Brienz Rothorn Bahn to debut first electric rack-railway locomotive

The Brienz Rothorn Bahn, a Swiss rack railway, announced plans to electrify its diesel locomotives, marking a first for rack railways. The project signals a shift toward cleaner propulsion in niche mountain transit, though technical and operational details remain unspecified. This is a notable but localized infrastructure modernization.

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