Tunnels closed to rail traffic and now road tunnels not previously mentioned: Bissone Tunnel on Gotthard line closed 12.12.1963 Saspietsch Tunnel on closed (29.11.1965) Ponte Brolla to

Markus writes: It is interesting the way this shows that the westbound carriageway of the A3 motorway follows the old railway route along the south shore of the Walensee, apparently even to the

11175, not one of the locos stored in Full or Biberist, is believed to be withdrawn and to be going to Kaiseraugst for scrap. This is not yet confirmed though

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Am 02.04.2017 um 21:50 schrieb Dixie Dean: Interesting thing is playing with "transparency", hidden behind the cogwheel of "Journey through time - Maps". Markus

If you go

Am 01.04.2017 um 15:28 schrieb Toma Bacic toma.bacic@... [SwissRail]: On 29th of March was the official event with invited guests. That's for the general public. The railway hasn't undergone

Toma asks: I don't know. It may be that the 29th March event was purely ceremonial. All the reports I've read over the last couple of years merely talk about the rebuild of the terminal complex. And

The Swisstopo map website's aerial photography clearly shows traces of: 1) Bassersdorf - the original track alignment through the town can still be clearly seen, with much of it re-used for minor

Was it reopened? On https://www.montegeneroso.ch opening date is April 8th... Also, the railway is modernised / rebuild; or is still in pre-2014 condition? thnx & regards toma

Am 31.03.2017 um 22:20 schrieb chris_j_wood@... [SwissRail]: Official opening was on 29th

Apologies if this is old news, but I don't recall seeing it here. Today's Railways Europe is reporting that the Ferrovia Monte Generoso is to reopen on the 8th of April, having been closed since the

Not all very recent but always an important source of information about cable

Hello all. As I am spending a week in Weggis in early July this year, I am thinking of taking a one-way trip up the Stanserhorn and then walking back down, specifically to try and trace the 2

WRS posted a message yesterday about 430 112: It is currently being used for cereal trains from St Margrethen to Basel. They intend to repaint the loco blue in due course. They will be leasing

I am just curious to know what has been built at the site of the old Lausanne Depot? Last June demolition crews had just cleared the land. John

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Am 29.03.2017 um 23:42 schrieb Markus guerbetaler@... : I was in Bern station because I wanted to take the 15:48 steam train to Spiez. As I was early, I had time to take some pictures of the

Derailed with bogies 4 and 5 (of 5), apparently due to a defective point. The train could stop before the second unit, 525 016 came to that point. NINA 16 was moved away at 15:23. Staff of the Swiss

There do not appear to be any injuries. Derailed unit is 525 015 http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/zug-im-bahnhof-bern-entgleist/story/22209675