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1284:
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176:
157:supplied by
1664:13 December
1633:(in German)
1533:Grindelwald
1525:Zentralbahn
1517:BrĂĽnig line
1514:metre gauge
1480:Konolfingen
1401:train ferry
1363:Lake Brienz
1089:BrĂĽnig line
1044:Grindelwald
805:Leissigbad
466:Gwattstutz
114:Track gauge
105:Line length
73:Switzerland
1680:Categories
1637:2012-09-26
1612:2008-01-24
1587:2012-12-13
1562:References
1527:, and the
1495:Zweisimmen
1336:Bödelibahn
1308:Interlaken
410:DĂĽrrenast
91:Interlaken
1503:Brig-Glis
1432:Leissigen
1428:Faulensee
1367:steamship
1359:Lake Thun
1312:Lake Thun
1175:LĂĽtschine
888:Därligen
832:Leissigen
705:Faulensee
100:Technical
1583:. BLS AG
1497:and the
1476:Burgdorf
1470:and the
1436:Därligen
1382:Därligen
862:Därligen
137: in
50:Overview
1521:Lucerne
1394:Bönigen
1353:History
1291:in the
1200:Bönigen
1093:Lucerne
521:Einigen
132:⁄
79:Termini
1458:owned
1434:, and
1417:BLS AG
1343:BLS AG
1332:German
1320:German
492:Kander
438:Gwatt
356:137.59
321:137.02
177:
65:Locale
59:BLS AG
1493:from
1474:from
1440:Regio
1392:, to
1375:weirs
1304:Spiez
1293:Swiss
1287:is a
1129:567 m
1003:567 m
920:564 m
890:125 m
867:562 m
837:570 m
807:270 m
784:560 m
756:341 m
733:143 m
710:603 m
644:628 m
639:Spiez
582:626 m
554:607 m
550:Kumm
526:590 m
470:576 m
442:561 m
414:564 m
366:
351:
331:560 m
55:Owner
1666:2020
1535:and
1478:via
1468:Belp
1371:Aare
1361:and
1306:and
1300:Thun
1283:The
1248:edit
1241:talk
1234:view
1195:30.2
1149:29.5
1121:29.1
1046:and
993:28.0
966:83 m
943:76 m
910:26.0
857:22.0
827:16.3
776:15.3
700:11.8
679:Brig
673:BLS
611:BLS
361:0.06
326:Thun
298:BLS
206:elev
86:Thun
1501:to
1091:to
1042:to
1040:BOB
677:to
634:9.7
574:8.2
546:6.7
516:5.4
462:4.4
434:3.1
406:1.3
381:BLS
376:SBB
265:BLS
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