Switzerland 1988: Lugano

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South of the Alps, in Ticino: I took only this single picture of the Lugano cable car, the heaviest travelled funicular in all of Switzerland:

Funicular, Lugano, 20.8.1988

The interlocking frame was of the German type VES1912:

Interlocking frame, Lugano, 20.8.1988

All the route switches were placed together on the right side:

Interlocking frame, traffic bureau, Lugano, 20.8.1988

Above the electro-mechanical frame, an Integra track panel had been added in later times:

Track panel, Lugano, 20.8.1988

Here are the route switches, on the left for the line to Lamone-Cadempino, on the right for routes from and to Melide:

Interlocking frame, Lugano, 20.8.1988

And finally, here is a picture of the large station building:

Station, Lugano, 20.8.1988