Vevey Les Pléiades RailwayVevey Les Pléiades RailwayVevey Les Pléiades Railway is part of the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV) built and operated narrow gauge electric railway lines from Vevey to Blonay, Chamby, Châtel-St-Denis and Les Pléiades, in Switzerland. The first section to see service, that from Vevey to Chamby, was opened on 1 October 1902. Next section was the branch line from St Légier to Châtel-St Denis that opened on 2 April 1904. On 8 July 1911 the rack line from Blonay to Les Pléiades was opened. On 23 November 1911, Blonay was also reached by the Clarens - Chailly - Blonay electric tramway operated by a separate company (CCB). This closed at the end of 1955, being replaced by buses. The lines were constructed to a gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in) and electrified from the outset. Presently it operates on 900 V DC, overhead contact. Train services were offered from Vevey to Chamby and Châtel-St-Denis, where the CEV connected to the MOB and GFM (now tpf). The electric motor coach from Vevey to Chamby conveyed coaches to Blonay, where they were taken over by a rack locomotive and brought up to Les Pléiades. On 22 May 1966, the section Blonay-Chamby was closed, followed by St-Légier-Châtel-St Denis on 31 May 1969. While the Châtel-St Denis branch was torn up, track to Chamby remained. Railway enthusiasts formed an association which could set up a weekend museum operation starting on 20 July 1968. On 24 May 1998 CEV reintroduced regular trains but stopped these services again two years later because of low patronage. The infrastructure was always owned by CEV and the museum trains of the Blonay-Chamby museum railway operate in open access. Of the remaining open sections, the Vevey to Blonay line is 5.72 km (3.55 mi) long and from there to Les Pléiades a further 4.79 km (2.98 mi). In that 10.51 km (6.53 mi). the line rises some 962 m (3,156 ft) reaching 1,348 m (4,423 ft) at Les Pléiades. The line has its own workshops at Vevey although much work is undertaken at the MOB's Chernex works and also a small depot at Blonay. In 2001, CEV was merged into the Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) which is managed and operated by the MOB management under their Golden Pass Services banner. Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 1 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: HGe2/2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SLM/MFO/SIG Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1911 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rebuilt 2007, red livery, lettered 'Blonay-Les Pléiades' (Note 5) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: HGe2/2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SLM/MFO/SIG Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1911 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Red & White livery, lettered 'Blonay-Les Pléiades' Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 3 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: HGe2/2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SLM/MFO/SIG Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1913 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Withdrawn 1984. Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 71 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BDeh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1970 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rack & Adhesion. Rebuilt (see below) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 71 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Beh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: Rebuilt from above 1999 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Train des Etoiles (Silver with stars) livery, single cab, permanently coupled to Bt 224 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 72 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BDeh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS/BBC Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1970 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rack & Adhesion. Rebuilt (see below) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 72 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Beh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: Rebuilt from above Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 2002 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Astro Pléiades livery, double ended (2 cabs) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 73 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BDeh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS/BBC Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1970 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rack & Adhesion, red & white livery (Note 3) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 74 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BDeh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS/BBC Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1970 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rack & Adhesion, red & white livery Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 75 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BDeh2/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS/BBC Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1983 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rack & Adhesion, red & white livery Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 81 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Te2/2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1963 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Built in 1963 using parts from retired Luzern trams. Often found at Chernex working as "works shunter" Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 82 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Te2/2 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1938 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Built on frame of wagon K 39 and used spare motors from 101 series Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 91 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Xrot Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/CEV/Boschung Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1910/66 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: ex-L 401 Snowplough (Note 2) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 101 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: Blonay Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BCFe4/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1903 Rebuilt 1949. Scrapped 1983 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 102 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BCFe4/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1903 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Scrapped 1975 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 103 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BCFe4/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1903 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rebuilt 1951. Scrapped 2010 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 104 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: Vevey Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BCFe4/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO/CEV Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1905 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rebuilt 1945. Scrapped 1973 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 105 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: BCFe4/4 BDe4/4 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWS/MFO Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1913 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Rebuilt 1964, not in running order, being restored as historic vehicle Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 221 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Bt Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1976 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Driving Trailer Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 222 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Bt Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: SWP/SAAS Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1976 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Driving Trailer Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 223 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Bt Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: ACMV/BBC/SIG Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1981 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Driving Trailer-used parts including bogies from coach 211 built by SIG,1949, 2009 sold to TPC Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 224 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Bt Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: ACMV/BBC/SIG Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1990 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Driving Trailer - used parts including bogies from coach 212 built by SIG,1949. Burnt out 1996 (see below) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 224 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Bt Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: R+J/MOB/ABB Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1999 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Driving Trailer, bogies SIG, 1949, frame rebodied and rebuilt with low floor, 1999, used as trailer car with rebuilt No. 71 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7001 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: Vevey Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Be2/6 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler/ACMV/Adtranz/SLM Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1997 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Note 1 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7002 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: St Legier La Chiesaz Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Be2/6 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler/ACMV/Adtranz/SLM Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1997 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Note 1 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7003 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: Blonay Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Be2/6 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler/ACMV/Adtranz/SLM Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1998 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Note 1 / Note 6 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7004 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Name: Montreux Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Class: Be2/6 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler/ACMV/Adtranz/SLM Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 1998 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Note 1 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7501 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Date of Manufacturer: 2015 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Notes: Note 7 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Number: 7502 Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rolling Stock Manufacturer: Stadler Note 1: This class are labeled Chemin de fer Léger de la Riviera, Two of them are usually to be found working on the Vevey - Blonay line whilst the other two are found working from Montreux. The numbering scheme used is that of MOB. Note 2: Rotary plough blowers by Boschung Schmitten on downhill end, double plough blades in 'V' formation at uphill end, mounted on underframe of L 401. Note 3: This railcar was the first to be released from works with the new "golden pass" logo. The lower panel, below the main saloon, was repainted in red and the cream coloured logo applied.(First week in May 2010). Note 4: Motor coaches 101-105 delivered as BCFe 4/4 (2nd and 3rd class plus luggage, adhesion only), became ABFe 4/4 in 1956, ABDe 4/4 in 1963 and BDe 4/4 in 1970, when first class was abolished on CEV. Note 5: Locomotives 1-3 were delivered as HGe 2/2 for rack & adhesion. 1950/51 they were rebuilt to rack only and became thus He 2/2. Note 6: This railcar was the first to appear in Golden Pass white/gold livery in October 2011. Note 7: This set was released to traffic in December 2015 in the midnight blue and white livery similar to that formally used on the Golden Pass Panorama trains. The set is similar to the Stadler "Flirt" trains used elsewhere in Europe but this in a metre gauge format. Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Abbreviations ABB = ABB Group ACMV = Ateliers de constructions mécaniques de Vevey BBC = Brown, Boveri & Cie CEV = Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans MFO = Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon MOB = Montreux-Oberland Bernois R+J = Ramseier + Jenzer SAAS = Société Anonyme des Ateliers de Sécheron, Geneva SIG = Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft SLM = Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works, Winterthur SWP = Schindler Waggon Pratteln Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Overview Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Local: Vevey, Switzerland Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Line Length: 10.51 km (6.53 mi) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Track Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Electrification: 900V DC overhead contact Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Highest Elevation: 1,348m (4,423 ft) Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Rack System Blonay - Les Pléiades: Strub Vevey - Blonay: None | |||||
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