At Reichenbach, near Meiringen in the Bernese Oberland, is one the greatest waterfall of Switzerland.

In 1891 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the spiritual father of Sherlock Holmes was staying at Meiringen and he was very impressed by the roaring Reichenbach Falls. In his novel " The final Problem " Sherlock Holmes and Prof. Moriarty disappeared into the thundering waters.

Today there is a Sherlock Holmes Museum in the center of Meiringen.

The actual funicular was built in 1891 to make the access to the waterfall easier for the tourists. The cabins have kept their original aspect.

In June 1999, the Reichenbachfallbahn has celebrated its 100th anniversary and for this event two new cabins have replaced the old ones. These two modern cabins have been built in the old time style as the photo above.