Rail-Replacement Helicopter Service Takes Off
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Railway Gazette International.
These paragraphs give the story.
A rail-replacement helicopter service is being offered while the Braunwaldbahn funicular is closed for maintenance.
Services are suspended from November 6 to 17 on the 1 367 m long metre gauge funicular, which climbs 580 m to connect Linthal with the car-free village of Braunwald.
There are four seats available on each 2 min helicopter flight, with local residents, workers and students having priority over tourists.
The story has appeared in the Daily Express and there is this excellent and entertaining YouTube video.
This OpenRailwayMap shows the Braunwaldbahn funicular and its connection to the railway at Linthal.
It sounds like fun!
The Anonymous Widower 