🇨🇠RE 4417 @ Biglen
Change of landscape (and weather): in the western part of the Emmental runs the line from Burgdorf to Thun via Konolfingen. Opened in 1899, it was the first electrified "true" railway (as opposed to tramways) in Europe. It was operated by the aptly named Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (BTB), which merged in 1942 with the Emmentalbahn to form the Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (EBT), which in turn merged with other companies in 1997 to form Regionalverkehr Mittelland (RM). Finally, in 2006 the BLS acquired RM - and therefore the ownership of this line. Until recently, the quite charming RBDe 566 I class EMUs operated on this line, but they have been replaced by the newer RBDe 566 II class units. EMU no. 566 234 is covering RE 4417 Solothurn - Thun, passing Biglen, 07-04-2015.
🇨🇠RE 4417 @ Biglen
Change of landscape (and weather): in the western part of the Emmental runs the line from Burgdorf to Thun via Konolfingen. Opened in 1899, it was the first electrified "true" railway (as opposed to tramways) in Europe. It was operated by the aptly named Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (BTB), which merged in 1942 with the Emmentalbahn to form the Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (EBT), which in turn merged with other companies in 1997 to form Regionalverkehr Mittelland (RM). Finally, in 2006 the BLS acquired RM - and therefore the ownership of this line. Until recently, the quite charming RBDe 566 I class EMUs operated on this line, but they have been replaced by the newer RBDe 566 II class units. EMU no. 566 234 is covering RE 4417 Solothurn - Thun, passing Biglen, 07-04-2015.