Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway
Electric railcar BCFe 4/4 11 and passenger car BC4 22 of the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line
Overview
Dates of operation1968 (1968)
PredecessorChemins de fer électriques Veveysans
Route map

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0.0
Blonay
620 m
1.0
Chantemerle
Baye de Clarens
1.5
Vers-chez-Robert
Cornaux tunnel
2.0
Cornaux
2.6
Chamby-Musée
3.0
Chamby
749 m
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The Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway (French: Chemin de fer-musée Blonay-Chamby, BC) is a short 3-kilometre-long (1.9 mi) steep but adhesion worked metre gauge heritage railway operated as part of the Blonay–Chamby Railway Museum using vintage steam and electric locomotives and rolling stock. It uses the Blonay–Chamby railway line, originally built by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans. It is rail-connected at both ends, at its upper terminus, at Chamby Station on the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line and at the lower end at Blonay station on the Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line operated by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera.

History and aims

The Blonay–Chamby Railway and Museum was opened in 1968 with the aims of operating the metre gauge railway line from Blonay to Chamby and in doing so preserving railway equipment of technical or historic value. For this purpose the Blonay–Chamby Railway built two motive power and carriage depots at Chaulin, a short distance from its upper terminus. They house what is generally regarded as the largest and most representative collection of preservation metre gauge rolling stock in the world.

The museum line

The Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway is a railway preservation group staffed entirely by volunteers who operate trains each Saturday and Sunday between May and October. Vintage steam and electric hauled trains depart from Blonay and climb slowly through a spectacular environment with fine views over Lake Geneva and the Alps. After reversing at or just before Chamby, the trains terminate at the museum site, where visitors can explore stationary exhibits.

A further part of the remit of the preservation group is the encouragement of local and regional tourism and tourist traffic on adjacent lines. The services from Blonay to Chamby and back are included in the Swiss National Railways Timetable.

The museum collection

As of autumn 2021 was home to over 70 items of rolling stock, listed below:

Steam locomotives

Steam railway locomotives

Steam locomotive HG 3/4 3 of the Brig–Furka–Disentis-Railway
Picture No. Name Class Cyls. Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
1Le DoubsG 3/3OCSLM6181890RdB (Regional des Brenets), CMN (Chemins de fer des Montagnes Neuchateloises)On loan from Swiss Transport Museum Luzern. Not operational
3HG 3/4OCSLM23171913BFD, FOAbt rack Operational.
5BercherG 3/3OCSACM41721890LEB, Energie Ouest Suisse, Hilti & Jehle, Feldkirch.used by EOS to build Dixence Dam. Operational.
6G 3/3OCSLM13411901Brünigbahn/Jura-Simplon JS 909, SBB 109, BAM No.6, Scierie Renfer, Bienne.Operational
23G 3/5OCMTM2821926Olot–Girona railwayNot operational.
104Zell[2]G 2x3/3OCHanomag104371925SEGMallet design, 0-6-6-0T, Compound. Operational.
105Todtnau[3][4][5]G 2x2/2OCMBG20511918Haspe–Voerde–Breckerfeld Light Railway,Mallet design, 0-4-4-0T, Compound. Operational.
99 193G 5/5OCMFE41831927DR, DB.Not operational

Steam tramway locomotives

Picture No. Name Class Cyls. Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
4RiminiG 2/2OCKrauss42781900Ferrovie e Tramvie Padane (FTP), Ferrara-Codigoro and Rimini-Novafeltria.Operational
7G 2/4System BrownSLM3161882Mulhouse TramwaysNot operational.

Electric locomotives, railcars and trams

Locomotives

Picture No. Name Class Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
2La GrisetteHe 2/2SLM / CIE1899Bex–Villars–Bretaye (BVB)Abt rack only, not operational at the museum as wheels not powered
29[6]-HGe 3/3SLM / MFO1926Bernese Oberland railway (BOB)Riggenbach rack, operational
75-Ge 4/4SLM / MFO23281913Georg Fischer (+GF+)operational
81-Ge 4/4SLM / BBC1916Berninabahn (BB), Rhaetian Railway (RhB)operational

