MONT BLANC Martigny-Châtelard-Chamonix Swiss/French rack railway & cablecar to Italy 1962

From the SBB CFF FFS mainline, join the vintage era Mont-Blanc Express MC Martigny-Châtelard train climbing Strub rack rails up and over the French border via Châtelard to Chamonix, then requiring a change to the SNCF at Vallorcine. Ascend by multiple Téléphérique cablecars above famous ski runs to the highest public transport accessible station Aiguille du Midi at 3777m, 3842m by elevator , a viewpoint for Mont Blanc, then onwards across Mer de Glace glacier to Pointe Helbronner, Italy by Vallée Blanche CableCar AKATélécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc AKA Funivia dei Ghiacciai.
Documenting Swiss regional life in 1962, this original 8mm silent film is accompanied by 1999 insights voiced by Paul Russenberger, part of a series of my Swiss transport journeys on this channel. See Bern region • Berner Oberland, Eiger...
Zurich region • Gotthard/Lucerne/Zuric...
Lake Geneva region • Lake Geneva's Swiss st...
MC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martign... fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_...
Martigny fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de...
Les Fumeaux en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fum...
Vernayaz MC en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernaya...
Salvan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvan_...
Les Marécottes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mar...
La Médettaz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_M%C3...
Trétien en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Tr%C...
Finhaut en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finhaut...
Le Châtelard VS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ch%C...
See my Funiculaire du Châtelard film ___________________________ to Lake Mosson
Le Châtelard-Frontière en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ch%C... fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_du...
Vallorcine fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallorc...
Le Buet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Buet...
Montroc le Planet en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montroc...
Argentière en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenti...
La Joux en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Joux...
Les Tines en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tin...
Les Praz-de-Chamonix en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pra...
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni...
Chamonix - Aiguille du Midi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni...
Mont-Blanc Express TMR operator en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpo...
Swiss Mainline en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausann...
SNCF SGV en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-G...
TER en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TER_Auv...
Aiguille du Midi en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguill...
VB en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vall%C3...
Pointe Helbronner en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_...
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[@martinmarsola6477]

Another great video today. A real tour of the past. Thank you! 🙂👍🇨🇭🇺🇸

[@greghavers821]

really nice!! thanks for this!!!!