Oberwald, passage à niveau à crémaillère rétractable
C’est dans la nuit du 6 au 7 mai 2010 qu’a Ă©tĂ© installĂ© le passage Ă niveau qui permet au train Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) de franchir la route du col de la Furka Ă Oberwald.
Ce passage Ă niveau a Ă©tĂ© construit et assemblĂ© Ă MĂĽnchenbuchsee, près de Berne, dans les locaux de Baumgartner AG. Une fois terminĂ©, vĂ©rifiĂ© et qualifiĂ©, la pièce de 36 tonnes a Ă©tĂ© transportĂ©e par route jusqu’Ă Oberwald.
Rappelons que ce passage Ă niveau est unique puisqu’il est Ă©quipĂ© d’une crĂ©maillère rĂ©tractable. En effet, la crĂ©maillère Abt est rĂ©tractĂ©e de telle façon que ses dents ne dĂ©passent pas le niveau de la chaussĂ©e de la Furka afin de ne pas gèner la circulation des voitures et des motos. Lorsque la barrière se ferme pour le passage du train, alors la crĂ©maillère se met en position haute pour permettre Ă la locomotive un engrènement continu sur la pente. Une fois le que train a franchi la route, la crĂ©maillère se rĂ©tracte sous le niveau de la chaussĂ©e et les barrières se relèvent.
Oberwald, level crossing with retractable cog
During the night May 6th/7th 2010, the level crossing was installed across the Furka road at Oberwald. So now the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is able to reach the final station of the line after quite 30 years of work! The level crossing was built and assembled at Baumgartner AG, MĂĽnchenbuchsee near Bern. When it was finished, verified and qualified, the 36 tons part was moved on a truck to Oberwald.
This level crossing is really unique because it is made up with a retractable cog. The Abt cog is retracted so its teeth are under the level of the Furka road so that the cars and bikes can cross the level crossing. When the level crossing gate is closed, the cog is raised above the road so the train can have a continuous cog on the slope. When the train passed through the road, the cog is lowered under the road and the barriers are raised.

Passage à niveau avec crémaillère rétractable / Level crossing with retractable cog (Photos Marco Schulti)
A Oberwald, la ligne DFB rejoint enfin la gare MGB d’Oberwald. Il ne reste plus qu’Ă terminer l’embranchement menant Ă la plaque tournante qui permet de tourner les locomotive de 180°.
At Oberwald, now the DFB railroad is going to the MGB station. There is one branch line left to do, those which leads to the turntable.
Photos Marco Schulti




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Avete fatto un lavoro meraviglioso! Sono stato sul Furka circa 10 anni fa e mi rendo conto delle difficoltĂ .Stupende anche le foto e i video!Spero di ritornarci.Un carissimo saluto a tutti i volontari!
Thank you Maurizio!!!