https://company.sbb.ch/de/medien/medienstelle/medienmitteilungen/detail.html/2020/8/2608-1 German press release on planned changes from 13.12.2020 Towards the bottom of the page there are links to tho

Noticed today that there is the first of these back after the covid service reduction. 6054 07:10 St.Maurice - Renens 6069 17:26 Lausanne - St.Maurice

In this video: https://www.facebook.com/Bahnportraits02/videos/345311906477683/ you can see a single-lens signal at the tunnel mouth. I have only seen this before in Switzerland at a buffer stop (perm

It appears that DB are starting a modification programme on ICE-1 sets 72 to 90 to make them German only again after their replacement by ICE-4 sets on services beyond Basel to Zürich/Chur/Interlaken.

On April 23, 2020 I photographed the mid-day Rekingen AG - RBL freight train headed by Re 4/4 I 10016 at Siggenthal-Würenlingen AG. The loco is owned by "Verein Erhalt historische Elektrolokomotive Ae

Stopping trains between Spiez and Interlaken will cease at end of traffic 12.12.2020 FAULENSEE LEISSIGEN DÄRLIGEN stations will all close though the latter two will remain remotely controlled crossing

Information from an RhB employee on the German Drehscheibe forum. 602 is being repaired and is expected to return to service shortly. 701 is being used for parts and will almost certainly not run agai

A member of the Swiss Railways Society has asked: Are the standard dimensions for infrastructure on the Swiss railway network, or for its constituent operators, published anywhere? I'm referring to th

Question here about the history of RBe push-pull sets for the purposes of correct formations on a model railway. This isn't very long ago, but memory can play tricks. From memory, when the S-Bahn Züri

Mixed operation in any state of modernization was always possible, except, if I'm not mistaken, around 1964 (RBe 1401-06 and DZt 1901-06). Very early in S-Bahn-operation, blue and white vehicles turne

Reilasingen to Singen will re-open to passengers on August 16th http://www.zrt.ch/uploads/media/ZRT_Dampf_Etzwilen-Singen.pdf

Reichenau-Tamins to Ilanz is currently closed due to a derailment. An unconfirmed report says the train concerned is the Erlebniszug with 602 No further information at present.

Photos from last weeks trip now online at https://flickr.com/photos/60594715@N07/sets/72157715198604437 Any questions just shout. Cheers Mark

My brother landed at Geneva this afternoon and there is a green power car parked in the tunnel at GVA Aeroport station. I thought I'd be able to identify it immediately (looks like an old GFM car or s

Hello all! As the opening of the Ceneri base tunnel is scheduled for September 4, I am interested what infrastructure projects will follow on the north-south corridor. According to what I learned, the

In three batches 1990-2000 SBB bought 41 D 51 87 92-70 from SNCF to work in pushpull trains with EWIV coaches. (Another 7 went to BLS 1990/1991 including one for parts; these were withdrawn in Decembe

I didn’t notice at the time, but 701 went into Landquart for attention after working diagram #202 on 14th July. Initially it was under periodic inspection (“Bestellter Fz“), and due out on 5305 diagra

Tuesday 21st MGB 21 RE211 The 2 BLS 420 turns were 501/2 MOB 6003 FT2111 And then SBB stuff seen between yesterday afternoon and this morning in the Zurich / Basel area: 420 204/5/6/9/10/11/13/14/15/1

SBB Saturday 18th Couple of 421s viewed whilst passing through Zürich: 421 394 EC195 421 383 IC486 RhB Seen in service between 18th to 20th were: 611/12/13/15/16/17/18/21/22/23/24/25/26/30/31 641/642/

MÁV Historic have bought the following A 50 85 18-35 712-6 A 50 85 18-35 713-4 A 50 85 18-35 714-2 A 50 85 18-35 716-7 A 50 85 18-35 717-5 B 50 85 20-35 721-3 B 50 85 20-35 725-4 B 50 85 20-35 729-6 B