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Welti rack system
Welti rack system

A demonstration bogie of the Welti rack railway system in 1874.

The Welti rack was developed in 1868 by Kaspar Wetli in Zurich. Characterized by the rails arranged in a herringbone pattern, the system did not see widespread use.

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