On the sidelines of a photo tour for railway enthusiasts, the NStCM (railway Nyon – St-Cergue – Morez) opened its workshops in Nyon to interested participants on October 13, 1983.
The event perfectly matched the museum-like operation of this railway. Many machines like lathes, saws and grindstones were driven by transmission belts. The whole ceiling was full of leather belts. Nowhere was there a finger guard or a cover to be seen. A horror for today’s safety culture. Actually, it is a pity that the railway, its rolling stock, operation and the work could not be integrally preserved as an industrial archaeological monument…
Lathe and the whole ceiling full of transmission belts
Whetstone driven by a transmission belt
Saw driven by a transmission belt
wheelset lathe
Bogie of a railcar
View of a drive from the maintenance pit
Foto: Edi Meier
Outdoor stockage of heelset
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