CHEMIN DE FER DU MONTENVERS
Chamonix - Mont-Blanc
Postcard published by C.A.P. Nº 1275.
The Montenvers Railway or Chemin de fer du Montenvers is a rack railway line in the Haute-Savoie department of France. The line runs from a connection with the SNCF, in Chamonix, to the Hotel de Montenvers station, at the Mer de Glace, at an altitude of 1,913 m (6,276 ft).The line is 5.1 km (3.2 mi) long. It is a rack and adhesion railway to overcome a height difference of 871 m (2,858 ft). The first section of the line was opened in 1908 and the line was completed in 1909.The trains originally were drawn by steam locomotives built by SLM (Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works) who supplied six 2-4-2T locomotives between 1908 and 1923. By 1953 the line was electrified.
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