Railcars

Electric railcar BCFeh 4/4 no.6 of the Monthey–Champéry-Morgins railway
Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
4-BCFe 2/2SIG / MFO1928Ex-Sernftalbahn (SeTB)historical picture, acquired 1969, under restoration to operational state.
6Valais[7]BCFeh 4/4SLM / SIG / EGA1461909Ex-Monthey–Champéry–Morgins railway (MCM)Abt rack, operational
10-BCFeh 4/4SLM / SWS / BBC1914Loèche–Loèche-les-Bains railway (LLB)Abt rack, operational
11les sept à vingtBCFe 4/4SIG / EGA21911903Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line,operational
12-Ce 2/2Ringhoffer / EAG1907Langenthal–Jura railway (LJB), Oberaargau–Jura railway (OJB)
35-ABe 4/4ISIG / SAAS / MFO1908Bernina railway (BB), Rhaetian Railway (RhB)restoration 2023, operational
105-ABDe 4/4SWS / MFO1913Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV)historical picture, acquired 2017, unrestored.
2002-DZe 6/6SIG / BBC27031932Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lineacquired 2008, operational

Trams

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
7-Ce 2/2Rat / CIE1904Tramway de Fribourg (TF)
28-Ce 2/3SWS / SAAS1948Tramways Lausannois (TL)
31-Ze 2/2SIG / EGA1914Rheintalische Strassenbahn (Rhine Valley Tramways) (RhSt)
52-Ce 2/2SWS / MFO1914Städtische Strassenbahn, Bern (SSB)
76-Ce 2/2SIG / MFO1911Tramways de Neuchâtel (TN)
151-Fe 4/4SIG / S&H1911Compagnie Genevoise des Tramways Électriques (CGTE)

Passenger coaches

Railway passenger coaches

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
2-As2SIG1903Ex-Rhaetian Railway Bernina Line (RhB)acquired 1972, last restoration 2023, in service
6[8]Kaiserwagen[9]B3SIG1901Bernese Oberland railway (BOB), Modelleisenbahnfreunde Eiger Zweilütschinen (MEFEZ)Riggenbach rack, acquired 2013, in service
7-C4ANF1910Chemin de fer Vicinaux de la Haute-Saône (CFV), Morez-La Cure (MLC), Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez railway (NStCM)acquired 1993, in service
10-BC21908Monthey-Champéry-Morgins (MCM), Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champery (AOMC)Abt rack, in service
11-BC2SIG1890Régional des Brenets (RdB)historical picture, acquired 1973
13-C2MAN1905Sernftalbahn (SeTB)historical picture, ex BC2 13, acquired 1969
15-ABCFZ4De Dietrich1895Cie de l'Ouest, Chemins de fer de l'Etat (ETAT), Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais (SNCF)/Réseau Breton (RB)acquired 1968, in service
20Reine Berthe[10]C2Chevalier, Chailus & Cie à Paris1865Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway (LEB), original Mont Cenis Pass Railwayacquired 2016, in service
21-CF2SIG1900Aigle–Leysin railway (AL)Abt rack, acquired 1973, in service
21-BC2SWS1902Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV)acquired 1971, in service
21Giardiniera[11]C2SWS1911Lugano–Cadro–Dino railway (LCD)acquired 1990, in service
21-CF2SIG1890Régional des Brenets (RdB)historical picture, acquired 1973
22-BC4SIG1915Loèche - Loèche-les-Bains (LLB)Abt rack, acquired 1967, in service
22-BC4SIG1902Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lineacquired 1971, in service
23-C2SWS1903Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway (GFM)acquired 1967, in service
44-C4SIG1926Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB)Riggenbach rack acquired 1967, in service
61-B4SIG1906Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lineacquired 2016, in service
121-AB2SIG1903Rhaetian Railway (RhB)acquired 1972, in service
171-C4Herbrand1891Mittelbadische Eisenbahn Gesellschaft (MEG)acquired 1967, in service

Tramway passenger coaches

Picture No. Name Class Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
57-C2SIG1930Tramway Vevey–Montreux–Chillon–Villeneuve (VMCV), Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (BVB)acquired 1970, in service
370-C4SIG1920Compagnie Genevoise des Tramways Électriques (CGTE)acquired 1967, in service

Post and baggage coach

Picture No. Name Class Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
36-FZ2SWS1903Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway (GFM)in service

