I would like to put forward the Montreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye Railway, owned and run by Transports Montreux-Vevey Riviera in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, as a suggestion for a new route for TSW4, This would be TSW4's first rack-and-pinion route. The bottom of the railway is at Montreux station, offering an interchange with SBB CFF FFS and MOB services. From there, the railway enters a tunnel and steeply climbs, exiting just before Les Planches station. From there, the railway climbs up past Toveyre station, through a minimum-radius corner in a tunnel, and past Valmont station, before arriving at Glion station, where it interchanges with the Territet-Glion funicular. Past Glion is the maintenance shed. Passenger trains drive through this, and then pass Glion-Alpes, Glion-Collège and Le Tremblex, arriving at the village of Caux, at an altitude of 1054m. After this comes Les Echets, Haut-de-Caux, Crêt-d'y-Bau, Paccot, Jaman, La Perche and finally Rochers-de-Naye, at an altitude of 1970m. Over the course of the 10.3km route, the railway reaches a maximum incline of 22%, just 3% short of the maximum working incline of the Abt rack-and-pinion system used on the railway. Here is a map I made of the route: The railway was built in two stages: the first, in 1892, from Glion to Rochers-de-Naye, and the second in 1909 from Montreux to Glion. The 1892 Line (Chemin de fer Glion-Naye, or GN for short) was built as a steam railway to a gauge of 800mm, and used the Abt rack-and-pinion system throughout. The 1909 line was built from the start as an electric railway, and used the same gauge and rack as the Glion-Naye line, with the intentions of linking up the two from the start. Locomotives switched over at Glion, so that passengers would not have to change trains. However, in 1938, electrification of the Glion-Naye line commenced, so that journeys could be made in one go and the two railways could merge into one. Electrification is provided by 800V DC overhead wires. When the electrification was complete, five electric multiple unit Bhe 2/4 carriages were built for the line, with a further two built in 1949, and one in 1966. These were used up until around 2007, when several units were scrapped, and a couple were preserved. Bhe 2/4 carriage 205, July 1984 (image credit: Yannik Plomb, notrehistoire.ch) In 1983, three Bhe 4/8 carriages were built by Swiss Locomotive Works and Siemens to assist the ageing Bhe 2/4 carriages. These are still in use today. Bhe 4/8 carriages 304 and unknown, leaving Rochers-de-Naye station in July 2011 (image credit: Richard Pryke, flickr.com) I would like to put forward this route, and the Bhe 2/4 and Bhe 4/8 trains as a suggestion for a new route for TSW4. It would be a new challenge for players, as the steep gradients (up to a maximum of 22%) have never before been seen in any TS or TSW game. It also has incredible views over Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps, so is certainly a visually appealing route. If anyone has anything to say about this route please feel free to comment. Thank you for taking your time to read this. Signed, RingedFiber442.
Unfortunately the auto-capitalisation has rather butchered the title, it should read: MVR Chemin de fer Monreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye (CH)
