Sounds worse in English than it does in German. Hope that the injuries were not serious. This does not appear to have happened just outside a station, so one of the trains must have entered the

http://www.tio.ch/News/Ticino/Cronaca/1082564/Scontro-tra-treni-i-feriti-sono-cinque/Immagini Speed must have been low, five people injured including a driver. Railcars were 52 and 53

11640 is ready to return to service. It is now 620 040-6 on the cabs and 11640 on the sides

Am 25.04.2016 um 20:42 schrieb martin98baumann@... [SwissRail]: Basically yes, apart from general restrictions that exist. In the base tunnels, every precaution was taken to deal with such an

Swiss citizens. Actually Swiss residents, i.e. taxpayers.

I assume the very first train will actually be June 1. I think this train is for speeches and politicians and the riders won a lottery to be on it. Also, the riders have to be Swiss citizens.

So hazmat cars such as chemicals and petroleum products will be allowed to pass through the tunnel?

Am 25.04.2016 um 12:28 schrieb martin98baumann@... [SwissRail]: I'm sorry but this is wrong. Markus, Gürbetal

Linespeed will be 200 km/h which will give a transit time of less than 20 minutes. As with the Lötschberg base tunnel there will be certain freight (Hazmat) that will not be permitted in the new

For me, the big events this year are the progressive disappearance of photogenic freight trains into the tunnel starting in June and the end of direct trains from places like Basel and Zurich over the

-In SwissRail@..., <jlovda@...> wrote : I realize I will be looking at a concrete wall for 45 (?) minutes but it's a part of history going through it on the first day. - Earlier you

You must be an exciting person to be with. I realize I will be looking at a concrete wall for 45 (?) minutes but it's a part of history going through it on the first day. I am not going through the

Probably a bit of both though cargo are in no hurry to repair any of the bad order Re 6/6

Are the parts being conserved as part of a general inventory or will they be used to repair a specific locomotive that was less damaged than 11673? Regards Mike C

Well I supposed that if this is one of the guided trips with stops at the evacuation points there might be a bit to see, but at the end of the day it is a tunnel. I remember the first time I went

460 035 is much more seriously damaged: Both ends damaged, bufferbeam dislodged at one end and possible frame damage, deformation at one end points to this. The loco is now at Yverdon works for

11673 is now confirmed withdrawn

Well, maybe I'm boasting and excited but my friend in Greifensee just purchased two tickets for the special ride through the Base Tunnel on June 5th (my birthday) traveling from Biasca to Erstfeld. He

Yes i rode it on the 1404 basel to luzern. Another late train Switzerland is slipping. Looms like a new buffer at one end.

I am sure that this model will be coming out in coming years. I am more likely to get this one than I am to get the SBB Cargo ELL one, as that lok is only authorized for Germany and the BLS one will