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LEB
Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB)

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This page shows postcards and images of the metre gauge Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher which connects with the two Lausanne metro lines M1 and M2 at Flon.

The Lausanne-Échallens railway (LE) was the first metre gauge railway in Switzerland and it opened throughout in 1874 (Lausanne to Prilly-Hunter had opened the previous year - this was an urban section which ran along the streets as it still does today). It was steam powered and the first two locos (LE Nos 1 & 2) had previously worked on the Mont Cenis Pass Railway in France. This was a temporary railway which ran from 1868-1871 during the construction of the Fréjus Railway Tunnel. It was a British-built railway using British-built 0-4-0T locos (G 2/2 in Swiss notation) and engine drivers. The locos arrived on the LE in 1973 but were not successful and No.1 was sold in 1874. No.2 was modified in 1875 but still only survived until 1880. A second No.1 was built in 1874 by Krauss (Munich), also a G 2/2 (0-4-0T) which ran until 1892 and was scrapped in 1895. LE Nos.3 & 4 (G 2/2) were also built in 1874 by Schneider at Creusot. These lasted until 1909 and 1912 respectively.

A new company, the Central-vaudois, was formed to extend the railway to Bercher, where Nestlé produced condensed milk. The extension was completed in 1889 and the line was operated by the LE. The Central-vaudois was not profitable began to deteriorate. Trains speed had to reduced due to the poor track. The two railways merged in 1913 to form the Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB).

Two G 3/3 tank engines (0-6-0T) were built in1888 and 1890 by SACM in Alsace. They were named Échallens and Bercher and numbered LE 2 and 5. No.5 survives on the Blonay-Chamby museum railway near Montreux. Loco numbers 6 and 7 (1920) and 8 were all built by SLM and LE No.8 survives on the LEB for use on special trains. The final steam locos LEB 1-3 were 0-4-4-0T Mallets built for the Yverdon - Ste.Croix railway in 1893, and bought by LEB in 1920/21 and these ran services until electrification in 1936.

Steam locos were not really suitable for the urban section from Lausanne to Prilly and so electrification was studied from 1920. Work did not commence until 1935 and was completed in 1936. The line was electrified to 1500v DC apart from the urban section which was shared with TL trams running at 650v DC. Four new railcars (CFe 4/4 21-24) were delivered from SWS in 1935 followed by No.25 in 1947. They are currently classified as BDe 4/4. Matching bogie trailers 15-19 were built 1944-57. Before this, all passenger coaches were four-wheeled. BDe 4/4 Nos.21 and 25 survive on the LEB and No.22 was sold to the NStCM, whilst 23 and 24 were scrapped. Two new railcars Be 4/4 26-27 were delivered by SWS in 1966 along with trailers B 41-42 and driving trailers Bt51-52. These were followed by Be 4/4 30, 32, 34 (with matching driving trailers Bt 31, 33, 35) in 1985. Finally, further new low floor articulated sets RBe 4/8 were delivered by Stadler in 2010.

Since 1995, the Lausanne terminus has been in a tunnel at Flon, with connections to both Lausanne Metro lines M1 and M2. After leaving the tunnel, trains run along the road as far a Prilly, restricting speeds and still the cause of numerous accidents. Beyond Prilly the tracks run across pleasant but unspectacular countryside. The new RBE 4/8 sets run at high speeds on superb track, although upgrades continue (buses substituted trains for part of the route on my last visit in July 2011).



Map of the LEB
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Locomotive Classes on this Page
   Metre Gauge Steam Locos
      LE Nos.1-2
      LE No.1²
      LE Nos.3-4
      LE Nos.2² &5
      LE Nos.6-7
      LE No.8
      LEB No.1-3
   Metre Gauge Railcars & Trailers
      LEB Nos.21-25 - 1935 BDe4/4 railcars
      LEB Nos.26-27 - 1966 BDe4/4 railcars
      LEB Nos.51-52 (later 151-152) - 1964 Bt driving trailers
      LEB Nos.41-42 (later 141-142) - 1964 B trailers
      LEB Nos.31-36 - 1985 BDe4/8 railcars
      LEB Nos.41-46 - 2010 RBe4/8 FLIRT railcars

Other Swiss Pages
   ASD - Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets
   GFM/TPF - Metre & Standard Gauge in Fribourg

   LEB - Metre Gauge railway from Lausanne - this page
   NStCM - Metre Gauge railway from Nyon
   TPC - Metre Gauge railways in Chablais
   TPG - Geneva Trams & Trolleybuses

