New Golden Pass Express trains operating between Interlaken and Montreux in Switzerland ride on split-frame bogies that enable a seamless change from standard to metre gauge. Christoph Gyr of Swiss engineering consultancy Prose explains how this innovative technology was developed.
Split-frame bogies overcome the break of gauge
New Golden Pass Express trains operating between Interlaken and Montreux in Switzerland ride on split-frame bogies that enable a seamless change from standard to metre gauge. Christoph Gyr of Swiss engineering consultancy Prose explains how this innovative technology was developed.
The gauge changing facility allows passengers to travel along the scenic Golden Pass route between Interlaken and Montreux without changing trains at Zweisimmen. Photo: Prose
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Tags: Alpine railways, Bogies, Premium, Prose, Switzerland