Lake Brienz. Picture taken from Upper Mulibach valley on the Brienz - Rothorn
The Brienzââ¬âRothorn railway BRB is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz, at the eastern end of Lake Brienz, to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain. The railway is 7.6 kilometres 4.7 mi long, is built to 800 mm gauge 2 ft 7 1âÂâ2 in gauge, and uses the Abt double lamella rack system. Unusually for Switzerland, the line is not electrified, and most trains are operated by steam locomotives. The Brienzââ¬âRothorn railway reaches a height of 2,244 metres above sea level and is the fourth highest railway in Switzerland. from wikipedia
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