Allmendhubelbahn
Template:Short description Template:More footnotes needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rail line Seilbahn Mürren-Allmendhubel (SMA), also Allmendhubelbahn, is a funicular in Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.
History
The Allmendhubelbahn was brought into service in 1912, initially operating only in winter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When opened, Allmenhubebahn connected a bobsleigh run, which closed in the 1930s. However, the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service rebuilt the run for filming an action sequence between James Bond and enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A toboggan sled run remains at Allmendhubel to this day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1996, Jungfraubahn Railways wanted to decommission the funicular railway and replace it with a chairlift. However, this did not pass and Schilthornbahn AG, under leadership of Max Kopp, took ownership of the route, refurbishing the tracks, carriages and restaurant by 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2012, Allmendhubelbahn celebrated its 100th anniversary, recognising Britain's input to the region with a tribute to Arnold Lunn who encouraged the building of the route, and a Eddie The Eagle as guest of honour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Route
The Allmenndhubelbahn begins in Mürren (at Template:Coord Template:Convert above sea level) with a maximum upward gradient of 61% up to the Allmendhubel (at Template:Coord Template:Convert). The Template:RailGauge gauge line is Template:Convert long.
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