AFAIK, Germany has also completely stopped used trains for moving mail. I'm not sure about Austria or Italy. I think I have never seen a foreign vehicle in any mail train in Switzerland, and think it

In my understanding a depot is not necessarily a building but can be a site or complex with several buildings, but typically there is some maintenance responsibility. Vehicles can also be stabled outd

Not necessarily. A train coming from Zug or Sargans for example can easily enter the underground part of the station and continue to Oerlikon, Winterthur etc without any change in direction. There is

Concerning Chur-Domat/Ems Isn't there, or wasn't there until quite recently something similar on part of the RBS system?

I think I did mention Pilatus actually ....

The Grimsel tunnel idea has been back in the news lately. The driver behind the project is a high voltage cable link which will largely be built in a tunnel. It seems a railway tunnel could be combine

I can't say what the very oldest equipment is, but some places I would start looking are on the mountain railways, where for example Pilatusbahn and also Rigibahn are getting new equipment so it's a c

I did my universel industrial internship at ABB Transportation inOerlikon (Tramont) the Summer of 1994 just as the Re460 and Re465 were being built, as well as Ge4/4 iii of RhB, BAM etc. I also got to

Re, differences Re460 vs Re465 Correct me if I am mistaken but isn't the mechanical part, including bogies, gearing, motors etc virtually identical between the two types, with the notable differences

I am surprised to see the huge success of the Siemens Vectron locomotive internationally. Just a few years ago it seemed that TRAXX locomotives had a virtually unassailable market dominance. Does anyb

In my experience one's mileage may vary In about November I travelled on the Railjet from Budapest to Zürich. Due to engineering posessions on the Arlberg line we were taken by bus from one of the sta

Schengen, as far as I understand, applies to movement of people and not of goods. Switzerland still has customs agents at borders to enforce the laws and regulations concerning transport of goods. So

Where then is the legal border now? Checks on the train only? Seeing Bad Bhf to Weil is only a few minutes by train, I doubt they can do any serious on-train checks. And what about the reverse. There

I see the SZU website specifically mentions the level crossing at Friesenberg where the trolleybus overhead and that of SZU intersect. The text makes it sound as if a special treatment is being applie

I realized that the RBe4/4 were originally used on express trains, but I did not realize that they had been designed for regional trains. I was always under the impression that this change happened a-

How do they define non essential journeys? I thought we were already supposed to be avoiding non essential travel to make Mr Berset happy about Covid. Or is that mandate no longer in force? Or do we n

If you're interested in trams and light rail, I have an electronic subscription to Tramways and Urban Transit. Admittedly it's not the best magazine on the block and since some of the senior contribut

In case this is of any interest. Before travelling it is recommendable to check the official government websites rather than asking on forums as the rules can change quickly. That said, I have crossed

If you are based in Zürich, and want to do some non-touristic narrow-gauge lines that nevertheless have their charms and are scenic, I would recommend the Bremgarten Dietikon. I would travel from Züri

I recently had a discussion about the absence of a track 1 in Sargans . Is this missing because it once existed and was removed ? Or did it never exist but the number was reserved in case a further tr