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loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The steam trains now operate exclusively as a tourist attraction in the summers between the stations of Realp and Oberwald\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The steam trains now operate exclusively as a tourist attraction in the summers between the stations of Realp and Oberwald<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Niccolo Lupone<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Niccolo Lupone\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspRebecca Ann Hughes&amp;nbspwith&amp;nbsp<b>AP <\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783070373\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-03 11:19:33 +02:00\">03\/07\/2026 &#8211; 11:19 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div 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class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--travel js-article-content\">\n<p>Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vintage steam locomotives will ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The Furka Pass, at an altitude of 2,431 metres, is among Switzerland&#8217;s highest Alpine passes and famous for its hairpin curves featured in the 1964 James Bond film &#8220;Goldfinger&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>But long before 007 actor Sean Connery filmed a harrowing car chase scene there, a steam train first traversed the steep and winding route in a continuous journey on 3 July, 1926, kicking off a vital rail link between the regions of Uri and Valais in central Switzerland for decades.<\/p>\n<h2>Vintage carriages and Alpine views<\/h2>\n<p>In the early 1980s, a tunnel at the base of the Alps diverted rail traffic and prompted the closure of the historic mountain route until volunteers stepped in. <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of them, nicknamed the railway&#8217;s \u201cpioneers,\u201d have spent hours restoring, maintaining and operating the historic tracks and trains so they run as they did a century ago.<\/p>\n<p>The first section of the line reopened as a heritage railway in 1992, and the 18-kilometre track was ready for travel in 2010. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/39\/77\/808x539_cmsv2_f22642c0-b3fb-57f7-bc43-9c40527e471a-9823977.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage steam locomotives will ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Vintage steam locomotives will ferry tourists through the stunning Alpine scenery as part of the celebration.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Niccolo Lupone<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The steam trains now operate exclusively as a tourist attraction in the summers between the stations of Realp and Oberwald, where visitors can hop aboard vintage carriages and marvel at the scenery of rivers, Alpine meadows and lush green pastures where patches of snow still linger.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists last month enjoyed their trips through the German-speaking region aboard the \u201cdampflokomotive\u201d. Passenger Stephan Willareth called his journey \u201cwonderful,\u201d while Kurt Guldemann, a former employee of the Swiss railways, heralded the history of the machines.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Like a living machine\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Bernhard Lang, one of the many enthusiasts who volunteer to drive the vintage steam trains, said it can take years to master the skill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something like a living machine, so you have to get kind of the feeling for it,&#8221; he said. \u201cTo feel how it behaves, how it moves, how it smells, how it sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/39\/77\/808x539_cmsv2_8c4a6640-7d13-512e-bce2-a100c8b2cd97-9823977.jpg\" alt=\"Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Niccolo Lupone<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jacob Kallert, a 21-year-old German transport engineering student and the youngest train manager, said it&#8217;s important to listen to the locomotives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hear every sound, you hear if everything is right,&#8221; he said. \u201cYou can pretty much feel how it was then and how it is now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">From an alpine paradise to hidden creeks: Four of Europe\u2019s national parks you can reach by train<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Experience the best of Europe in 2026 with these new vintage luxury train journeys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Volunteer Sergio Rovelli said anyone who has dedicated their time to the project gets hooked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We say, in German, that everyone who works here has the \u2018Furka Virus, the Furka disease,\u2019&#8221; he joked. \u201cOnce you come here, you like it, and you stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A one-way ticket starts at 46 Swiss francs (\u20ac50) for a journey that lasts just under two and a half hours. 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the closure of the historic mountain route until volunteers stepped in.Hundreds of them, nicknamed the railway&#8217;s \u201cpioneers,\u201d have spent hours restoring, maintaining and operating the historic tracks and trains so they run as they did a century ago.The first section of the line reopened as a heritage railway in 1992, and the 18-kilometre track was ready for travel in 2010.The steam trains now operate exclusively as a tourist attraction in the summers between the stations of Realp and Oberwald, where visitors can hop aboard vintage carriages and marvel at the scenery of rivers, Alpine meadows and lush green pastures where patches of snow still linger.Tourists last month enjoyed their trips through the German-speaking region aboard the \u201cdampflokomotive\u201d. 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