Here are some of the craziest trains ever conceived. The Vitznau-Rigi Railway, Switzerland, had standard gauge rack fitted vertical boilered locomotives. The system was patented in 1863 by Niklaus ...

Guyer-Zeller was motivated by the success of other tourist railway lines, starting with the Rigi Railway on Lake Lucerne, completed in 1871, boasting the first locomotive in Europe to be built ...

One of the places the pictograms are on display is Mount Rigi railway, at Lake Lucerne. Roger Joss, director of marketing for the railway, said: “It happens that guests mount the toilet seats ...

Choose from a seat, couchette or sleeping car. In 2021, Mount Rigi Railway in Switzerland celebrates being the oldest mountain railway in Europe as it turns 150. To mark the milestone, the Queen ...

Swiss railway authorities have felt the need to erect signs telling people how to poo properly on their trains. The informative diagrams have been placed around toilets around Mount Rigi railway ...

When it takes a boat, a train and a steady hike to get an incredible view, you need to make sure the trip is worthwhile. And sometimes, the trip is better than what you came to see. At least, that ...

This historic railway takes you from the crystal-clear ... Mönch, Jungfrau, Pilatus, Rigi, and Titlis—plus over 690 other alpine peaks. This 100% steam-powered train, operating since 1892 ...