DISCOVERY
Note: Only the stock originally from France is described in this article
At the time the LausanneEchallens line was planned, starting in the1860s, all existing railway lines in Switzerland were standard gauge. A cheaper solution had to be found, and one of the first ideas put forward was the Larmanjat system, based on a single guiding rail built along an ordinary road. It was not successful, and it was decided to go for a traditional two-rail railway, built in metre gauge.
