Am 27.07.2022 um 22:53 schrieb David Craik via groups.io: I'm not very surprised. Would I pay CHF 225 to travel in two- or three-axle carriages from Zürich to Rorschach, have a

Already cancelled due to lack of bookings: https://www.sbbhistoric.ch/veranstaltungen-fahrten/kalender/sbb-historic-events/2022-09-17-gemeinsam-von-rorschach-nach-heiden.html

I guess they could divert via Hurden-Rapperswil-Uznach-Ziegelbruecke if necessary Here is the 20min.ch link:

20min.ch reported that a woman was hit by a train in or near Lachen, SZ. Regards Mike C

Sorry EC163 not EC164

Line reopened with EC164 heading in right direction towards Graz, about 75 mins down

My interpretation is a fatality in the line, line blocked for an unknown duration EC163 with 11197+11157 turning round at Lachen (SZ) and heading back to Zürich

Am 19.07.2022 um 09:08 schrieb Clive Dean: I don't know exactly. But the abbreviation stays for "Technische Kontrolle" while an R1 is a "Revision". This means that components

18505 is no longer part of the SBB-H collection. On July 13.07.2022 it was sold to OeBB who reportedly intend to use it on trains connected with the rebuilding of the Gotthard road tunnel

4029 has been delivered to Zürich 4026 is being used for test purposes at Alstom Bautzen 4027 4028 4030 are near completion in Vienna

For the record: (Stations in brackets no longer have the gauges indicated. No mention of funiculars or non-public railways. And not considering city-tramways) Dual gauge lines in

https://www.sbbhistoric.ch/veranstaltungen-fahrten/kalender/sbb-historic-events/2022-09-17-gemeinsam-von-rorschach-nach-heiden.html

2003 and 2051 went for scrap today. 2051 had been out of service since May with collision damage

Definitely agreed! And the distinction here is not between "twin-gauge" and "dual-gauge": it's between "track" and "station", I suggest. A dual-gauge station might or might not have dual-gauge tracks

Am 21.07.2022 um 20:25 schrieb John Jesson: Luzern - Horw is three-rail in the first part and four-rail in the second. In Kriens Mattenhof there is a change-over from three-rail

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MieslGEL2toLooks like fully bi-directional.Cheers,Ewan

> Chur - Domat/Ems is a line with double track with one dual gauge track and one metre gauge track Same as Luzern - Horw, right?

> Chur - Domat/Ems is a line with double track with one dual gauge track and one metre gauge track Are both lines bi-directional, or is the standard gauge bi-directional and the metre gauge tracks

Yes, Zweisimmen has been mentioned. Gauge-changing facilities are a specific case, although the term dual gauge still applies. Dual gauge track means that trains of two different gauges can run over

Chur - Domat/Ems is a line with double track with one dual gauge track and one metre gauge track correct? :-) For me, “dual gauge” and “metre gauge” are compound adjectives here and thus