MONT BLANC Martigny–Châtelard–Chamonix Swiss/French rack railway & cablecar to Italy 1962

Описание: From the SBB CFF FFS mainline, join the vintage era Mont-Blanc Express MC Martigny–Châtelard train climbing Strub rack rails up and over the French border via Châtelard to Chamonix, then requiring a change to the SNCF at Vallorcine. Ascend by multiple Téléphérique cablecars above famous ski runs to the highest public transport accessible station Aiguille du Midi at 3777m, 3842m by elevator , a viewpoint for Mont Blanc, then onwards across Mer de Glace glacier to Pointe Helbronner, Italy by Vallée Blanche CableCar AKATélécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc AKA Funivia dei Ghiacciai.

Documenting Swiss regional life in 1962, this original 8mm silent film is accompanied by 1999 insights voiced by Paul Russenberger, part of a series of my Swiss transport journeys on this channel. See Bern region    • Berner Oberland, Eiger, Matterhorn Vintage...  
Zurich region    • Gotthard/Lucerne/Zurich Vintage Swiss Rail...  
Lake Geneva region    • Lake Geneva's Swiss steam, electric & rack...  

MC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martign... https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemin_...
Martigny https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de...
Les Fumeaux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fum...
Vernayaz MC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernaya...
Salvan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvan_...
Les Marécottes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mar...
La Médettaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_M%C3...
Trétien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Tr%C...
Finhaut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finhaut...
Le Châtelard VS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ch%C...
See my Funiculaire du Châtelard film ___________________________ to Lake Mosson
Le Châtelard-Frontière https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Ch%C... https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_du...
Vallorcine https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallorc...
Le Buet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Buet...
Montroc le Planet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montroc...
Argentière https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenti...
La Joux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Joux...
Les Tines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tin...
Les Praz-de-Chamonix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Pra...
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni...
Chamonix - Aiguille du Midi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamoni...

Mont-Blanc Express TMR operator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpo...
Swiss Mainline https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausann...
SNCF SGV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-G...
TER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TER_Auv...

Aiguille du Midi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguill...
VB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vall%C3...
Pointe Helbronner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_...

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