#repost architectureoskar ・・・ Cable railway in Switzerland ✨ Would you dare? #archoskar The 'Gelmerbahn' (1028 metres long). Designed by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (1926). Located in Grimselstrasse, Guttannen, Switzerland. Video by Senna Relax (sennarelax, 2019). . "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." — T. S. Eliot. #architectureoskar . The maximum incline of the track is 106% and it was originally built to facilitate the construction of the Gelmersee, a reservoir, in order to exploit the hydroelectric resources of the area and was not opened for public use until 2001. 'Gelmerbahn' was the steepest funicular in Switzerland and Europe until 2017. . #cable #railway #switzerland #incline