Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR)
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The Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) was a coming together, in 2001, of two small railway companies and two funicular companies in the Montreux / Vevey area of Switzerland. Some of these companies were, themselves, formed of amalgamations which had taken place over the years. Since this time they have been added to the marketing portfolio of the MOB group and are featured as part of their "GoldenPass services".
[edit] History
The oldest of the companies involved was the Chemin de fer funiculaire Territet-Glion, opening in 1883. This was joined at its upper terminus, Glion, in 1892 by the Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye, a rack and pinion railway using the system devised by Roman Abt. This gave a link between the shores of Lake Geneva and the summit of Rochers-de-Naye. A direct link was established with the opening of the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion in 1909. In due time these three companies formed the Chemin de fer Montreux-Territet-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye (MTGN).
The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans is a railway worked by both adhesion and cogwheel which opened the lines from Vevey to Chamby, St-Légier to Châtel-St-Denis (now closed and dismanteled) and Blonay to Les Pléiades. New rolling stock of the GTW type (Be 2/6 7001-7004) was to be used on both CEV adhesion Vevey–Blonay and MOB Montreux–Les Avants line. This is why these four railcars are labeled Chemin de fer léger de la Riviera.
The two other lines involved are the funiculars between Les Avants and Sonloup, opened in 1910 and the Mont Pèlerin funicular at Vevey which predates it by 10 years.
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