Lausanne métro at Montriond

[jeanpauljh]

I remember taking this train, many years ago. How I miss it

[citytransportinfo]

@jeanpauljh I very much regret not having filmed this with my camcorder, as then I would have been able to film the two station shuttle train as well.

These trains were going to be used on a new railway in France, but then it was discovered that they have asbestos, and they were scrapped instead.

[10kev22]

non ce un trcu de geudin ce vieux au je me rapelle

[garcibus]

i just miss the "old school" folkloric side of the old "ficelle"... even if the current m2 is much more efficient.

[grandunion]

Very interesting video of a very interesting railway. Too bad that it's replaced by a modern rubber-tyred system...

[citytransportinfo]

the new line opens soon - October I think!

The old rack + pinion trains are going to be reused on a mountain raiwlay in France - somewhere near Grenoble, I think.

Simon

[nightraider121]

First to comment, the new trains that are going to run on this line are going to be some trains of MP89 from the Paris Metro. I heard that they are going to be run with 2-car trains not 6-car trains like in Paris

[citytransportinfo]

Thanks.

Yes 2-car trains, but for a smaller city this will be enough. If a lot of people want to travel the trains will come much more frequently.

Simon

[citytransportinfo]

Wrong!

Within next to no time the new trains became so popular that capacity became an issue. They should have built the system for 3-car trains!