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Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (BFD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1902, the first project was to build a narrow gauge railway between Brig and Gletsch. At the same time a second project was to prolong the line to Andermatt and Disentis. The two projects were accepted in 1908 and 1909 and the society Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD) was created with French funds.
The “Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Batignoles” (France) started the construction of the line in 1911 between Brig and Gletsch and with the 1876m tunnel at the Furka pass. The first part Brig-Gletsch (42 km) was inaugurated in 1914.
After some big difficulties the tunnel was finished in 1915 but only the first part of the line was in use with 10 cog wheel steam locomotives built by SLM (Winterthur, Switzerland). The sections Gletsch-Furka and Furka-Disentis were unfinished and the society Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD) had some big financial difficulties so it was obliged to become bankrupt in 1923.<\/p>\n

En 1902, le premier projet \u00e9tait de construire un chemin de fer \u00e0 voie \u00e9troite entre Brig et Gletsch. A la m\u00eame \u00e9poque un second projet \u00e9tait, lui, de prolonger la ligne jusqu’\u00e0 Andermatt et Disentis. Les deux projets furent accept\u00e9s respectivement en 1908 et 1909 et la Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD) fut cr\u00e9\u00e9e avec un capital fran\u00e7ais.
La “Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Batignoles” (France) commen\u00e7a la construction de la ligne en 1911 entre Brig et Gletsch ainsi que le percement d’un tunnel de 1876 m\u00e8tres de long au col de la Furka. Le premier tron\u00e7on de 42 kilom\u00e8tres Brig-Gletsch fut inaugur\u00e9 en 1914.
Apr\u00e8s de grandes difficult\u00e9s le tunnel fut termin\u00e9 en 1915 mais seulement le premier tron\u00e7on de la ligne fut mis en service avec 10 locomotives \u00e0 vapeur et \u00e0 cr\u00e9maill\u00e8re construites par SLM (Winterthour, Suisse). Les deux autres tron\u00e7ons, Gletsch-Furka et Furka-Disentis, rest\u00e8rent inachev\u00e9s et la Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD) finit par avoir de grande difficult\u00e9s financi\u00e8res avant de faire faillite en 1923.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Construction of the railway \/ Construction du chemin de fer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rhone glacier, Hotel Belvedere and the Furka road on the right. On the foregroung the tracks during the construction of the new ligne of the Furka railway.
Le glacier du Rh\u00f4ne, l’h\u00f4tel Belv\u00e9d\u00e8re et la route de la Furka sur la droite. Au premier plan, la construction de la ligne de chemin de fer Brig-Furka-Disentis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gletsch and the railway \/ Gletsch et le chemin de fer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gletsch during the construction of the end station of the line Brig-Gletsch.
Gletsch avec \u00e0 droite le terminus du tron\u00e7on Brig-Gletsch.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The photograph shows the inaugural train arriving at the terminus of Gletsch station (Valais) on June 30, 1914 \/ La photo montre le train inaugural arriv\u00e9 au terminus de la gare de Gletsch (Valais) le 30 juin 1914.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On June 30, 1914, the Swiss Furka Railway Company (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD), with French capital, officially inaugurated the first section of the line between Brig and Gletsch (Valais).
Le 30 juin 1914, la Compagnie suisse du chemin de fer de la Furka (Brig-Furka-Disentis BFD), aux capitaux fran\u00e7ais, inaugure officiellement l’exploitation de la premi\u00e8re section entre Brigue et Gletsch (Valais).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Construction of the railway at Realp \/ Construction du chemin de fer \u00e0 R\u00e9alp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Realp during the construction of the Furka railway.
R\u00e9alp pendant la construction de la ligne Brig-Furka-Disentis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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