The British railway trade journal Railway Gazette International is reporting that cantons of Bern and Valais and electricity distribution company Swissgrid have unveiled a SFr580m plan for the constru

---In SwissRail@..., <muesche2-swissrail@...> wrote : Anybody in search of a little sensation? <http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/a1511251300930 http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/fili

A summary of significant changes in the 2016 timetable is now available on the SBB web site in English. On the international front, travellers from the UK may be interested that there would appear to

Georg Trueb reports on Railpicures.net that Ce 6/8 III no. 14305 of SBB Historic will leave Switzerland at the end of the month bound for Sweden where it will take part where it will take part in the

Yesterday's Filisur webcam pictures showed a train of sectional buildings heading south, presumably to the Albula tunnel workings. This morning it came back with the same load. The Preda webcam shows

The British rail business magazine Railway Gazette International reports that BLS Cargo has announced an order for Siemens to supply 15 Vectron multi-system electric locomotives on March 27. They are

As I understand it, the Golden Pass system does not work like this. Through the gauge change section, there are in fact three pairs of rails, all with the same centre line. The gauge changing vehicles

Plenty of Ge6/6 II action on the Filisur Webcam today, with 701 and 706 both on passenger diagrams. http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/m1502041102090 http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webc

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See http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/m1412121026725 http://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/m1412121026725 Don Newing

As far as I can make out, they will get three extra for free, but the option for a further batch of trains (which is not yet confirmed) will be reduced by 3. Don Newing

Report in English from Railway Gazette http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/sbb-gets-free-trains-following-double-deck-delays.html http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger

The first of the new Bombardier Flexity trams 5001has entered service on route 8. Photos by André Knoerr . 2014-11-14, Basel, Bahnhof SBB (Aeschengraben) https://www.flickr.com/photos/fototak/15605002

They are reported on the Jungfraubahn web site http://www.jungfrau.ch/nc/en/company/media/media/detail/archive/2014/09/article/neuer-pano-wagen-der-wengernalpbahn-wird-angeliefert-2878/ http://www.jun

Interesting pictures by Georg Trueb on Railpictures.net of new Stadler units for Moscow being exported via the Rhine. The first four units are being built in Switzerland. They are built to Russian tra

Markus wrote: I must confess I am not a regular reader of Luzerner Zeitung myself, but in response to the reports here, I remembered having seen seen something on bahnonline.ch last month, which lead

This thread seems to have overlooked an announcement in Luzerner Zeitung that, following public protest, that SBB has, at least in part, gone back on its former plans. Part of the area will be used fo

Luzerner Zeitung reports that BAV have approved the RhB's plans for a new Albula tunnel. http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/schweiz-sda/Gruenes-Licht-fuer-neuen-Albulatunnel;art46447,37

I'm not a cyclist, but this site is good for all non-motorised travel. http://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/schweizmobil.html http://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/schweizmobil.html Don Newing

Stadler Rail reports that it has restored SSB Historic's RAe TEE II 1035 to multi voltage operation. http://www.stadlerrail.com/en/news/2014/03/27/stadler-overhauls-tee/ http://www.stadlerrail.com/en/