   CGN Header Page - Lake Geneva - Lac Leman
   CGN Page 1 - CGN Paddle Steamers 1822-1886
   CGN Page 2 - CGN Paddle Vessels 1887-2004
   CGN Page 3 - CGN Screw Motor Vessels
   LNM - Lacs de Neuchâtel & Morat



 

Associated Pages

References
   Swiss Railways
       Platform 5 European Handbook No.5  by Haydock, Fox, Garvin
   Lokomotiven & Triebwagen der Schweizer Bahnen
       Band 2: Privatbahnen Westschweiz & Wallis by Peter Willen
       Orell Fuessli Verlag

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LEB
Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB)

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Metre Gauge Locos

LE G2/2 Nos.1-2

LE Nos.1 & 2 were both built in the UK for the Mont-Cenis Railway in France. This was a temporary railway which ran from 1868-1871 during the construction of the Fréjus Railway Tunnel. It was a British-built railway using British-built 0-4-0T locos (G 2/2 in Swiss notation) and engine drivers. The line used the Fell design of mountain railway with three rails. The railway, opened in June 1868, was 77 kilometres (48 miles) long, with a gauge of 1,100 mm and a maximum inclination of 9 per cent. No.1 had been built in 1863 by Brassey & Co, Birkenhead, whilst No.2 was built by James Cross & Co, St Helens. In 1863 the engine which became No.1 was tested on the Cromford & High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, England. Both engines required re-gauging to metre gauge plus removal of the Fell equipment before entering service. The locos arrived on the LE in 1973 but were not successful and No.1 was sold in 1874. No.2 was modified in 1875 but still only survived until 1880. I have no photos of these engines in service in Switzerland.






LE G2/2 No.1² Lausanne

A second LE No.1 was built in 1874 by Krauss & Co, Munich in 1874. It was named Lausanne and remained in service until 1892.


Steam loco LE G2/2 No.1² Lausanne at Lausanne-Chauderon (c.1880)
Photo: LEB

LEB No.1  'LAUSANNE' - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LE G2/2 No.3 Talent
LE G2/2 No.4 Mentue

Two further locos were delivered in 1874, built by Schneider & Co, Creusot (France). Nos.3 & 4 were named Talent and Mentue remained in service until 1904 and 1908 respectively.


Steam loco LE G2/2 No.3 Talent at Lausanne-Chauderon (c.1885)
LEB No.3  'TALENT' - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE G2/2 No.3 Talent at Échallens (c.1890)
Photo: LEB

LEB No.3  'TALENT' - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE G2/2 No.3 Talent near Échallens (c.1891)
Photo: LEB

LEB No.3  'TALENT' - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE G2/2 No.4 Mentue at Lausanne-Chauderon (c.1885)
LEB No.4  'MENTUE' - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LE G3/3 No.2² Echallens
LE G3/3 No.5 Bercher

Two 0-6-0T (G3/3) locos were delivered in 1888 and 1890, built by SACM, Grafenstaden (Alsace, France). They were numbered 5 and the second No.2 and were named Echallens and Bercher. No.2² remained in service until 1920 (scrapped 1929). No.5 was hired for construction work at Vallorbe in 1934 and was sold to a company in Austria in 1939. She was returned to Switzerland in 1973 and is preserved on the Blonay-Chamby railway near Montreux.


Steam loco LE G2/2 No.5 Bercher at Lausanne-Chauderon (c.1910)
Photo: LEB

LEB No.5  'BERCHER' - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LE G3/3 No.6 Gros-de-Vaud
LE G3/3 No.7 Talent

Two further 0-6-0T (G3/3) locos were delivered in 1903 and 1905, built by SLM. They were numbered 6 and 7 and were named Gros-de-Vaud and Talent. No.2² remained in service until 1920 (scrapped 1929). Withdrawn in 1920 when the Mallets arrived, 6 was sold along with the boiler of 7 in 1924 and scrapped in 1943. The remains of No.7 were scrapped in 1929.


