... Some of both - your very use of the American term says a lot... However, Britain has always had a culture of overprotection of people rather than assuming...
... The 2 most dangerous words in the English language..... (Health & Safety)! Its an absolute curse here too (Ireland). The closest I have seen to it in...
... Stop Risk is (was) the label of the SBB internal campaign to reduce work-related accidents. I assume that this would be kind of closest to the Health &...
... We should keep in mind that it's not just about litigation - it's also about people's well-being. While there are certainly excesses of precaution here and...
... There is an anecdote relating to this that sometimes get told by Zürich tram drivers. VBZ has one (or several?) tower wagons of very great age which in...
... A lot what is currently imposed in the name of health and safety has a diminishing small return. The resources available to increase safety are not...
I'm travelling in Switzerland for a few days in about a weeks time. I have 2 specific questions if anyone could supply gen for I'd be grateful. [1] RABDe510...
... They still are running on S16, however their availability has been not very good lately so they do sometimes get replaced with NPZ or DPZ compositions. ...
... A very good point. And let me add my own theory about the increasng number and strindency of warning signs (in all situations, not just on the railways):...
If we really did have "a well-accepted "health and safety" culture" then surely we wouldn't so much obesity, not to mention drug and alcohol abuse. However I...
Hi Nick ... No not direct. I saw it at the 15.9.08 in Duebendorf. http://railimages.senn.ch/fotos/2008/20080915/ Probably the trains rotates with a three day...
... ...and this break will allow to renew the Visp - Brig track. In Glisergrund there is already a huge gravel mountain for this purpose. Markus, Gürbetal...
Today a saw a Lötschberg RE wit Re 465 005 Niesen as motive power: Re 465 005 - A 802 - AB 816 - B 719 - B 723 - SBB B 162 - BDt 915 - A 801 - B 702 - B 713 -...
When you say down what do you mean? I take it that you mean the the GE will not be running at all? Is it just the GE or is the MGB not running or will it...
In addition to the gen Markus posted I would like to add the following:- On 03/10/2008 11280 163 08.14 Basel - Zurich. On 04/10 was the following:- 421379 191 ...
Hi Fionnbarr, Thanks for the offer. Yes, I will be shooting some pictures when I have the chance, but my schedule, at least for the first week, is a killer. I...
Hello, I am hoping to visit Switzerland early next year to see as many AE & RE 4/4s & 6/6s locos as possible, and I am trying to find out which locomotives are...
... From: Monte <mbleasdale@...> Subject: [SwissRail] Out of service AE & RE 4/4s & 6/6s I am hoping to visit Switzerland early next year to see as many...
... running or will it affect the RhB also? As well as the Brig - Visp work mentioned by Markus, there is also a bus service over the Oberalp Pass end October...
General observations from line 600. Passenger loco hauled now many more 460 allocated than my last visit. CIS 151 11112+11304 all the week. Train not in sun on...
... & RE ... Hello Monte, There are some Ae 6/6 and other locomotives that are being stored in Biasca. Some of the Re 4/4II from the first series (11101-11155)...
... Nice pictures, really! But... http://www.linesidephotos-europe.fotopic.net/p54037702.html comes with caption "The famous'postal' but containers are now...
... SOB hasn't ordered any additional FLIRTs yet. If you replace every "are" with "might be" it' s quite correct. SOB is trying to sell Re 456 with Revvivo...
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