A shot taken on 26th June 2014 of Gornergratbahn (GGB) 1,000 mm gauge Racked, Electric Loco Class He 2/2 No. 3002, built in 1898 and taken out of service in 2007, when it was refurbished and placed on this roundabout at Killerhofbrücke, Stalden- Saas in Valais Vispertal, Swithzerland. The Gornergratbahn is a pure rack mountain railway which climbs to 3,089 metres and is one of only two Swiss railways electrified on the 725 V 50 Hz three phase system which requires two overhead wires.
Mike Brook       

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