It has been officially confirmed and implemented: on the afternoon of Saturday 29 October 2022, the canton of Grisons literally entered the world history of rail transport.
The Rhaetian Railway has brought the longest narrow-gauge passenger train in the world along the route of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the famous Landwasser Viaduct at the gates of Filisur.
Several thousand guests and railway enthusiasts attended the public event in Bergün or positioned themselves along the mentioned route to experience this unique journey for themselves.

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45 minutes of descent, 800 meters of altitude difference to the Landwasser viaduct

The RhB traveled the Albula line on Saturday afternoon, 29 October 2022, with 25 four-part Capricorn railcars, made by the leading Swiss manufacturer Stadler.
The 1.906-metre-long train was lined up like a string of pearls in the Albula Tunnel during the night between Friday and Saturday as well as on Saturday morning.
It then departed from Preda at around 14pm.
Shortly after 15pm, the record-breaking convoy reached its most iconic destination: the spectacular crossing of the Landwasser Viaduct.
During the approximately 45 minutes of descent, the altitude difference amounted to almost 800 meters, and for example two helical tunnels were passed through.

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“After intensive preparation, we are delighted to have achieved this world record. Not only did we have a wonderful railway festival here in Bergün, but we were able to present ourselves as a fascinating and innovative mountain railway worldwide thanks to our dedicated partners, sponsors and an incredibly committed team.”, says Renato Fasciati, Director of the Rhaetian Railway, shortly after the world record was set.
The success was officially confirmed on site by the inspectors and celebrated by the organizers of the "Guinness World Records".

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A festival was staged outside Bergün where around 3.000 visitors watched the world record attempt.
On the festival website, the Märklin company also presented the world record train in mini format, with 25 Capricorn LGB model cars and a length of 80 meters in a scale of 1:22,5.
The world record attempt was broadcast on Blick TV with a program of approximately two hours and was covered by numerous television stations around the world.
More than 120 media representatives from 15 countries followed the world record live.
The RhB partners showed their skills at the station itself.
For example, the track construction company SERSA was there with a track construction machine and a locomotive simulator.
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The Albula Railway Museum was open, while Märklin and BEMO exhibited various model railways.
The entire Bergün railway village was on the move.
On 29 October 2022, a special timetable was applied on the Albula line of the RhB.
At the same time, the Albula Pass road between Filisur and La Punt was closed to road traffic from 6 am to 22 pm.
The trains returned to normal operation on the same day.

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