Goods wagons

Open wagon LO 153 of the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line
Picture No. Name Class Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
30-KKirchheim1874Schweizerische Lokalbahnen (SLB), Appenzeller Bahn (AB)acquired 1968
31-KMAN1905Sernftalbahn (SeTB)acquired 1969, in service
31-KSWS1910Tramways de Lausanne (TL)acquired 1993, in service
41-KSWS1915Leuk-Leukerbad railway (LLB)Abt rack, acquired 1967, in service
51-MSWS1915LLBAbt rack, acquired 1967, in service
60-LSWS1915LLBAbt rack, acquired 1967, in service
87-KSWS1912Aigle–Leysin railway (AL)Abt rack, acquired 1977, in service
101-KSIG1903Montreux–Lenk im Simmental lineacquired 2014, in service
153-LOSIG1901MOBacquired 2006, in service
610-KSWS1904Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway (GFM)in service
672-KGFM1955GFMacquired 2012 - on display at Vevey station
706-MBusch1904MOBacquired 2005, in service.
712-LSWS1905GFMacquired 2002, in service.
810-OBusch1903MOBacquired 1989, in service

Diesel locomotives, shunters and maintenance vehicles

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
1-Tm 2/2O&K, Berlin202001930Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line, Holzwerk Rieder St. Stephan
3BiniouDm 2/2BillardSNCF, Réseau Breton (RB)
926Bouc ("goat")Te 2/2StStZ / MFO1935Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ)Shunter
-Dm 1/2Rhaetian Railway (RhB)Petrol Powered draisine
-Dd 1/2Rhaetian Railway (RhB)Hand driven draisine

Rotary snowplough

Picture No. Name Class Cyls. Built by Works No. Date built Former Owners Notes
9214-Xrot dOCSLM22991912Bernina railway, Rhaetian Railway (RhB), Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstecke (DFB)0-6-6-0

Service coach and wagons

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Former Owners Notes
1-Xe 2/2SWS / MFO1915Tramway de Bienne (TrB)Tank for fire service
52-X2Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV)joinery
52-X2SWS1915Loèche–Loèche-les-Bains (LLB)Abt rack, acquired 1967 as LLB M 52, since 2008 crane truck
466Trois PattesC3SIG1889JBL C3 466, preceding Swiss Federal Railways, Brünig line X3 9951refectory

Loaned-out rolling stock

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Notes
121BaladeuseC4Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Basel1892Tramways de Neuchâtel (TN)permanent loan to Musée du tram Neuchâtel, Association Neuchâteloise des Amis du Tramway (ANAT)
125-Ce 2/2SIG / SAAS1920Compagnie Genevoise des Tramways Électriques (CGTE)permanent loan to Association Genevoise du Musée des Tramways (AGMT)

Former rolling stock

Picture No. Name Class/type Built by Works No. Date built Previous owners Current owners
230-C2SWS1905Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat (GFM)acquired 1969, taken over by GFM Historique in 2012
40-KSWS1915Loèche–Loèche-les-Bains railway (LLB)Abt rack, acquired 1969, sold to the municipality of Inden, Switzerland, Switzerland in 2017
671-KGFM1955Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat railway (GFM)taken over by GFM Historique in 2020, and exhibited at the Broc chocolate factory.

Abbreviations (selection)

Rolling stock manufacturers

Steam locomotive cylinders

  • OC : Cylinders outside frames
  • IC : Cylinders inside frames

See also

Literature

  • Sébastien Jarne, Le chemin de fer-musée Blonay-Chamby, tiré à part du livre « Voies étroites de Veveyse et de Gruyère », édition Chemin de fer-musée Blonay-Chamby, Lausanne, éd. 2, 1991, 56 p.
  • José Banaudo and Alex Rieben, À la découverte du Chemin de fer-musée Blonay-Chamby, Édition du Cabri, Breil-sur-Roya, 1992, ISBN 978-2-903310-98-1.
  • Peter Willen, Lokomotiven und Triebwagen der Schweizer Bahnen, volume 2, Privatbahnen Westschweiz und Wallis. Orell Füssli Verlag, Zürich, 1977, ISBN 3-280-00923-5.
  • Alain Candellero, Charles-Maurice Emery, Brice Maillard and Nicolas Regamey, 40 ans de musée vivant, Chemin de fer musée Blonay-Chamby 1968–2008, édition Chemin de fer-musée Blonay-Chamby, Lausanne, avril 2008, 32 p.
  • Alain Castella and Charles-Maurice Emery: Faire la Voie, Chemin de fer-Musée Blonay-Chamby, Département de la formation, de la jeunesse et de la culture (DFJC) – Service des affaires culturelles (SERAC) of Canton de Vaud,[12] Lausanne, 2010
  • Michel Grandguillaume, Gérald Hadorn, Sébastien Jarne, Jean-Louis Rochaix, François Ramstein: Voies étroites de Veveyse et de Gruyère. Bureau vaudois d'addresses (BVA), Lausanne 1984, ISBN 2-88125-003-3

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