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Alpine hut and cog railway

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Brick-built model of the Alpine hut and cog railway on its display stand Alpine hut and cog railway, Swiss AlpsSWISS ALPS

My Swiss Brick Trip · Swiss Alps

Alpine hut and cog railway

No Swiss mountain holiday is complete without a hut and a little train. This set is not one particular place but a scene you will recognise from many valleys.

Where
Swiss Alps
Built
a scene from the Swiss Alps
Pieces
547 (67 different parts), display stand included
Difficulty
Intermediate · about 2 hours
On your shelf
25.6 × 27.2 cm, 9.6 cm tall
Bricks cost
≈ CHF 91 for new parts, plus shipping (rough estimate, 7 October 2026; BrickLink prices vary)

Exchange rates of 6 October 2026 (European Central Bank)

Download the booklet (PDF, 10.8 MB) Nameplate stickers (PDF)
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Coming soon: printed at cost, no margin

A little history

Mountain huts give hikers and climbers a bed and a meal high in the Alps; many belong to the Swiss Alpine Club, founded in 1863.

Rack railways climb slopes too steep for ordinary trains, with a toothed rack between the rails. The first mountain rack railway in Europe opened on the Rigi in 1871.

The booklet opens with the full story: key dates, what to look for and where to find it.

Two sizes

Display edition of the Alpine hut and cog railway

Display

547 pieces · ≈ CHF 91

The full model with its surroundings on the standard display stand, with the history pages in the booklet.

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Look inside the booklet

A few pages from the free PDF. Tap a page to open the booklet there.

Visiting the Alpine hut and cog railway

Address
In the Swiss Alps
Getting there
Take a mountain railway or cable car from almost any Alpine valley, then follow the yellow signs.
Insider tip
Arrive at the hut in the late afternoon, when the day hikers have gone down, and watch the light change on the peaks.

All around

Alpine hut and cog railway model, hero view
Hero view
Alpine hut and cog railway model, front left
Front left
Alpine hut and cog railway model, front right
Front right
Alpine hut and cog railway model, back left
Back left
Alpine hut and cog railway model, back right
Back right
Alpine hut and cog railway model, front
Front

Also in a package

MountainsTheme package

2 sets · 1251 pieces · ≈ CHF 163

The Matterhorn above Zermatt, and an alpine hut with a rack railway.

Buy the bricks

≈ CHF 91 for new parts, plus shipping (rough estimate, 7 October 2026; BrickLink prices vary) · 547 pieces in 67 lots

1 · Download Wanted List (XML) 2 · Open BrickLink upload page ↗ Parts list (CSV)

  1. Upload

    Log in to BrickLink (free account). On the upload page, choose the file (or paste the copied list), select Create New Wanted List, name it “Alpine hut and cog railway”, click Proceed, then Add to Wanted List.

  2. Let BrickLink pick the shops

    Open the list and click Buy All. Use Auto-select, set your country (e.g. Switzerland or Europe) and untick shops whose minimum order you won't reach. Fewer shops means less shipping.

  3. Check out

    BrickLink creates one cart per shop. Check the totals, then pay each shop. Parts usually arrive within one to two weeks.

Prefer Brick Owl? Its Wishlist → Import accepts the same file (set condition to “New”). The CSV lists LDraw and BrickLink part numbers side by side for any other shop. More in the FAQ.