The electrical part of the locos is ABB/Strommen.......... This brings up an interesting question. Was the Norwegian made electrical equipment shipped down and installed in Winterthur or were empty lo

Thank you Martin. With 21 units my odds should should be relatively good to spot one. It will be interesting to see if the they have werbeloks as well. If I get some good shots, I will put them on my

For the first time in many years my wife and I will be visiting Norway instead of me taking one of my annual Swiss rail photography trips. Does anyone know how many "460's" the NSB has? I will probabl

I know this group is Swiss oriented but I just found this photo on Flickr. What a beautiful place! I will have to visit this museum next time I'm in Europe. John https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainpap

I am curious to know what is on the land previously occupied by the Lausanne depot. Last October there was a high construction barrier near the previous location of the turntable so I could not see an

Last October I took the full day Post Bus ride through four Passes; Sustern, Gotthard, Grimsel and Nufenen. Starts and ends in Meirengen and stops in Airolo, Wassen and Andermatt. A wonderful ride. ht

I suggest you go to MySwissAlps.com. This site is all about traveling through Switzerland by train and bus. They have a forum where you can ask questions. John

My history is a little foggy here. Some of the last Re460's had AdTrans maker plates. Were these still made in Winterthur or up in Germany? [Message repaired]

amogles: Thanks very much for your history lesson regarding the 460's. There may have been some technical missteps made along the way but if nothing else, the Pininfarina design is a classic that will

I believe the Re450 was released around the same time as the 460 in the early 90's. Is the SBB planning a major overhaul on these S-Bahn locomotives or will they just get general R1, R2 and R3 mainten

I forgot to mention that one of Miller's big welding competitors in Europe was ASEA. They merged later with BBC to form ABB.

It will be easy to spot the refurbished 460's from a distance. The clearcoat lacquer paint is part of the project. Not only is the locomotive number missing from the front but the number on the side i

I just read the Bahnonline article regarding modernization of the Re460 fleet: http://www.bahnonline.ch/bo/29260/fit-fuer-die-naechsten-20-jahre-die-lok-re-460-wird-modernisiert.htm http://www.bahnonl

How do all the government leaders, execs, etc. normally get to Davos for the annual Economic Forum? Helicopter?

I just saw a story on CNN saying that tourists at Zermatt had to airlifted by helicopter because of blocked tracks. Was this the Gornergrat line or the MGB line? The picture don't tell much. http://ww

Andy: Except for the fact that I never spent the night in Erstfeld, my feelings are the same as yours. I stopped there on every trip, at least 15 times over the last 20 yrs. I was there in 2016 during

I hope they last forever. It is the most beautiful locomotive I have seen. I wish Pininfarina was hired to do more designs.

Markus, Please tell me what this means? Are they out of business? Did they just leave Switzerland? Thanks, John

I was in Switzerland for 8 days centered around Oct.1. Every day is probably different but during my trip there was nothing in Spiez, zero, along the concrete wall by the main station. I saw nothing a

Markus: That was a joke but I am amazed at the amount of information (some trivia) you have. I posted this Flickr photo (which I found by accident) mainly because of the detail of the BLS Re420. The p