclaimed as the finest.
		Take a trip up to the Rothorn on Switzerland's only surviving steam-driven cogwheel railway.
	www.travelextours.com.sg /pkg/sws/dis_inter.htm (542 words)

	Lake Thun Tourism - The Bernese Oberland from its best! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Several Swiss mountains are called Rothorn, but there is only one near Brienz, on beautiful Lake Brienz, in the Bernese Oberland.
		And only here 15 km from the world-famous resort of Interlaken, is its ascent as romantic and impressive - thanks to the Brienz Rothorn Railway, Switzerland's oldest steam cog railway.
		Getting back down on the BRB is as safe and reliable as getting to the top.
	www.thunersee.ch /en/som/aus_rot.asp (167 words)

	Steam5 Brienz Rothorn
		On holiday in Switzerland, 2001,we went to the top of the Brienz Mountain, near Interlaken, on the rack railway, Brienz Rothorn Bahn, which crossed the mountains.
		These engines were 0-4-0 types with outside motions, and oil fired.
		This engine was built in 1996, the Swiss authorities continue to build steam for the tourist industry on this railway.
	www.eclipsehistory.org.uk /steam5.htm (217 words)

	rothorn train - treno a cremagliera e a vapore del Rothorn (English to Italian translation glossary) Transport / ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Aber nur eines bei Brienz, am schönen Brienzersee im Berner Oberland.
		Und nur hier, 15 km vom weltbekannten Interlaken entfernt, kann der Aufstieg auf so romantische und eindrückliche Weise absolviert werden: Mit der Brienz Rothorn Bahn, der ältesten Dampfzahnradbahn der Schweiz.
		Seit 1892 legt sie stampfend, zischend und schnaufend die Strecke nach Rothorn Kulm zurück.
	www.proz.com /kudoz/818586 (392 words)

	The Ultimate Steam Page
		New Rack 0-4-2T for the Brienz Rothorn Bahn
		SLM's greatest success was the construction of 8 new modernized rack steam locomotives 1990's in Switzerland for mountain tourist railways in Switzerland and Austria.
		For more information on the Brienz Rothorn Bahn, visit their website at
	www.trainweb.org /tusp/slm.html (1405 words)

	BLS Navigation Lakes Thun and Brienz - Ideas for excursions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		By ship from Interlaken Ost to Brienz and then by nostalgic steam cog railway up to the Brienzer Rothorn.
		And so one day he leaves his family castle near Giessbach Falls to make his cosy new home on the other side of Lake Brienz, in the funnel of a steam engine belonging to the Brienz Rothorn Railway.
		Several panels based on this children’s book appear along the track of the one hour trip to the Brienzer Rothorn (altitude 2350m).
	www.bls.ch /schiff/top_hopp_e.html (226 words)

	BRB - Geschichte
		Mit der Aufnahme des Betriebs der Brünigbahn entstand die Projektidee einer Bergbahn auf das Brienzer Rothorn.
		Nach anfänglich grossem Erfolg mit über 11.000 Fahrgästen in der ersten Saison kam die BRB schnell in wirschaftliche Probleme.
		Die BRB erhielt drei Neubauloks, die zusammen mit weiteren für die Montreux- Glion- Rochers de Naye- Bahn und den beiden österreichischen Bahnen Hochschneeberg und Schafberg gebaut wurden.
	www.rail-info.ch /BRB/index.de.html (313 words)

	N Generation Steam / Brienz Rothorn Bahn No 12's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Brienz Rothorn Bahn in Switzerland has three of the DLM class H2/3 rack tank locomotives - numbers 12, 14 & 15.
		Number 12 was built in 1992 with 14 & 15 following in 1996.
		They are true second generation steam locomotives capable of competing environmentally and economically with diesel locomotives.
	homepage.eircom.net /~ngenerationsteam/brb12.htm (61 words)

	Brienz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the village in the Grisons, see Brienz/Brinzauls.
		A view of Lake Brienz in the summer, taken from the quay at Brienz
		This page was last modified 21:10, 7 October 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brienz (229 words)

	Brienz Rothorn Bahn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Limited Schedule 13/14 May, 20 May - 2 June -- Full Schedule 3 June - 29 October
		The station for the BRB is located across the road behind the SBB Brünig station at Brienz
		The journey on the Brienz Rothorn Bahn can be combined with a trip on one of Lake Brienz lake steamers for a enjoyable day.
	www.vfb-edelweiss.us /Train_Info_Pages/01_BRB.htm (58 words)

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		Kurszentrum Ballenberg Heimatwerk, Dampf Workshop bei der Brienz Rothorn Bahn, Schnitzlerkurse Ed.
		Highest point reached via transport installations in summer
	www.myswitzerland.com /en/infra_detail.cfm?rkey=749 (141 words)

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