Mathias spent his career as an electrician. Thirty-eight years of shift work shaped his everyday life, with only a few Saturdays off. When he retired, he not only relinquished his responsibilities at Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO), but also – after a grueling drive home from the Engadin – his car: “We don't have to go out into the wide world,” he says today with satisfaction, “the world comes to us with the Zentralbahn.” He gets around a lot with it, and in his own unique way: last year alone, Mathias traveled to Lucerne 29 times, to Interlaken 170 times, and took the Zentralbahn from Innertkirchen a total of 347 times. All neatly recorded. “I get everywhere I want to go.” His eyes sparkle mischievously: “Is that down to me? Or perhaps the railway?”

Thank you, Mathias. We're in good hands with you.