Passengers on a funicular railway in the Bernese Oberland had to be flown down the mountains by helicopter as an electrical fault stopped the train.
The power on the Niesenbahn above Lake Thun went out on Saturday evening at around 7. It took six hours to bring 140 passengers to safety.
They were taken to Reichenbach Airport, near the famous waterfall, where buses took them back to the base of the train.
Heavy snow causes chaos
Heavy snowfall across central parts of the country brought chaos, cancelled trains, blocked roads and children building snowmen on the autoroute.
Geneva car tax issue dominates Grand Council
Although it wasn’t on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Geneva Grand Council, the issue of the new vehicle tax dominated proceedings.
Franc strongest against euro
It’s good news for cross border shopping and frontaliers – the franc has reached its highest level against the Euro.
SRG/SSR faces massive cuts
Are the days numbered for public service broadcasting?
People now back nuclear power
A new survey suggests public opinion towards nuclear power has changed dramatically.
4m e-vignettes sold
Four million people last year chose to forgo the sticky mess of a vignette on their car and bought an electronic one instead.