Steam loco LE G3/3 No.6 Gros-de-Vaud at Lausanne-Chauderon (c.1910)
LEB No.6  'GROS-DE-VAUD' - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of steam loco LE G3/3 No.7 Talent at Romanel (c.1911)
LEB No.7  'TALENT' - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of steam loco LE G3/3 No.6 or 7 at Bercher (c.1910)
LEB No.7  'TALENT' - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LE G3/3 No.8

LE No.8 was built in 1910 by SLM (works no.2095). She was withdrawn on electrification in 1936 but not sold for further use at Biel/Bienne until 1945. She returned for the railway's centenary in 1973 and acquired permanently in 1977. Fully restored, No.8 runs special trains between Cheseaux and Bercher on summer Sundays.


Steam loco LE G3/3 No.8 at Échallens c.1920
LEB No.8 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE No.8 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.8 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE No.8 and railcar 25 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.8 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Steam loco LE No.8 and trailer Bt 151 at Échallens (the latter now sold to TPC at Aigle)
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.8 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.8 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB G2x2/2 Nos.1-3

LEB Nos.1-3 were built in 1893 by SACM in Alsace for the Yverdon-Ste Croix railway (YStC). These were powerful 0-4-4-0T (G2x2/2) articulated Mallets weighing 34.3 tonnes and capable of 40km/h. Nos 1 & 2 were bought by the LEB in 1920 when the YStC was electrified, followed by No.3 in 1921. They retained their numbers on the LEB. Nos.3 & 1 were scrapped in 1937/38 when the LEB was electrified. No.2 was retained initially and transferred to Montbovon on the GFM in 1941 for use by the military. She returned to the LEB in 1945 and scrapped in 1946.


Steam loco LE G2x2/2 No.1 at Échallens in 1920
LEB No.1 Mallet - www.simplonpc.co.uk



G2x2/2 Mallet at Échallens before electrification
LEB Mallet - www.simplonpc.co.uk



G2x2/2 Mallet at Assens before electrification
LEB Mallet - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of G2x2/2 Mallet at Échallens in 1925
LEB Mallet - www.simplonpc.co.uk






Metre Gauge Railcars & Trailers

LEB BDe4/4 21-25
324kW - 30t - 40seats - 60km/h

LEB BDe4/4 21-24 (originally designated CFe4/4) were built in 1935 by the Schweizer Waggons und Aufzuegefabrik AG, Schlieren, (SWS) for the electrification of the line. No.25 followed in 1947. 21 and 25 remain with LEB and are used on special trains. 21 is now named Ropraz and 25 is Gros de Vaud. No.22 passed to NStCM for departmental use. 23 & 24 have been scrapped. Non-driving trailers B 15-19 were built from 1944 to work with these units - initially they pulled old 4-wheel coaches.


Postcard of LEB CFe4/4 (later BDe4/4) No.21 at Lausanne-Chauderon at the inauguration of electrification
LEB No.21 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB CFe4/4 (later BDe4/4) No.22 at Échallens in 1936, with steam loco LE No.8
Photo: LEB

LEB No.22 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB CFe4/4 (later BDe4/4) No.21 at Lausanne-Chauderon in the summer of 1942
Photo: LEB

LEB No.21 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB CFe4/4 (later BDe4/4) No.23 leaving Échallens with a train of 4-wheel coaches in 1952
Photo: LEB

LEB No.23 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of LEB CFe4/4 (later BDe4/4) No.21 at Lausanne-Chauderon in the TL orange livery shared with the Lausanne trolleybuses
Photo: LEB

LEB No.21 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/4 No.21 Ropraz at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.21 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.21 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/4 No.25 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.25 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.25 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.25 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/4 No.22 as NStCM No.221 (on the left)
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011 from a passing train

NStCM No.211 (ex-LEB No.22) - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB B 15-19

LEB non-driving trailers C 15-19 (later B 15-19) were built from 1944 by the Schweizer Waggons und Aufzuegefabrik AG, Schlieren, (SWS) to work with BDe4/4 21-25. They have 64 seats.


LEB trailer B 19 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.19 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.19 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB BDe4/4 26-27
588kW - 35t - 40seats - 80km/h

LEB BDe4/4 26-27 were built in 1966 by the Schweizer Waggons und Aufzuegefabrik AG, Schlieren, (SWA) to increase speeds, they are capable of 80km/h compared to 60km/h for units 21-25. They run with driving trailers Bt 51-52 which had already arrived in 1964 and non-driving trailers B 41-42, all 56 seats. 26 is named Jouxtens-Mézery and 27 is Etagnières. It is reported that BDe4/4 .26 and Bt 51 have been sold to Transports Publics du Chablais (TPC) for routes out of Aigle following the arrival of the Stadler FLIRT RBe4/8 sets in 2010.


