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Forch Hell
14th December 2006, The red signs "Forch Hell" travel further North than ever before. This was possibly the first day since the opening of the Auzelg extension (on 10th December) that these signs were displayed on route 11, so making them visible in places where they were hitherto unseen.
The use of such signs goes back a long way and is still an important and sympathetic way of encouraging people to leave the overcast winter down and ride by tram to an area which is basking in the sun — not Fuertaventura or the Phillipines, but the Forch area just aside Zürich.
Similar signs (Uetlibgerg hell) are carried on routes 13 and 14 when similar weather treats Zürich's Uetliberg mountain.
This view shows the stop Messe/Hallenstadion, until recently the terminus of route 11. Part of the old turning circle can be seen on the left. This feature is being retained to serve major events in the Messe (exhibition centre) and Hallenstadion (the indoor stadium, the building in the background).
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