David Bell

Some platform photos

The main station building

These are all of the BOB part of the station. The sidings and trackwork on this side of the station was rationalized in the last 10 years or so with run round loops removed and the number of sidings reduced.

An overall photo of the station

3 minutes ago, Legend said:

are there salubrious parts of Interlaken?

Good question! The Victoria Jungfrau is rather nice

Part 7, bridge over river at West end and Harderbahn station

Part 6, engine shed, at east end of station between BOB and ZB lines 

Part 5, Hotel du Lac

Part 4, signals at Interlaken Ost

25 minutes ago, Metropolitan H said:

There is still a public commercial (paid entry) model railway display about 0.8 km to the south of Interlaken West station at the top of the Heimwehfluh Funicular - see

 

Yes it is sort of like a Swiss version of "Deliberately Old Fashioned" O gauge (Spur 0). In normal times the model railway runs at 11.00 and 15.00 each day. The funicular dates from 1906 - and doesn't look like much has changed. Visiting is a bit of an interesting experience as it isn't in the most salubrious part of Interlaken.

 

To add to pictures of the east end of Interlaken Ost, here are a few in the Ballenberg Dampf Bahn compound and shed contents taken on 20th September 2019.

 

 

A very worthwhile preservation group, worthy of support.

 

Regards

Chris H

Good to see that they have recovered from the fire they had a few years back

Thanks for posting these.

Cheers

David

Part 3

This house lies between the station and the river at the West end. The last picture is a Kibri kit which looks a reasonable match for it 

Interlaken photo survey part 2, all taken at the east end of the station

16 minutes ago, melmerby said:

There used to be a model railway in a building near to Interlaken West. (Rugenparkstrasse?)

Anyone know what happened to it?

Keith, I had forgotten about that. I last visited it 2007, it closed a year or two after that. There is some footage of it on YouTube. No idea where it ended up

To start our photo survey of Interlaken Ost, these are all of the west end of the station

For some reason the Swiss are thought not have a sense of humour. Many of you will know that is far from the truth. To illustrate here is a picture of the roundabout in Thun the purpose of which was to promote a production of Titanic which was playing on Lake Thun that summer

15 minutes ago, brack said:

My wife and I sledged it nearly a decade ago. Having never done more than slide 20 yards straight down a hill it was a learning experience - I remember near the start there was a sign telling beginners to go left, but as i hadnt yet worked out how to steer....

Nearer the bottom a load of skiers crossed our run on the level (terrifying, when I really didnt have that much control and there were skiers going right to left across in front of us, there were other tobogganers around us as well, so we were definitely on the right path) and then bizarrely on the outskirts of grindelwald I encountered a car driving up the sledge run! (Yes, we were on the right path!).

 

In the few years after we did preda-bergun a few times (more fun and more scenic in my opinion). Then we had kids, and haven't left the country since!

Happy days! I have done skidoos in Meribel, sledging in Wengen and dog sledding in Canada.All wonderful. My ex was a timid skier but a demon sledger. I steered a sledge by digging one or other foot in the snow, which changes your direction but also slows you down. She steered by leaning back and shifting her weight. Answer steering and more speed!

20 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Interlaken Ost should be good inspration for anybody

Three different systems, BLS, ZB & BOB

The ZB (Brünigbahn) & BLS share OHL voltage but not gauge.

BOB & ZB share gauge but not OHL voltage

ZB & BOB can exchange stock.*

 

*When we were at the BOB centenary the BOB & Brünigbahn had swapped a coach so there was one chocolate & cream BOB coach in a Brünigbahn rake & a red Brünigbahn coach in a BOB train.

Could not agree more. And you have SBB mainline, DB ICE, French TGV Lyria

4 hours ago, David Bell said:

Away from tracklaying I had a go at drawing up two elevations of the building at the left side of the station entrance. Then i used copies of the drawing to make a cardboard mock up to see how it looks

The car behind the Bedford van is a 1964 Vauxhall Victor, the same as my Dad's  first car. His was white all over so a repaint required.

5 hours ago, MichaelE said:

Stunning photos Paul. 

 

If knew two years ago what I know now about the RhB, my layout would have been entirely based on RhB.

 

But, better a small slice of the RhB than none at all...

Well the Great Western narrowed its gauge. Maybe you could do the same! 

Seriously though, I think having a mixed gauge layout is great. You have standard and metre gauge stock side by side. All adds to the variety 

Away from tracklaying I had a go at drawing up two elevations of the building at the left side of the station entrance. Then i used copies of the drawing to make a cardboard mock up to see how it looks

I will go for 1829 at Rainhill for the trials

1 hour ago, PaulRhB said:

 I did the same last year on the RhB, seats, signs, fences, posters etc  

https://flickr.com/photos/25956481@N05/sets/72157711187415533

 

 

Brilliant photos Paul. If anyone was swithering about adopting the RhB as their chosen prototype these would clinch it for them 

39 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

I took some really quite good pics in 1969-71, including some on Ektachrome Infrared Aero. Any fool can take decent pics on a Nikon F.  The Aletsch Glacier from Jungfraujoch in colours never seen before! I have little idea where any of them is now. 

 

I have a vague recollection of walking down through the forest to Grindelwald Grund - but from where? KS? No idea. And that last year, being with a skoolfriend, now deceased, on the Lake Thun steamers. We stayed at the Station Hotel Kandersteg, where my late first wife stayed with walking friends more than 30 years later. 

 

This is an inspiring thread, thankyou all. 

I have done that walk from KS to Grund many times, always stopping at Brandegg for a beer! It always amazed me that I can ski from KS to Grund in the winter in 10 minutes. It takes over 2 hours to walk it.(more if you have the beer stop!)

3 hours ago, jonhall said:

in fact looking at my photo it appears to have been chopped in half and an articulated low floor section added!

 

Jon

I had never noticed that. It is funny now these workaday trains pass you by, must another emu

23 hours ago, David Bell said:

This is the plan of Interlaken Ost I was building. It is a good starting point if anyone fancies having a go and their double garage is going spare.

At the risk of boring you all rigid I will post some detail shots of Interlaken that will be useful for anyone who wants to model the station. I did an extensive photo survey of the station in 2013 . You find yourself photographing rubbish bins and station seats and adverts! But it all helps build up the picture. So apologies in advance!