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Nothing at all has survived on this photo only that it was probably photographed in 1984. Have received the information as below from Johannes Laeubli thank you Johannes Railway company: Sensetalbahn Flamatt – Laupen – Gümmenen (Laupen - Gümmenen closed in 1993, later dismantled) - Electric single unit railcar Be 4/4 106 or 107 (former Suedostbahn 12 and 11) - railway station of Flamatt seen in the direction of departure to the steep gradient In older days the Sensetalbahn had but a single track out of station. But when SBB took over the passenger traffic in 2001, the line was integrated into S-Bahn Bern with through trains form Bern – Flamatt – Laupen. Freight also was taken over by SBB and nearly closed down since. Recently BLS took over S-Bahn Bern. Sensetalbahn (Ownership: 67% by SBB, 33% by Swiss Post) still holds the infrastructure, but continued doing only traffic on rubber tyre feeder lines till 2009. But the Flamatt station was modernised with the second track having an exit to Laupen. The joining switch had to be placed in the steep grade of 36 ‰. I add the old track situation taken out from Waegli C. (1980): Schienennetz Schweiz (1st edition), SBB Bern. The grade was “only” 34 ‰ before reconstruction. Photo John Turner E-mail johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk Photo John Turner E-mail johnturner16@yahoo.co.uk

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Tm 238 111 der STB schleppt Be 4/4 761 der BN und BDt 940 der BLS zwischen Laupen und Gümmenen auf der nicht mehr elektrifizierten Strecke der Sensetalbahn (STB). 5. Sep. 1997 Photo Hugo Müller. Scan und Upload marc.eschenbacher@span.ch

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Parade des CFF de Lausanne des 14 et 15-06-1997 . Automotrice BDe 578.103 des STB ( Sensetalbahn ) . michel.lavertu@wanadoo.fr

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Depotfest Olten - Switzerland Betriebsgruppe Triebwagen 101 brought their motor car CFe2/4 101 to the Depotfest in Olten. This motor car was built for the Sensetalbahn in 1938 and sold in 1986 to the Wohlen-Meisterschwanden Bahn (BDe2/4 3). It operated on this line until 1997. Since March 2021 the motor car is operational again as STB CFe2/4 101. Olten, 26-08-2023 Photo by Marco van Uden

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STB - Switzerland A complicated situation... Officially the railway line Flamatt-Laupen(-Gümmenen) is owned by the Sensetalbahn (STB, as can be seen in the picture). But the railway line is actually maintained by SBB, and all trains are operated by BLS, integrated in the Bern S-Bahn network. Laupen, 04-08-2011 Digital photo by Marco van Uden

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STB - Switzerland This shed looks like a former locomotive shed. It is located at Laupen, the present end station of the line from Flamatt. The shed is no longer in railway use. Laupen, 04-08-2011 Digital photo by Marco van Uden