FURKA Glacier Express Swiss Railway Andermatt to Brig FO MGB DFB 1978

The Rhône Glacier slides downhill 35m a year, though could be seen at speed along this original Glacier Express Furka Oberalp rail route. Climate change caused 10m uphill retreat per year for many decades, today slowed by UV-proof blankets. The 15km Furka Base Tunnel now accelerates express trains by eliminating the climb over the Furka Pass, which incidentally this film captures but is also featured in James Bond movie Goldfinger; look out for the zig zag switchbacks, location of car chase and sniper scenes.
The high pass route has been preserved by the DFB Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway reopening in 1982, expanding to serve Realp in Uri through to Oberwald in Valais as recently as 2010.
Paul Russenberger voices narration from 1999 to accompany this original 1978 cine film.
See my 1962 RhB/FO rail ride to Andermatt • OBERALP Glacier Expres...
FO en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_O...
Andermatt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderma...
Hospental en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospent...
Richleren bridge
Realp en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realp_r...
Wilerbrücke, Alt Senntumstafel-Tunnels, Steffenbachtobelbrücke
Tiefenbach en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiefenb...
Steinstafelviadukt, Sidelenbachbrücke
Furka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_D...
Furka Summit Tunnel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_S...
Muttbach-Belvédère en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muttbac...
Gletsch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gletsch...
Gletsch-Kehrtunnel, Rottenviadukt, Lammenviadukt, Räterisbachbrücke
Oberwald en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberwal...
Obergesteln en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberges...
Ulrichen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulriche...
Rosseye
Geschinen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschin...
Münster VS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BC...
Reckingen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recking...
Gluringen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluring...
Biel (Goms) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biel_(G...
Blitzingen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzin...
Niederwald en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niederw...
Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BC...
Fiesch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesch_...
Fiesch Feriendorf / Sport / Feriencenter en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesch_...
Lax en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lax_rai...
Laxgraben bridge, Grengiols tunnels including curved tunnel section
Grengiols en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grengio...
Betten Talstation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betten_...
Nussbaum and Filet bridges
Mörel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6...
Bitsch en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitsch_...
Brig Bahnhofplatz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brig_Ba...
BLS Lötschberg mountain line onwards from Brig to Spiez en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B6...
SBB Simplon line onwards from Brig to Lausanne en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplon...
MGB onwards from Brig to Zermatt en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brig%E2...
Gotthard Railway on from Andermatt to Arth-Goldau en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthar...
Preservered Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke over pass en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_S...
New MGB line under pass through Furka Base Tunnel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furka_B...
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[@martinmarsola6477]

Every video is a travel into the past. Always historic and interesting to see. Thank you! 🙂👍🇺🇸

[@greghavers821]

superb!! really enjoying these!!

[@100dampf]

0:30 They are a bit late for that, but the might be the first four part sets running on rack rail
The first one might have been the old Schöllenen Railway BCFt4 30/ later FO ABFt4s 4191, which was converted in 1942 to work with the new BCFhe 2/4 41.
And in the 50s and 60s quite a few railways ordered driving cars for older motorcars like the ARB and WAB or whole pushpull sets like the JB.
The oldest instance of a push pull set in switzerland was on a rackrailway too, the Martigny Chatelard Railway had them from the beginning in 1905. But those were only used on the adhesion section

[@AlanSnowdonArchive]

Very interesting thanks for your contribution to the archive. Yes, difficult to trace, I'm impressed with your expertise, perhaps www.pospichal.net/lokstatistik/36515-schb.htm and www.blechundguss.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/download/Ferro-Suisse_SchB_Steuerwagen.pdf give clues.