Thomas writes: Derek writes: Except that there is a perfectly good and still used depot at the end of the GGB station. Whilst OpenStreetMap shows the tunnel entrance leading to a twin track tunnel

GGB depot!

According to BAHNFORUM the Aarau diagrams have now reverted to 420 Lion but the majority of S20 are now 450 with the occasional 511 EMU

That is a depot for storing rolling stock (Depot Stollen), there's nothing mysterious about it. Rgds, Thomas.

Whilst on the subject of mysterious railway tunnels, what is the tunnel that leads off the the left hand side of the Gornergratbahn in Zermatt just after passing over the river. Is that also some

Sorry Martin, I never replied you on this one. The world speed record on meter gauge was reached by a Régie Abidjan-Niger (RAN) ZE 200 on 26.11.1976 on the realigned line between Dimbokro and

Thanks for all the responses. Obviously a military facility, then, although looking at its state it seems unlikely to be in current use. Yes, I knew about the similar tracks and doors near

Am 08.09.2019 um 15:05 schrieb Chris Wood via Groups.Io: My dear, you are moving deeply into speculations. Have you served in the Swiss Army? Have you read books about the role of railways for the

I think that it is probably not a coincidence that both these two tunnel sidings (at Sarnen and Brienzwiler) are close to current or former Swiss Air Force bases. Probably serving munition stores. As

Look carefully - you'll see similar tracks and doors in various places around Switzerland...

The line is clearly shown in the S&W atlas at Kerns-Kägiswil.

Anyone wishing to travel on the extension should note that after the Micafil stop the line is outside central zone 110 and a ticket valid in zone 154 will be required

I’m a member of Swiss Railways Society and nearly 20 years ago spotted the Brienzwiler item during a trip on what was then still the Brünig Line, from Meiringen to Interlaken. I asked a senior

Am 07.09.2019 um 21:29 schrieb John Beaulieu: Aren't you thinking of three-phase motors? Already the Crocodiles Ce 6/8" (1920-22) came with a regenerative brake which was designed by Behn-Eschenburg.

Re 420/421/430 have been equipped with regenerative braking from delivery. This is an important difference to BLS Re 425, which are equipped with dc traction motors versus ac single phase motors on

Am 06.09.2019 um 18:12 schrieb Jonathan Marten: <https://map.geo.admin.ch/?lang=en&topic=ech&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-farbe&E=2662487&N=1195597&zoom=11&crosshair=marker> Am 07.09.2019 um 09:30

Sorry. Once again I keep referring to SBB Cargo International as SBBCI when the official label SBB IN is used. I did not mean it as anything other than an abbreviation of SBB Cargo International to

You’ll find something similar to the north of the line near (I think – memory hazy !!) Brienzwiler. Baz

Am 06.09.2019 um 18:12 schrieb Jonathan Marten: I'm sorry, this is secret. :-)

There is a mysterious tunnel entrance visible just to the east of the A8 autobahn, about 1.5km north of the Sarnen Nord junction. I looked at this on the ground a couple of months ago, and there is a