Has anyone got any information on whether the BLS changed its blue and cream shades when they updated their rolling stock lettering from B L S to BLS Lötschbergbahn? To my eye the earlier blue looks l

4-day Extrazug run by Dampfverein 241.a.65 for a Swiss church youth organisation. From Zürich with Widmer Rail Services Re 4/4 430 115 throughout, probably sticking for all 4 days. Day 1 Route (13.05.

11114 and EWI/II worked 19:06 Basel-Zürich (31577 replacing 77) last night in place of an unavailable ICE. This is reportedly the last ever passenger use of the stock. Info from David Prior and Bahnfo

Having been “Abgestellt” since 14th Jan, a nice surprise to see 705 back out and diagrammed to work Ilanz trips 5725/5732 and 5757/5766 tomorrow

BAM (MBC) and MOB have jointly requested tenders for 10 locomotives: Maximum weight to be 16 tonnes BAM want four units of which two are to be bimode (it does not specify if this is diesel or battery)

I believe the following allocations to be correct but any updates welcome: 968 Yverdon 974 Zürich 975 Zürich 976 Bellinzona 251 002 Olten 251 004 Olten 251 005 Olten SBB Historic have 966 and 251 003

I have seen a photograph today that shows a Deutsche Bundesbahn Class E40 electric hauling a goods train near Leuk in 1961. The caption stated that a number of these locos were leased to the SBB at th

Am 07.05.2021 um 06:43 schrieb csipromo via groups.io: This was the consequence of a long development between 1935 and 1953. The first coaches appeared with old-type doors in one piece but they had ei

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@SwissRail.groups.io group. /SBB/folding-wing-door.jpg By: Guerbetaler <guerbetaler@...> Description: Door types of light steel coac

File uploaded to RhB folder with the April update. https://swissrail.groups.io/g/main/files/RhB/RhB%20Ge%206_6ii%20Apr%202021.pdf Essentially the 3 remaining operable loks - 702, 703, 707 - were appea

https://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1000001&lang=1&file=siem_22359_60&action=image Railcolor.net has 193 490 listed as leased by SBB Cargo International as of unspecified date Can anybody confirm

http://viewer2:viewer2@.../cgi-bin/media.cgi?action=getSnapshot&channel=2 Looking at this webcam recently there appears to be some construction of mains electricity power lines on the ledge above the

BLS are buying 25 more Vectron locos from Siemens to be delivered 2020-2025. They will be passed for Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland and Belgium in addition to Switzerland. German press release: http

BLS have announced that these units will enter passenger service on Monday 10th May between Bern and Neuchatel. https://www.bls.ch/de/unternehmen/medien/medienmitteilungen/2021/05-04-einfuehrung-mika

Am 03.05.2021 um 13:20 schrieb tudor erich via groups.io: No, it hasn't. The old Lötschberg tunnel was alread rebuilt for many km when the request for additional money was placed. Thus Marti will get

Is this something that has happened before with the BLS top tunnel?

Am 03.05.2021 um 11:29 schrieb Martin Baumann: The company isn't MGB but MGI. MGI is owned by Confederation and cantons and is owner of the whole infrastructure. MGB is a railway undertaking only owni

These three locos are parked together in Landquart station area this evening. I haven’t come across any mention previously - does anyone have the background ?

[message repaired as text-only] Hello, The Schweers and Wall 'Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz' shows 2 closed sections of SBB line near Zurich, does anyone have any information about them, including photos?: 1

Diagrams for New Year’s Day show 602 as “Abgestellt” ... after a busy summer might it have worked its last ? P.S. 705 has also been “on repair” for a couple of weeks ...