Brienz and Rothorn Bahn Mountain Railway. Part 1.

A trip up the Steam worked, 2ft 7 1/2 inch, Brienz and Rothorn Mountain Railway, in Switzerland.

First part, is from Brienz Station, at an altitude of 1856 ft above sea level, to Planalp, an intermediate station, where the locos top up with water.

The engine was built, very recently, in 1996, in a batch of about 4, and joins the other fellow steam engines on the line, some dating from the nineteenth century, and gaining the famous nickname, 'Kneeling Cows'.

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• Steam
• Train
• Rack
• Railway
• Locomotive
• Brienz
• and
• Rothorn
• Planalp
• Kneeling
• Cow
• Switzerland
• Swiss
• Alps

[drunktarutaru]

Wish there was more shots of Planalp itself, apparently my entire family originates from there. According to legend the small village was leveled by an avalanche leaving only one survivor. I've heard several variations of how he was named but all of them basicly end up the same. He was from Planalp...or Ab Planalp. Hence my last name, Abplanalp.

[PhilipGriffin1234]

Wow, interesting bit of history there.

My apologies I didn't get any other shots of Planalp. We were only there for a few minutes, so there wasn't really any time to have a look round.

[Christopher125]

great video as usual, but from a purely audio-perspective the Snowdon engines sound a lot more 'butch', the gearing on these gives them a phut-phut-phut sound bit like a lawnmower!

[PhilipGriffin1234]

I agree. I said they sounded like a traction engine. Apparently according to my dad, as these were built in the 90s, the original engines, and the 30's batch, sound more like a proper steam engine. Also all the Snowdon engines, came from Switzerland.

[drunktarutaru]

I'd like to see this place for myself one day. My blood is really too thin to say I'm part this or part that but at least seeing the place where my line originated would be nice. People can trace they're name's back to countries but few can trace it back to where it really began.

[VideoSeattle]

@drunktarutaru My family from Brienz would confirm that story. We share a common heritage.

[VideoSeattle]

Fun ride. Wonderful place to tour! We stayed with family in Brienz.

[harrisonaard1]

Even the twenty minutes of the two video's is pretty long. This train just keeps on going up until you think its going to fall off the edge of the world. Makes Snowdon look like a molehill. (hence the different gearing)

A really well done hand held video too. Makes me want to go.

[wimvdlinden]

Beleuchtung is shr slecht. Schnitt ist auch nicht gut gelungen.

Freunlichen Gruss

Wim v.d. Linden

Heerenveen

die Niederlande

[icebsc]

I live there.

[AndreiTupolev]

At least you're guaranteed steam traction. At Snowdon you might end up with one of the diesels both ways, and they sound like over-worked construction plant.

[fiddleup]

Truly....one of the most beautiful train rides you can take!!....Going to Meiringen again in june....can't wait to get up the rothorn again!!

Thanks for posting this....got me all excited!!

[69moparman]

beautiful place!

[drunktarutaru]

I read that the train doesn't stop long and people only ride it to get to Rothorn. I think Planalp's history only means something to Abplanalps hehe. But its nice to see what the area looks like.