Lausanne métro at Montriond

The former Lausanne (Switzerland) 'La Ficelle' / Métro - Ouchy (LO) / M2

As seen in the early 1990's (exact date unknown). Film mostly shows Montriond station, which was the midway passing point...
...and where the platform for trains travelling downhill (towards Ouchy) was the track for trains travelling uphill towards the (then) northern terminus of Flon!

Filmed using Super 8 ciné film, silent (ie: no sound).

In 2008 this line was extended further north and rebuilt as a rubber;- tyred automated 'mini-metro'.

For more information see this webpage...

http://citytransport.info/Ficelle.htm

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[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.

[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

[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!

[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.

[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

[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