The 2009 timetable is now working properly at the www.sbb.ch journey planner. Tables from the new timetable can be downloaded the following procedure: At...
The following article describes the possible abolition of systematic checks of passengers at Swiss land borders on December 12: http://tinyurl.com/6pmpkr Until...
... Border immigration controls will cease, but not custom controls. So not a lot will change. Those times I've detrained at Basel SNCF I've never seen the...
... French and Swiss border officials still make checks in Basel station and on the trains, though less than they used to. Newspaper articles I have read ...
... Somehow SNCF seems to always find a way not to properly implement a clockface teimtable though, since they still have lots of exceptions and departure...
Getting slightly off topic but I have two comments: ... Not true, SNCF has no say. All regional services are owned by the regions so it is the regions that are...
... Like the Swiss cantons, the French regions have to negotiate with the people who run the railway. A region that wants a new timetable without RFF's ...
... Even if population density is low on can still integrate the few trains in a clockface schedule. ie. having a departure at 8:20, 12:20 and 17:20 is easier...
Hello! I`m trying to identify what year a photo I have seen was taken. Clues:- FO. Goschenen works still in use, sportswagens in use. SBB. The old kiosk at...
... Are you referring to 3 separate photos? I would think that it would be hard to see Goeschenen, Arth Goldau and the RhB in a single photo. Re: SOB Lok. The...
... The sport fans transporting devices were introduced in 1999. The Filisur webcam showed an un-rebuilt station in spring 2004 but you will find the plattform...
Does anyone have a clear idea on when the DFB expect to extend their operation from Gletsch to Oberwald and thus complete the old Glacier Express route? Will...
For those interested, yesterday 420.160 in full Cargo livery worked train IC672 into Basel, 11173 is still also working for SBB-P with 3826 on its list for the...
... Wood is the material. It is what trees are made of, and it is what timber is made of. Timber (lumber is more or less a synonym if I'm not mistaken) is just...
... not ... Firstly, Timber is UK English, Lumber is North American English Technically, in UK English Timber is wood at any time, even before it is 'dead',...
Due to the late delivery of the 535 class railcars 525 class units will be taken from the S1 (Fribourg-Thun) from the timetable change to work those trains...
... Nobody ever said that ALL NINAs from S1 are needed for the RE trains. Bombardier promised to deliver 9 RABe 535 before timetable change, so only 4 RABe 525...
From the timetable change the following trains will be worked by Re 484: 0707 Bellinzona-Milano C 0855 1409 Bellinzona-Milano C 1535 1809 Bellinzona-Milano C...
So with the BLS having extra loco hauled together with this I am loking at flights for December as we speak. However one question I have is (not that I am...
The report (from the Eisenbahn Amateur website) just said "SBB Cargo Re 484" Hopefully those that did not work previously as I am sure I'm not alone in having...
Program for 3 - 5 April 2009 approved and Bookings being accepted. Full details available on request Program for 12/13 September 2009 in progress of planning...
BahnforumCH reports 11401 is now likely to be plinthed in Bellinzona, it did not state if this would be at the works or the station The same report says SBB...
Crew training of Tessin based crews is being undertaken on the following service trains which are therefore not loco hauled. This will not necessarily happen...
... following ... circumstances ... yesterday and ... Aren't the ICNs scheduled to replace locomotive pulled consists on those routes in a few weeks? The RAe...
In the new timetable the following trains will have two Re 460. It is not clear if this is for all or part of the journey 710 0611 St Gallen-Geneve Aeroport...