Swiss steam BLONAY - CHAMBY historic railway reopens 1968

Steam train enthusiasts saved this scenic branch between MOB and MVR/CCB lines north of Montreux, Lake Geneva, Switzerland as a working railway museum. Improvised operations had just restarted in 1968, staffed largely by volunteers. The unusual articulated Todtnauerli 105 tank engine ascended admirably from Chamby to Blonay & back carrying tourists enjoying the novelty of non-electric locomotion on the otherwise modern Swiss network.
A time capsule of local railway life filmed on 8mm silent cine stock in 1968. Paul Russenberger voiced narration in 1999. This journey is just part of my Swiss and UK footage now shared on TH-cam, continuing around Lake Geneva, see • Lake Geneva's Swiss st... .
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Museumsbahn de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums...
Chamby en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamby_...
Cornaux en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornaux...
Cornaux tunnel
Vers-chez-Robert ch.geoview.info/vers_chez_rob...
Baye de Clarens en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarens...
Chantemerle
Blonay en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonay_...
Chamby-Musée en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonay%...
Mallet loco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallet_...
MOB en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreu...
My MOB cab ride • MOB Swiss railway cab ...
CCB to Clarens
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MVR en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vevey%E...
See nearby lines • Lake Geneva LAUSANNE S...
See other Swiss routes • Berner Oberland, Eiger...
& • Gotthard/Lucerne/Zuric...
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[@andrewoverton5170]

Love these films, enjoyably educational and a look back into an arguably more pleasant past.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Thanks for the train ride into the past. Always enjoyable. ❤😊

[@ohneEisen]

Wonderful takes of the "Todtnauerli" 105!

[@ianburnett7333]

Wonderful piece of filming, you certainly had the right idea at the time. Would you know of whereabouts of Cine Films made by late Peter Scott? He died to early, Peter was T.O. at VSC. Had a very high failure rate, so much that ASE was to be sacked in 6 months time, sent out questionnaire, I made lots of recommendations, 2 was carried out, had to have all 4 men out on track outside work, 2nd can't say but it did improve railway operations considerably.