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Solothurn–Moutier Railway Line
The Solothurn–Moutier railway line is a 22 kilometre-long standard-gauge line in Switzerland, connecting Solothurn via the Weissenstein Tunnel to Moutier in the Bernese Jura. At the start of operations in 1908, the Emmentalbahn (Emmental Railway) took over operations of the line, which was owned by the ''Solothurn-Münster-Bahn'' (Solothurn-Moutier Railway, SMB). In 1997, it merged with the Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn (EBT) and the Vereinigte Huttwil-Bahnen (United Huttwil Railways, VHB)—which already worked together for the operation of trains—to form the Regionalverkehr Mittelland (RM), which then took over the operation of the line. Since a merger in 2006, the line has been part of BLS AG, BLS, while passenger services have been operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) since 2010. History Construction The constituent general meeting of the SMB took place on 30 April 1899, but for various reasons including difficulties in securing funding, construction did not b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BLS AG
BLS AG is a Swiss railway company created by the 2006 merger of BLS Lötschbergbahn and Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG. Its ownership is divided, with 55.8% of it owned by the canton of Berne, and 21.7% by the Swiss Confederation. It has two main business fields: passenger traffic and infrastructure. BLS has a subsidiary—BLS Cargo—which is responsible for all freight operations. BLS Cargo works in cooperation with the freight subsidiary of , Railion. However, the staff, apart from management and sales, is employed by BLS AG. Part of the BLS locomotive fleet is owned by BLS Cargo. Another subsidiary, BLS Fernverkehr AG, is responsible for long-distance passenger transport. BLS Fernverkehr AG is wholly owned by BLS AG. Infrastructure In 2007 the new, Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened, which is part of the 449 km of infrastructure owned and operated by BLS AG. The Lötschberg base tunnel was built by a wholly owned subsidiary, BLS AlpTransit AG. By mid-2007 this compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Army
The Swiss Armed Forces (; ; ; ; ) are the military and security force of Switzerland, consisting of land and air service branches. Under the country's militia system, regular soldiers constitute a small part of the military and the rest are conscripts or volunteers aged 19 to 34 (in some cases up to 50). Because of Switzerland's long history of neutrality, the Swiss Armed Forces have not been involved in foreign wars since the early 19th century, but do participate in international peacekeeping missions. Switzerland is part of the NATO Partnership for Peace programme. The regulations of the Swiss militia system stipulate that the soldiers keep their own personal equipment, including all personally assigned weapons, at home or in an armoury; until 2007 this also included ammunition. Compulsory military service applies to all male Swiss citizens, with women serving voluntarily. Males usually receive initial orders at the age of 18 for military conscription eligibility scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Roll Holding
Von Roll Holding AG is a Swiss industrial group that operates worldwide that was founded in 1803. As one of Switzerland's longest-established industrial companies, Von Roll focuses today on products and systems for electrical applications such as power generation, transmission, and storage as well as e-mobility and industrial applications. It made gondola systems, monorails, and funicular systems at attractions in various countries. History Von Roll has its roots in the ''Eisenwerke der Handelsgesellschaft der Gebrüder Dürholz & Co.'' (Ironworks of the commercial firm of the Brothers Dürholz & Co.) which was established in 1803. This firm was then taken over in 1810 by Von Roll & Cie, newly formed by Ludwig Freiherr von Roll (1771–1839) and Jakob von Glutz. In May 1823, Ludwig von Roll founded the ''Gesellschaft der Ludwig von Roll'schen Eisenwerke'' which benefited from industrialization and railroad construction that demanded a lot of iron.Von Roll Holding AG This Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberdorf, Solothurn
Oberdorf is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lebern (district), Lebern in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Solothurn (canton), Solothurn in Switzerland. History Oberdorf is first mentioned in 1305 as ''Oberdorf,'' the name has stayed the same. Geography Oberdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 67.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gänsbrunnen
Gänsbrunnen is a former municipality in the district of Thal in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The French name for Gänsbrunnen is ''Saint-Joseph''. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Gänsbrunnen and Welschenrohr merged to form the new municipality of Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen. Gänsbrunnen was one of the smallest municipalities in Solothurn. History Gänsbrunnen is first mentioned in 1428. Geography Gänsbrunnen had an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lommiswil
Lommiswil is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Lommiswil is first mentioned in 1292 as ''Lomolzwile''. Geography Lommiswil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data . Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.2% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides. Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability that produce specific conditions that make a slope prone to failure. In many cases, the landslide is triggered by a specific event (such as heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a slope cut to build a road, and many others), although this is not always identifiable. Landslides are frequently made worse by human development (such as urban sprawl) and resource exploitation (such as mining and deforestation). Land degradation freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberdorf So Bahnhof 01
Oberdorf or Oberdorff may refer to: People * Lena Oberdorf (born 2001), German footballer * Tim Oberdorf (born 1996), German footballer Places Austria * Oberdorf am Hochegg, a municipality in the district of Feldbach in Styria * Oberdorf im Burgenland, a town in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland France * Oberdorf, Haut-Rhin, a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace * Oberdorf-Spachbach, a community in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace * Oberdorff, a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine Germany * Oberdorf, the historic name for the town of Marktoberdorf, Bavaria * Oberdorf am Ipf, a suburb of the city of Bopfingen in Baden-Württemberg Switzerland * Oberdorf, Basel-Landschaft, a municipality in the Basel-Landschaft canton * Oberdorf, Nidwalden, a municipality in the Nidwalden canton * Oberdorf, Solothurn, a municipality in the Solothurn canton * Oberdorf (Zürich), part of the old town in the city of Zürich See also * Oberndorf (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. It is the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most standard gauge lines of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss railway network. It also heavily collaborates with most other transport companies of the country, such as the BLS AG, BLS, one of its main competitors, or (SOB), to provide fully integrated public transport timetable, timetables with Clock-face scheduling, cyclic schedules. SBB was ranked first among national Rail transport in Europe, European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service, and safety rating. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
