Reconstruction of the route Gletsch - Oberwald
Further required financial means CHF 3,000,000
 

The final part of the route to be taken into operation again is the route from Gletsch to Oberwald with a length of approx. 5 km. In addition to the complete reconstruction of the track the helical tunnel and the viaducts must be redeveloped. The reconstrucion of the entry distance of the railway station Oberwald will also require a lot technical expenditure.

Expansion of the engine shed / workshops Realp
Further required financial means CHF 1,700,000
 

Intact engines and passenger cars is the precondition for a smooth and safe railway operation. The keep up as well as extensive renovating works therefore must be possible all over the year, both in summer and in winter. The present space for the today´s number of traction vehicles is not sufficient. This leads to unwelcome delays. Furthermore the maintenance of the snow removers must be done outside under hash weather conditions. So an expansion of the existing depot is absolutely urgently required.

Steam lokomotives
Further required financial means CHF 1,900,000
 

In order to attain more rides from Realp to Oberwald more traction vehicles are necessary. With two "Vietnam veterans” HG 4/4 parked in the workshops in Chur which are to be reconstructed the number of locomotives increases to ten. Thus the complete series of nostalgic locomotives(HG 2/3, HG 3/4, HG 4/4) can be used on the Furka railway route to the great pleasure of many enthusiastic railway fans.

Extensive works at the steam engines are necessary to enable today´s operation. (e.g. inspection of the steam boiler). For the maintenance and revision works both financial means and voluntary work are required.

Infrastructure Gletsch
Further required financial means CHF 370,000
 

Gletsch will be our second base during summer after the completion of Oberwald. The existing locomotive shed must be structurally adapted and the infrastructure must be amplified accordingly.

Although at present there exists no definite concept for the use of our “Blaues Haus”, renovation works have to be done in order to protect it from further damages caused by the weather. Additionally this house is to be renovated for our voluntary workers including the improvement of the present sanitary conditions.

Current renewal of the route
Further required financial means CHF 600,000
 

The keep up of the railway embankment and the renewing of worn out rails and steering racks has always been and will always be a precondition for accident-free rides.

Construction of the railway station Realp
The project is completed
 

The “container village” around the railway station Realp did not seem to be very attractive for our passengers. In 2005 the Albert-Koechlin-Foundation´s financial contribution, Luzern, (CHF 50,000) made it possible to lay the foundation-stone for a new, attractive railway station. Additonally to the ticket office and waiting room for our passengers, the souvenir shop, the control room as well as the office of the controller were integrated. The sanitary facilities were improved to meet today´s requirements.

The station was opened officially in the context of the special days on June 23rd and 24th, 2007.