Postcard of LEB BDe4/4 No.26 in the TL orange livery shared with the Lausanne trolleybuses
Photo: LEB

LEB No.26 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/4 No.26 or 27 and Bt 51 at Flon ready to take the fast evening train
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.26 or 27 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/4 No.26 or 27 pushing Bt 51 as they leave Échallens on the fast evening train
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.26 or 27 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB Bt 51-52 (now 151-152)

LEB driving trailers Bt 51-52 were built in 1964 by the Schweizer Waggons und Aufzuegefabrik AG, Schlieren, (SWA) to work with BDe4/4 26-27. They also run with non-driving trailers B 41-42. They have  56 seats. These vehicles have been renumbered 151-152.


LEB Bt 51 and BDe4/4 No.26 or 27 at Flon ready to take the fast evening train
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.51 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB Bt 51 being pushed by BDe4/4 No.26 or 27 at Échallens on the fast evening train
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.51 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB B 41-42 (now 141-142)

LEB non-driving trailers B 41-42 were built in 1964 by the Schweizer Waggons und Aufzuegefabrik AG, Schlieren, (SWA) to work with BDe4/4 26-27 and driving trailers Bt 51-52. They have  56 seats. These vehicles have been renumbered 141-142 since the new RBe4/8 Stadler FLIRTS are numbered 41-46.


LEB non-driving trailers B 41 & 42 at Échallens - they work with Bt 26 & 27
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.41 & 42 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB Be4/8 31-36
808kW - 33.5+21t - 56+64seats - 80km/h

The first LEB railcars of class Be4/4 31-36 were built from 1985 by Ateliers de Constructions Mécaniques de Vevey (ACMV - now Bombardier) with electrical equipment by Brown Boveri et Cie (BBC - also now Bombardier). Initially three single-ended railcars Be4/4 30, 32 & 34 were delivered with three single-ended driving trailers Bt 31, 33 & 35. When three further sets were delivered in 1991 they were renumbered as six fixed two-car sets Be4/8 31-36. These sets have been the mainstay of services since their delivery until the arrival of new Stadler RBe4/8 units in 2010.


LEB BDe4/4 No.30 Lausanne at Lausanne-Chauderon in 1994, the terminus of the line at that time
Nos.30 and 31 were later reclassified BDe4/8 and both units became No.31

Photo: © Ian Boyle August 1994

LEB No.30 - Photo: ©1994 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Postcard of LEB BDe4/4 No.33 Bercher at Échallens
LEB No.33 - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 No.31 Lausanne at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.31 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.31 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.31 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 Nos32 Échallens and 31 Lausanne passing at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.32 & 31 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 No.32 Échallens at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.32 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 No.33 Bercher at Bercher, the terminus of the line
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.33 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.33 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.33 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Interior of LEB BDe4/8 No.33 Bercher
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.33 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 No.34 Prilly at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.34 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB BDe4/8 No.35 Romanel at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 3rd August 2004

LEB No.35 - Photo: ©2004 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk






LEB RBe4/8 41-46
1400kW - 63t - 102seats - 120km/h

LEB RBe4/8 41-46 are Stadler FLIRT low floor articulated units built in 2010, a design now seen all over Switzerland in 2,3 and 4-car sets on both standard and metre gauge. One would assume that six sets are enough to run all regular services and might release the six previous generation BDe4/8 sets of 1985/91 to less intensively run railways, but the only set released so far is the 1965 set BDe4/4 26 and trailer Bt151 to TPC. Currently all four generations of LEB railcar (1935, 1965, 1985 and 2010) are still available for use, albeit the 1935 cars are used for special trains only.


LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No41 at Bel Air where passengers were being transferred to and from running buses to Montétan
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No41 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



Logo on LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No41 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No43 at Montétan where passengers were being transferred to or from buses running to Bel Air
It is strange to see cars mixing with full sized trains on such busy city streets - most places in Switzerland where this occurred now have tunnels - Chur, Nyon, Locarno, etc
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.41 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.43 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No44 at Échallens with old stock used on specials
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.44 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No44 at Échallens with BDe4/4 26
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.44 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.ukLEB No.44 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk



LEB RBe4/8 FLIRT No46 at Échallens
Photo: © Ian Boyle 25th July 2011

LEB No.46 - Photo: ©2011 Ian Boyle - www.simplonpc.co.uk




















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