GDe 4/4 6005 ex tpf 101 has been renumbered and modified to match 6001-04 in terms of braking and security. Still lacking is MU and new paint. Only the number...
... TB has the tighter curves than BDWM narrow gauge. And the existing Be 4/8, that will be sold to WSB, have longer carbodys than the new trains and are...
... My guide/friend told me that a lot of Italians commute by train through the Simplon to better-paying jobs in Switzerland. ... yes, this is a slightly...
... That's the idea of PortaAlpina, isn't it? ... Commuting is not really an interesting activity ... However, you should not underestimate the distances...
... Perhaps we should publish a study that says that any train is far better in any respect than any other means of transportation. As pople belive any rubbish...
As there wasn't yet an answer ... ... There were some consits needed for the Lötschberg tunnel trial trains (for anybody who bought a ticket). ... No, this...
... Most questions have been answered, but a very short overview might help: 6 prototypes 11201-06, later renumbered 11101-06 (SLM 4444-4449) were introduced...
Markus wrote: ...and this since 1997... in reponse to my observation that the Arosa line was push n pull worked. In March 2006 I watched a train from Arosa...
... There have always been trains not push&pull operated. In 1969 RhB took delivery of 3 driving trailers - the first at all for RhB - for the Arosa line....
... From: "Guerbetaler" <guerbetaler@...> ... Markus Does this mean that AB ABe4/4 41-43 are now withdrawn like their fellow ABe4/4s 44 and 45? Roger...
... 15.00 on the 18th, the latter I thought I had seen reported withdrawn some time ago. As I suspected, this looks like a regular run out for FO36, viz what I...
... For more details see my message from 28 May 2007 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SwissRail/message/8566 BTW, this is not an SBB website but SBB...
Hello all, I will be visiting the Gotthard in a couple of weeks and am looking into a few photo spots. I know the spots in and around Wassen, but I have...
... Chris, I believe the small road you are looking for is Kirchstrasse as shown on this map http://map.search.ch/silenen The bus passes along Gotthardstrasse...
... Assume you mean this one: http://gotthardbahn.fotopic.net/p6898966.html ... Yes, get off at Silenen Gemeindehaus which is the stop outside the Alptransit...
Hi group, Now the Lötchberg base tunnel is open, does anybody have any information on how much freight traffic is routed through the new tunnel, and how much...
... Shot comes on between 09.30 an 10.00 but only lasts for a couple of hours. This subject has been raised before. As I said before, I found it easier to...
I found this wonderful 10 minute long video of primarily SBB and BLS trains throughout Switzerland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BJs0dh5VcE Just thought I'd...
Since I plan on driving down through that area in September, I am looking for advice for good photo spots. Seeing the photos taken around Silenen, I wonder...
... And thank you very much for doing just that! The first scene is around Därligen which an area I'm modelling in HO. Great timing! -- Tim Timothy A Johnson,...
... equal ... Not really. The previous poster mentioned that he was looking for alternatives to Wassen and a couple of other well known spots. However, there...
... There, it might be interesting to rent a bike at Göschenen station, and to give it back for example at Flüelen, before jumping into the lake ;-) Both...
outch, forgot to post links: http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/mobilitaet/mietvelo.htm http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/mietvelo-uebersichtskarte.pdf ...
... I drove all the way from Altdorf to Wassen last summer ... Good Afternoon to all as this is my first posting to this forum. I think it is fair to say that...