The steam locomotive returns in 2025!
We are thrilled to announce that our historic steam locomotive No. 2 from 1890, along with its vintage carriage, will return to service in 2025 after undergoing a major restoration and overhaul project. This initiative was also made possible thanks to the valuable support of the Regional Development Agency of Mendrisiotto and Basso Ceresio.
A very special locomotive
Have you always fancied seeing the puff of steam from a nineteenth-century locomotive? Here you can board a locomotive from 1890. As a symbol of the Monte Generoso Railway, the restored locomotive represents a fascinating bridge between the past and the present, ready to captivate both young and old. We can’t wait to see it back in action!
Check the event calendar to discover the dates of its return.
Discover our history, date by date
Having existed for over a century, we have lots of stories to tell! Are you interested in learning more about the development of one of the oldest cog trains in Europe and the only one in the Canton of Ticino? Here are the milestones of the Ferrovia Monte Generoso!
Dr. Carlo Pasta builds the first hotel on Monte Generoso: it is called Bellavista
The Ferrovia Monte Generoso is inaugurated, which is initially used exclusively by a steam train
At the initiative of Charles Hochstrasser, Gottlieb Duttweiler buys the Ferrovia Monte Generoso
The Vetta Hotel & Restaurant is built at the summit of Monte Generoso
The Monte Generoso railway is electrified
The Astronomical Observatory is inaugurated on the summit of Monte Generoso, at the patronage of Margherita Hack
The "Grotta dell’Orso" is opened, which will become one of the most important and popular Ticino destinations for excursions
Purchase of the Bellavista and the old Hotel "Des Alpes"
The old Vetta Monte Generoso Hotel & Restaurant is demolished in order to build a new structure
The new "Fiore di pietra" facility is officially opened
Lorenz Brügger takes over the management of the Ferrovia Monte Generoso
The first phase of the replacement of the railway superstructure is underway
The Observatory is dismantled and preparations are made for its transfer to Gurten, Bern
The Buffet Bellavista which has been closed since 2013, has been transformed into a typical but modern grotto after a year of renovation.
The last phase of the railway's replacement is terminated thanks to the 22 Mio investment of the Migros Culture Percentage
The FMG announces the company's new corporate identity and the reopening of its services for the winter season.
With the wind in your hair
Would you like to organize a special event in Ticino? Treat yourself to a trip on the "Belle Epoque" train car: enjoy a real ‘vintage’ experience! It can be pulled by a diesel or steam locomotive.
