Am 17.06.2016 um 10:45 schrieb 'Barry Emmott': There are many more, but this wasn't the question here. My point was, that the Lausanne M2 is of the same make as Paris and Lille. The same system was

There are also rubber-tyred lines on the Santiago Metro, Chile. Barry Emmott

Am 16.06.2016 um 18:49 schrieb Andrew Moglestue: You didn't want to say 8%, did you? Markus

Am 17.06.2016 um 00:55 schrieb jlovda@... [SwissRail]: That was it. All o.k. now. And yes, I could see the older pictures. Markus

Try again. They were accidentally marked private. Could you see any pictures (earlier ones before Gottardo?) John

Am 16.06.2016 um 01:44 schrieb jlovda@... [SwissRail]: I couldn't find them. ??? Markus, G�rbetal

Am 16.06.2016 um 23:57 schrieb martin98baumann@... [SwissRail]: Not really a problem to pull three coaches on steel rails and level track. But I don't think they reached Etzwilen... (13‰

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8rQEQAeET8

It was announced today that Stadler was the only bidder for the contract which has now been awarded: (Firm order for 27 units 3111-3137 with options for up to 19 more)

I would like to thank group owner Markus for his tireless efforts to provide so much of the information requested by and available to members this group. George

Am 16.06.2016 um 15:31 schrieb chris_j_wood@... [SwissRail]: I meant rubber tyred. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-tyred_metro> As you can read in the article mentioned, the standard

[message repaired by the moderator - as far as possible] According to physics, the friction coefficient of steel on steel is 0.4 to 0.8 (I guess depending on the surface properties.For a greasy or

Markus writes: Tend to agree, but I'm afraid it is part of the baggage that comes with Wikipedia. I think you mean pneumatic tyres. Rubbers means something quite different - at least to anybody

The Luino line formed part of the original intended connection to Genoa and Torino. The builders of the Gotthard route saw those cities as the southern destination of traffic through the alps. By the

The Luino line is pretty much dedicated to Intermodal freight due to the presence of the Intermodal terminals of Hupac and Ambrogio at Gallarate/Busto Arzizio. These terminals are located such that

I put six of my photos from Erstfeld on Flickr. I will be adding more later. jlovda https://www.flickr.com/photos/79976134@N07/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/79976134@N07/ jlovda

Lorry driver who ignored working crossing warning system was injured as was one passenger. Loco 8001 derailed but driver unhurt:

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SwissRail group. File : /Kohlenberg2.JPG Uploaded by : guerbetal

The Kohlenberg hill on Line 3 is about 100m long, so the stats obviously apply to the maximum incline on the line and not an average. The other steep section that I’m aware of is on the 16 route as

My apologies, I am not overly familiar with Basel street etc names despite having travelled on the whole system. The gradient on 15/16 is fairly steep though, maximum 6.90