If you can read German there is a dicussion about this going on right now on bahnforum.ch . Apparently the community of Stallikon has on 1st November published plans for a conversion of

I'm now a bit confused by these threads. If these are indeed to built as 15kV only units, as the initial thread says, does that imply that the SZU has committed to the sometimes discussed

SZU today ordered 5 units from Stadler. They will be designated Be 570 and be delivered between December 2021 and June 2022. They will likely replace the Siemens Be 4/4 from 1992

And has now been scrapped:- https://www.historic-rhb.ch/newsleser/389.html

https://eisenbahndienstleister.ch/fahrzeuge-2/triebfahrzeug-re-416/ Regards Mike C

Am 05.11.2019 um 01:22 schrieb Max Wyss: See official initials DBZ :-)

Maybe nitpicking or stupid question: Does Db also count as "simple conditions", or is it not covered by that regulation at all? Max. >

This would depend on what spare parts are in stock and how long the type of locomotive will remain in service but at present anything reusable will be removed from locos like 11152. 11642 has a

A couple of interesting sighting on my recent 8-day Swiss Pass 1) 18/10/2019 Re4/4i (unidentified but early series with corridor connection and grilles) in Limmathal Yard coupled to some tank

Am 04.11.2019 um 15:12 schrieb KEMPKENS, Klaus [DE]: Traktor is in fact the Swiss word for Kleinlok. And there had been a rule of the type that persons with a formation for shunting could be

Markus wrote: "HGm, Gm and Gea or then Tmh, Tm and Tea - logic?" In Germany there is a difference between "locos" (for Diesels, 200s series) and "Kleinloks" (literally "small locos", 300s series),

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When a locomotive like 11152 is prepped for scrap, are they still removing parts to use in the maintenance of other units or are they at just point just removing hazardous parts and sending them on

11152 is reportedly withdrawn and will be going to the scrapyard in Lugano. The same has been reported for Re 6/6 11642 which has not had an overhaul in 8 years.

I missed this at the time: 11140 returned to service at the end of August

Am 01.11.2019 um 11:47 schrieb Martin Baumann: But this still doesn't expalin why they are in different classes. HGm and Tm have exactly the same motor. So they should either be HGm, Gm and Gea or

The new MGB locos are described in detail at https://tst-suisse.ch/files/861/tst-xm-hgm-tm-tea.pdf

If you are in the area on Sunday, January 26 and February 23, 2020 there is steam working on the Rigi. Full details are

There was a side collision between 11657 and 843 006 in Zurich's Rangier Bahnhof Limmatal today. Details of any injuries or damage are not yet available

BLS are buying 25 more Vectron locos from Siemens to be delivered 2020-2025. They will be passed for Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and Belgium in addition to Switzerland. German press release: