Félix

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“The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.” ― Dan Simmons
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FélixJan 1, 2025
Up next on #YouTube (I finally finished editing it!)
Join us on an unforgettable train journey from Zurich to #istanbul retracing the legendary routes of the #orient_express while embracing the charm of classic European rail travel.
FélixNov 9, 2024
The French approach to the liberalization of the #railway sector is an absolute mind worm
FélixNov 1, 2024
A bit of fall droning with a RABDe 500 in Delémont. The DJI Mini 4 Pro does remarkably nice videos at low light and for its super light weight
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
The views from the line are absolutely stunning and justify it as a top destination from tourists from all the world - and it's recently even included in the #Interrail #Eurrail passes, at least between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen.
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
... the rack is the only possibility to transfer power from the trains - so all flat stations are also “racked”. This way it's particularly easy to spot the intricate turnout design of the Riggebach-Pauli system.
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
The WAB uses the #Riggenbach Pauli rack system, with a few particularities: The trains are unidirectional (can only climb in one direction and brake-descend in the other) and…
FélixOct 27, 2024
The #Wengeralpbahn is one of the steepest conventional #rackrailways in #switzerland with slopes up to 180 ‰ - it's fascinating to see how fast the small yellow trains climb up from Lauterbrunnen to the little town of Wengen at this steep angle!
FélixOct 24, 2024
In Switzerland, the mail and packages take the train - such as in Cadenazzo, where packages are transported as intermodal swap trailers t, while mail is transported in sliding wall wagons to sorting facilities in Härkingen.
Show threadFélixOct 23, 2024
Clothoidic turnouts are particularly intricate designs, with long point blades requiring multiple motors and locks — as well as a moving frog. They must resist high dynamic forces.
FélixOct 23, 2024
Some #railway infrastructure in Switzerland: One of the few clothoid railway turnouts in Switzerland, on the so-called “ABS” between Olten and Solothurn. The turnout has a clothoid from 12'000m to 6'100m and is passed at speeds up to 200 km/h, currently only by a pair of RABDe 500 hourly on the IC5 line.