File:LongitudinalProfileLoetschbergbahnSwitzerland woCaptions.jpg

Summary

DescriptionLongitudinalProfileLoetschbergbahnSwitzerland woCaptions.jpg	English: Longitudinal profile of the Lötschbergbahn between Spiez and Brig in Switzerland. The elevation of the route above sea level in [m] is shown above its projection on level ground in [km]. The slope of segments between stations is indicated in parts per thousand. Français : Profil en long de la ligne du Lötschberg (BLS) entre Spiez et Brigue. Sur les verticales sont indiquées les altitudes, en mètres, et les distances depuis Spiez, en kilomètres. Sur le tracé du profil est inscrite pour chaque section la pente maximale de la voie en millimètres par mètre.
Date	1912, book (or prior source predating the publication of volume 2 of Röll's encyclopedia in 1912)
Source	Röll, V. Freiherr von: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens, Band 2. Berlin, Wien 1912, p. 257 digitized version on www.zeno.org/Roell-1912
Author	Dietler, Hermann (1839-10-01 - 1924-01-24); Röll, Victor Freiherr von (1852-05-22 - 1922-10-12)
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File:OutlineMapLoetschbergbahnSwitzerland.jpg shows the Frutigen to Brig section of the Lötschbergbahn in a bird's eye view.

The article with this graph was published in 1912 after the breakthrough of the Lötschberg tunnel on 31 March 1911. With work still in progress at the time the author estimated the line to open on 1 May 1913. The official inauguration took place on 15 July 1913.

Locations itemized in the graph are (links to German Wikipedia article if no English one existed):

Station Spiez

Station Heustrich-Emdtal

Station Mülenen

Station Reichenbach

Station Frutigen

Station Kandergrund

Station Blausee-Mittholz

Stop Felsenburg

Station Kandersteg

Lötschberg Tunnel:

North Portal Lötschberg Tunnel

Apex Lötschberg Tunnel

South Portal Lötschberg Tunnel

Station Goppenstein

Station Hohtenn

Station Ausserberg

Station Lalden

Station Brig

The original German caption of the graph in the cited publication was "Abb.90. Längenschnitt der Lötschbergbahn".

The author Dietler did not provide a copyright for the graphs used nor did he use specific citations within his article and listed sources as "literature" solely at the end of his chapter. It is not clear if he is the original author of any of the drawings or whether he copied them from one of the books or periodicals listed or from elsewhere. The most recent dated literature listed originates from 1904. Obviously all listed sources predate the publication of volume 2 of Röll's encyclopedia in 1912. Dietler lists the sources as follows below. Originals of the graph might be found there.

Literatur:

W. Teuscher, Eine Lötschbergbahn als Zufahrtslinie zum Simplon und direkte Verbindung Berns mit Wallis. Bern 1889. Büchler.

W. Teuscher, Die Lötschbergbahn. Neues verbessertes Projekt Thun-Brig. Kritische Vergleichung mit dem Gegenprojekt Thun-Simmental – Simplon (sog. Wildstrubelbahn). Bern 1898. Schmid & Franke.

E. Stockalper, Thoune-Simmental-Simplon. Sion. Imprimerie F. Agmon. 1897.

E. Stockalper, Wildstrubel et Lötschberg. Etude de la traversee des alpes bernoises. Extrait du bulletin technique de la Suisse romande du 25 Juin et 10 Juillet 1903. Lausanne. Imprimerie H. Vallotton et Poso. 1903.

J. Hittmann u. K. Greulich, Technischer Bericht und Kostenvoranschlag der Lötschbergbahn. Bern. Buchdruckerei Ott & Bolliger. 1901.

B. Emch, Ing. Bern, Berner-Alpen-Durchstich. Das Basisprojekt Emch für eine Lötschbergbahn mit 15‰ Maximalsteigung, 1004 m Kulminationspunkt, einem 21 km langen Basistunnel und 122 km Betriebslänge. Bern. September 1904. Buchdruckerei R. Sutter.

Schweizerische Bauzeitung, Bd. 40, S. 55 u. 67; Bd. 42, S. 137; Bd. 43, S. 21; Bd. 44, S. 121; Bd. 48, S. 18; Bd. 52, S. 43 u. 200; Bd. 53, S. 13; Bd. 55, S. 333 u. 347 (Berner Alpenbahnen von Dr. Zollinger).

L. Thormann, Anlage und Fahrzeuge für elektrische Traktion auf der Versuchsstrecke Spiez-Frutigen.

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