... ... but wasn't used for Rkmo 826. I just now received the message of a MOB collaborator who confirmed the fleece, to be put under the track when reworked,...
... Do the tracks get cold in the winter and need wool insulation. My German dictionary has Eng fleece = Ger Fleiss. Ger Fliese is a paving stone. <vbg> In NA...
... In German it is "Vlies-Matten" and Vlies is translated by my dictionary as fleece. ... The vleece is put under the ballast to avoid the mud to penetrate ...
Quite by chance I had to incorporate two (small) sections in our Entwasserungs-System today - but without having to find an English translation. I think that...
... but perhaps matting would > inadequately cover it. ... It is a geotextile that is used to prevent the contamination of the ballast by fine materials. See...
To answer some the questions pertaining to the German end and relying heavily on information from Andreas Christopher and personal observation. The raw...
The following is a report from www.teletext.ch There were 127 SPAD (Signal passed at danger without authority) incidents on Swiss railways in 2007. There has...
Part of the AOMC is closed for nearly 4 months for engineering work: Interruption du trafic Monthey-Ville - Champéry, 28.04 - 23.08.2008 En raison de travaux...
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Richard Bowen ... <...> As it just happens there was a "Bahn TV" documentary about this train last night. A couple of things I...
On Page 102 of the May 2008 Modern Railways it states that a fourth new
Glacier Express train has been ordered to go into service in the summer of
2009 with 4...
... 'Part' is a slight understatement - Monthey - Champéry being nearly 50% of the AOMC route, and the section most 'significant' to enthusiasts. The closure...
P. 102 of the May 2008 Modern Railways states that the Swiss Central line
within Luzern (probably the Zentralbahn) is to be re-located to low level
and...
Hello ... From Google Search: http://www.google.ch/search?q=zentralbahn+luzern+tunnel&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&client=firefox-a Infos...
... I think they /wanted/ to say, "for the fourth pair of trains", because two pairs (four consists) are new Stadler coaches one pair (two consists) are Breda...
From the annual report of Jungfraubahn Holding I learn that five motor coaches from 1970 will get new three phase traction equipment which will improve...
... If only 4 are used with low-floor trailers, then modify one extra for spare to cover maintenance/repair, perhaps. Are all 6 in the new livery? How many of...
This book was published by Eisenbahn Amateur and details SBB coaches from the begining until 1977. It is very hard to get but SBB Historic have a few copies...
Why could they not be renumbered to either 22-70 (or 22-80) 083 and 092 or 5084 and 5093 which they previously were? I assume the steam heating has been...
... Yes all 6 are in new livery and were in use last February. 241-244 (and 251-253) are the low floor driving trailers 119 241 ("Euro 08") 120 264 403 121 268...
Hmmmm, What is the position regarding stock when the ski race takes place each year? Are all the motive power items in use or is the demand not that great? ...
... AFAIK yes, except the old locmotives, that are only doing shunting duties. ... Apart from the He 2/2 51 ...65, there are (showing the number of consists at...
... Entwasserungs-System today - but without having to find an English translation. ... English, but perhaps matting would inadequately cover it. ... ...
... 105 was the motor coach that was brought to Wilderswil together with Bt 225 in April 2005 http://bahnch.railimages.ch/fotos/bahnen/BOB/SPB/ and was flooded...