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« on: May 20, 2025, 14:57:09 »
The spectacular Landwasser Viaduct now has a tourist service (Viaduktshuttle) between Filisur and Alvaneu a journey of around 15 minutes taking passengers through the tunnel and across the viaduct. What's significant is that the Rhaetian Railway have now built a platform around 250m west of the Viaduct where pax▸ (passengers) can disembark and walk to a viewpoint overlooking the viaduct and return to catch a subsequent service. Services are half-hourly in each direction seemingly served by rolling stock branded for the service.

A video has been posted on YT.

https://youtu.be/23i5SdqDEfw?si=jnV4e5ogLFsGKAJL
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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2025, 20:44:59 »
Splendid ! Would never be allowed here, what if children, or hard of thinking adults climb out.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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