page_title: Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Dampflocomotive G 2×2/2 Nr. 3 Davel der Ifferten—Heilig Kreuz-Bahn, gebaut 1893 zů Grafenſtaden von der Elſäſſiſchen Machines-Baugeſellſchaft (Fabr.-Nr. 4518), 1906 mit neuem Keſſel und 1915 mit Überhitzer ausgeſtattet, 1921 an die Lauſanne–Echallens–Bercher-Bahn, 1937 außer Dienſt geſtellt und anſchließend abgebrochen.
context_page_description: The Yverdon to Sainte-Croix Railway is a 1,000 mm metre gauge railway line and former railway company in Switzerland. The line connects the towns of Yverdon-les-Bains and Sainte-Croix, both in the canton of Vaud, and is some 24 kilometres long, overcoming a vertical height change of 633 metres. It is now owned and operated by the TRAVYS company.
context_section_description: The line was opened in 1893 by the Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway company, largely as a result of the influence of William Barbey from Valeyres-sous-Rances, who financed the building of the line. The line initially used steam locomotives to the articulated Mallet design. Because of the influence of the religious William Barbey, the line did not operate any trains on Sundays. 
  In 1918, after the death of William Barbey, the line began operations on Sundays. Like many Swiss railways, it suffered from a shortage of coal during the Second World War and, in 1945, it was electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC, using overhead wires.
  In 1974 the railway pioneered the Vevey system of Rollbocks, which allows a train of standard-gauge wagons to be automatically loaded onto transporter bogies so that it can travel on a narrow-gauge line.
  On February 14, 1976 two railcars collided head-to-head between Essert-sous-Champvent and Valeyres-sous-Montagny at about 50 km/h (31 mph). Seven people died and 40 others were injured. The accident was put down to human error; the two trains were scheduled to cross at Essert-sous-Champvent, but the line was not equipped with automatic block signalling that would have prevented the accident.
  In 2001, the Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway company was merged with the Pont-Brassus railway company and the Transports Publics Yverdon-Grandson bus company to form the new TRAVYS company. The company has since also absorbed the Orbe–Chavornay railway company.
  In 2013 and as part of a joint order with Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay, the Montreux–Oberland Bernois railway and Transports publics fribourgeois, TRAVYS ordered three new trains for the Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway from Stadler Rail. Of these, two will be used to replace older stock, whilst the third will allow the introduction of a half-hourly service on the line. The trains are due for delivery in 2015.
caption: One of the original steam locomotives
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