Hello, I think that the planned upgrades to the St. Margrethen-Lindau-Munich line also included standardization of the platform heights at intermediate stations. I know that this was already an issue

[Full quote has been removed from this message] The EWIV date back to 1983. Older than that, the Eurofima Am (1976) and Bpm (1979). I presume that the new rolling stock is to replace the EWI, EWII coa

[Full quote has been removed from this message] I am surprised that they did not go for a name like MOB Goldenpass SA. Regards Mike C

I remember reading about them in an old edition of the Brown Boveri magazine. I believe that BBC was responsible for some of the electrical components of these units. My father used to receive these m

This is interesting news. In terms of operations, Hupac operates it's own tractive power in Italy (Cesifer = HU). The news release mentions that SBB Cargo will handle the traction in Italy. I wonder w

Nick, there is an abundance of photos on the polier.ch website, especially the photos by P Sutter. http://www.polier.ch/page/archiv/Sutter/Sutter.htm There is also the 1968, 1971 and 1976 editions of

I seem to remember the occasional RBe 4/4 with EWI coaches and Dt or DZt on the Gotthard route in 1971-72 when I was a kid. I think that a few of these trains were also used for local trains on the Be

My understanding of the situation is that the train sections were separated in Lyon. The section intended to go via Modane/Torino/Milano instead went on to Geneva. From Geneva, the passengers were the

It's all in the word... Sabotage is the noun to describe the action Saboter is the verb to describe the action Saboteur is the person who engages in sabotage Sabot is the name of wooden shoes worn in

I forgot about the Simplon being closed for work. That would explain why the passengers were taken all the way to Zuerich before redirecting them to Milano. Mike C

[Delay in delivery due to manually removed full quote] The RhB modified some baggage coaches to provide electrical power for the coaches on some of it's consists. I do not know specifically why the po

The concept of the push pull consist with pilot coach (steuerwagen) aka driving trailer has been around for a while. Since the 1990s, it has become more popular as it means that the locomotive no long

If they are going to route the train via Rotkreuz and then onto the Luzern-Zuerich line from there, it would make more sense to split the train there rather than at Arth-Goldau. Also, what will the po

Is this the consist you saw in Faido? http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=340768 If so, see: http://www.drehscheibe-foren.de/foren/read.php?106,5048722 Regards Mike C

I believe that 4 ETR 470 went to SBB and 5 went to Trenitalia. I am not certain of the allocation of the ETR 610. It may have been 50/50, but may also have been slightly more favorable to Trenitalia.

You can likely replace the Pilatus trip with a ZB ride to the town of Engelberg and a ride up the Titlis. Regards Mike C

The last information that I had heard was that the Susten Pass was already closed between Wassen and Meiringen. The Sustenstrasse is the best way to get close to the Middle and Upper Meienreuss bridge

Andy, if they are going to scrap a number of these loks, then making the crests available to the cities or cantons and auctioning off other collectibles from the lok makes more sense than simply scrap

One of the VAE pilot coaches was damaged in an accident between Rapperswil and Degersheim. Has that Steuerwagen been repaired and is it back in service? Were any of the other coaches also damaged in t

If this is how the trains will be put together, does this mean that the SOB will keep the two ex-RM Re 456 to handle the postal trains and other freight operations that the SOB had been operating? Reg