Tourist trains are unique attractions that combine architecture, culture and natural environments. There are many of them that are impressive in the world, but in Switzerland there is the oldest train in Europe that is 150 years old, and it is still operating so far, as it is the first mountain train, according to the Spanish newspaper “Prensa Libre”.
The newspaper pointed out that in 1871, a steam locomotive began transporting wagons carrying people to the mountain, and thus the first mountain train in Europe began to operate, which caused a stir in the world, and three years later the train was transporting 50,000 passengers a year and tourism flourished in a way marked.
The newspaper pointed out that the area around the Rigi Mountains is a good meeting point for wealthy Europeans, and therefore they accepted this train, and at that time also the steam locomotive 7, which is still operating until now, gained great fame.
“It is stressful to maintain this train for all these years, and the driver was always filling the water tank, putting oil and polishing it,” said Martin Howarth, an engineer in his fifties who was responsible for restoring Locomotive 7. passengers on this flight, the smoke and vapor with the whistling make the passengers go back in time.”
This train is considered one of the steepest railways in Europe, with a slope angle of about 106 degrees, meaning that it is able to overcome a slope of 25%.
In 1863 he received a patent for the system. But he still has a few years to go before he has the money, the experience, and the license to build Europe's first railway. After two years in operation, the Reggie Railroad began operating in 1871.
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