Contura – Autumn/Winter 2013/14

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Contents Which way? 14 Customs Annual traditions of Graubünden 20 32 46 Tradition Bündner Röteli: a full-bodied juice UNESCO World Heritage RhB Bernina: mountain of legends and passion Next stop Engadin Skimarathon: rolling along! 4 Publishing details: © Copyright /Published by: Rhaetian Railway Inc, Bahnhofstrasse 25, 7002 Chur | Technical details: Rhaetian Railway | Concept / text: panta rhei pr gmbh | Graphics: Süsskind SGD Chur | Photos: Archive of the Rhaetian Railway, Archive of Graubünden Ferien, Y. Andrea, A. Badrutt, G. Brüngger, Foto Geiger, T. Keller, M. Kobald, G. Krischker, A. Mettler, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Poster Collection, © ZHdK, M. Schade, Sedrun Bergbahnen, Chr. Sonderegger, Tourist Board St. Moritz, S. Triacca | Printed in Switzerland, issue no. 3, 2013
Contura is available online via www.rhb.ch/contura or as an app for your iPad. 16 Scena Once upon a time … 10 By vocation A man with a plan: the timetabler 14 Customs Annual traditions of Graubünden 20 Tradition Bündner Röteli: a full-bodied juice 24 Window seat 26 The Albula Line The world’s most beautiful railway at night 32 UNESCO World Heritage RhB Bernina: mountain of legends and passion 36 Glacier Express Multi-culti world of the Glacier Express 41 Did you know? A world of figures 42 What do … … the PistenBully drivers in Sedrun do in summer? 44 Famous names The locomotive: 'Bernina' 45 We proudly present 'C 2012': the oldest RhB third-class carriage 46 Next stop Engadin Skimarathon: rolling along! 50 From the workshop A local hero: the sledge maker from Sri Lanka 56 Rail network Highlights of the Rhaetian Railway 58 Good to know Green, red, orange: RhB signals and signs 60 Competition 61 For your diary Our events at a glance 62 RhB to hand Brochures and tourist maps 63 Railshop Souvenirs for all ages Handy: RhB tourist maps and brochures to download. Webcode ▶ ▶ 2187 How does the webcode work? Enter the corresponding number into the 'webcode' field at www.rhb.ch to receive more information about the relevant offer. 5
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Page 3: Editorial Traditionally at the fore
Page 7 and 8: Climb 1,000 metres in an hour: The
Page 9 and 10: History in St. Moritz: With the ele
Page 11 and 12: Every minute counts: Head of Timeta
Page 13 and 14: Headache over six minutes It’s a
Page 15 and 16: In Graubünden, ancient customs and
Page 17 and 18: March 'Chalandamarz' On 1 March, ch
Page 19 and 20: November 'Kastanien-Klopfen' The an
Page 21 and 22: Bündner 'Zwipf': The RhB 'Marenda'
Page 23 and 24: substances as possible, including a
Page 25 and 26: Anette Joos with her husband Ingo G
Page 27 and 28: Night shift on the RhB tracks - a u
Page 29 and 30: UNESCO World Heritage RhB: The Albu
Page 31 and 32: The steam-powered monster Snow cann
Page 33 and 34: The Bernina is Gian Luck’s greate
Page 35 and 36: Bellaluna - a magical place Witches
Page 37 and 38: It’s among the world’s top ten
Page 39 and 40: Souvenir photo in front of the Glac
Page 41 and 42: Did you know? A world of figures Ar
Page 43 and 44: Snowshoe tours: The GPS route finde
Page 45 and 46: We proudly present 'C 2012': the ol
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Page 49 and 50: Get on board and immerse yourself:
Page 51 and 52: Sledging fun: Along the famous trac
Page 53 and 54: Traditional Swiss craftsmanship: Ka
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Perfect to the last detail: when ma
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graubündenPASS: Travel fun through
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Signals The train driver must react
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For your diary Our events at a glan
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Railshop Souvenirs for all ages Dis
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