The Monte Generoso Railway or Ferrovia Monte Generoso (MG) is a mountain railway line inaugurated the 5th of June 1890 in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, in south-east Switzerland. The line runs from Capolago, on Lake Lugano, to a terminus near the summit of Monte Generoso at an altitude of 1790m (5873ft). The summit offers extensive views over the Lombardy Plain and towards the Alps. A mountain railway is a railway which ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland, and almost entirely Italian-speaking (except the German-speaking municipality of Bosco/Gurin). ... Lago di Lugano Lake Lugano (Italian Lago di Lugano or Ceresio) is a lake in the south-east of Switzerland, at the border between Switzerland and Italy. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. ...

The line is 9km (5.6mi) long and has a rail gauge of 800mm (2ft7in). It is a rack railway, with a maximum gradient of 22%, using the Abt design. Originally steam operated and later diesel operated, the line was electrified in 1982 using an 800 volt dc overhead line. The line is principally operated by four two-car electric trains, built by SLM in 1981-2, and numbered 11-14. Steam locomotive 2 still exists and is occasionally operated. To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... (Redirected from 1 E 1 m) To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 m and 100 m. ... The rack rail on a cog railway. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime... The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential and voltage (derived from the ampere and watt). ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works or SLM were a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime...

The line commences at Capolago Lago, where trains connect with steamers on Lake Lugano. However most trains start 300m up the line at Capolago station, at an altitude of 273m (895ft), where they connect with Swiss Federal Railways trains on the line from Lugano to Milan via Chiasso. From Capolago station the line climbs to San Nicolao station, at 707m (2320ft), to Bellavista station, at 1222m (4009ft), and finally to the Generoso Vetta terminus, at 1605m (5266ft). Both San Nicolao and Bellavista stations have passing loops. To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. ... Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Lugano in the 1900s Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ... Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ... Chiasso (pronounced Kyah-so) is a town in Switzerland. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 100 m and 1 km. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ...

The line opened on the 5th June 1890, but the owning company went bankrupt twice (in 1904 and 1914. When this looked like happening again in 1939, the Swiss Migros supermarket chain took over and still own the line. From 1891 to 1913 a 600mm (2ft) gauge horse drawn tramway linked Bellavista station with the Hotel Pasta. June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Migros (pronounced “mee-ĝrōe”) is one of Switzerlands largest companies. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... (Redirected from 1 E 1 m) To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 m and 100 m. ... A Tram or Light rail system Historically, a railway, particularly one used for the carriage of minerals. ...

External links

• Ferrovia Monte Generoso website (http://www.montegeneroso.ch/welcome_en.htm)

Sources

• Book Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria, ISBN 0900433965, by R.J.Buckley, published by the Light Rail Transit Association, 1984.
• Article The Full Monte by Hugh Dougherty, in Narrow Gauge World magazine, March/April 2005, published by Atlantic Publishers.
• Wikipedia article de:Ferrovia_Monte_Generoso_SA, last updated 2nd February 2005 at 14:11