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Who say that gold engines are only fantasy scheme from Lionel or MTH....

 

Now that the summer is underway the Real chocolate train is underway everyday..with his unique Gold engine.

If you are vacationing in Switzerland, consider taking the trip from the Swiss Riviera of the shore of Lake Leman in Montreux to my neck of the wood in Broc Fabrique at the Cailler Chocolate Factory, for a visit and sampling..lots of them...included is also a visit of the Gruyere Cheese factory in ...well Gruyeres...

 

The engine is a GDe 4/4 narrow gauge (1 meter) of the MOB/ GoldenPass and cars are 2 Pullman "Compagnie des wagons lits" enterely renovated..also a modern cab car.

 

Here pictured in the Bulle train station...awaiting to pick-up visitors from the chocolate factory tour.

 

 

Bulle train chocolat 1

Bulle train chocolat 2

 

MOB Train Chocolat Bulle

 

In case the Chocolate Train is fully booked or a bit out of your schedule...we are reachable also by the regular RER of the TPF to the end of the line to the Broc Fabrique Station.

 

TPF Broc Fabrique [2)

 

And for all OGR Forum members who visit us, I will personally make sure that they do not leave the factory empty handed, chocolate wise...this is not a limited time offer .....just drop me an e-mail before your visit.

 

Hope to see you/ meet you at the Cailler Factory....crafting the best Swiss Chocolate since 1819.

 

Sincerely,

 

Lafondue..also know as Patrick Weiss

 

 

Cailler Broc

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Originally Posted by John23:

Ah, that looks cool!  I wonder how they made the gold finish - wrapped the lok in gold foil?  Looks like meter gauge track.  Any connections to the Rhb?  How far are you from Zurich?  My wife has family there.  Maybe some day we will visit, I do like chocolate! 

The engine is painted...and yes it's 1 meter gauge tracks..but they have no connections possible to the RhB network or the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.

 

The MOB/ GoldenPass line is from Montreux to Zweisimmen (Berner Oberland)..they have one connection in Montbovon with the only narrow gauge line of the TPF (the rest of the TPF network is standard gauge) to Bulle and Broc Fabrique.

 

Travel time from Zurich is about 2hrs by cars and 2hrs 22 min by trains...the 22 minutes extra by train is mostly due to train change in Bern or Fribourg and Bulle.

 

 

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