I've been sent a couple of photos of freights on the Gotthard with the assisting lok mid-train (no banker). Does anyone know when this practice was discontinued and why ?

Happy New Year and thank you for all of the interesting discussions, information and for sharing your love of Swiss trains. Regards Mike C

This class is under threat with currently only 9 in traffic and most a long time out of works: 11350 Stored RBL 11351 in traffic last overhaul R2 11.04.2014 11352 stopped 06.2020 11353 stopped 28.03.2

I understand that two Be 4/4 transets were recently sold to the MGB. Any further info? Where the trains will be used? Trains are Be 4/4 515 (Be 4/4 515, B 2413, B 2418, ABDt 1716) and Be 4/4 514 (Be 4

I found this photo by J Vernet of a BDe 4/4 and an EWI Steuerwagen. What makes this interesting is that the Steuerwagen is a Bt. The first class section has been replaced by second class. Was this dur

420 501 502 504 are all now stored at Frutigen

As reported by Bahnforum: 4080, 17:39 Zweisimmen-Interlaken, the last BLS use of EWIII, was spoiled by thieves stealing parts of the interior fittings and even using screwdrivers to do this. Police at

11187 went for scrap today, 27.09.2018 11231 is withdrawn and is currently being stripped of parts at Zürich RBL The following locos remain stored out of service: 11166 RBL 11183 Bellinzona 11236 Full

The last train ran today as the quarry is now exhausted https://www.asmobil.ch/de/aktuelles/ende-der-kiestransporte-im-seeland.html (German press release)

523 501 has been handed over for type approval and test. Initially seven were ordered fro Bern to La Chaux de Fonds. This service has since gone to BLS and they will now first be used on Basel-Zürich

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 06:25 PM, Martin Baumann wrote: > > The football coaches are 50 85 21-73 501 to 532. These are normally kept for > match special trains but I have seen them in service trains >

12 December 2021 to 13 March 2022 now availabe at https://www.rhbclub.ch/de/saisonale-lokdienste or https://www.rhbclub.ch/en/seasonal-allocations

Overnight there was a collision at Wangen bei Olten. Details are unclear so far. It is unknown if anyone was injured, but 11297 is reported to be seriously damaged

SER 12/2021 has arrived today. They write that MGB HGe 4/4" 101-109 should be modernized by mid-2023. But they don't say, which one of 1-5 will become 109. The cure in Bellinzona will take 20 weeks fo

RhB, MOB/MVR and ASM are the first companies to have delivered their graphic timetables 2022 https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/de/archiv/grafische-fahrplaene.html

4073 420 501 AD 001 A 010 A 024 B 008 B 015 Bt 992 4072 420 502 AD 005 A 021 A 018 B 003 B 014 Bt 996 420 504 is currently parked in a siding just south of Spiez on the Interlaken line. It is with DB

The tour was run to celebrate the 100th birthday of Be 4/6 12320 but this was not the only motive power to feature: BDe 4/4 1643 worked the train from Winterthur to Zürich via Waliesellen and Wipkinge

RhB intend that all will be withdrawn by this time next year, with one preserved by the company. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung published a report on the RhB today including their reported travelling on 705

11147 17.07 Chur 11299 17.37 Singen, 11146 on the blocks 11154+11144 17.59 Basel

19923 450 034 vice Lion 19924 212+206 19925 213+220 19927 203+228 19929 221+220 Also 11147 764 08:59 Zürich-Basel