The unique steam motor car CZm 1/2 31 of the former Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn, now running for SBB Historic and operated by "Dampfgruppe Zürich", is on the way home from the event at Koblenz, passing wit... (more)

The two only remaining operational steamlocomotives of the former "Schweizerische Centralbahn" (SCB, 1853-1902) are pulling a train together. In front the Ec 2/5 28 GENF from 1858, usually exhibit... (more)

Eb 2/4 35 of former Jura-Simplon-Bahn is spending the night in front of the shed in Koblenz. On the left the little shunting locomotive E 2/2 of Feldschlösschen brewery Rheinfelden, which was made... (more)

This is the regular, timetabled train 8538 from Waldshut (Germany) (departure 9.33 h) to Koblenz (Switzerland), crossing the river Rhine on the bridge from 1859, date of opening the line. On this ... (more)

Eb 2/4 35 (left) from 1891 of the former Jura-Simplon-Bahn, now running for SBB Historic and operated by a crew from Balsthal, is assisted by the E 3/3 8492 of SBB, just 100 years old, now running... (more)

2-6-2 T Eb 3/5 5819, called "Habersack" took part at the celebration for 150 years of the St-Maurice-Monthey-St-Gingolph line in the lower Valais on the weekend of 29/30 august. The previous day t... (more)

For celebration of 150 years of the line Turgi-Koblenz-Waldshut, the 151 years old steamlocomotive GENF pulled the cars of the "Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn" (Replicas of 1847/1947) with guests over the R... (more)

Ae 3/6 III (2' Co 1') can be seen out on the line very, very rare only. The 1800 HP locomotive for mixed passenger or freight traffic was built in 1926 by SLM and SAAS (Sécheron Genève) as an appr... (more)

It was a great pleasure taking pictures of this unit. We were alone with my friend Jean-Louis Poggi. The weather and the light were perfect. Nobody took notice of our presence and asked anything. ... (more)

Swiss watchmaker's quality!

Built in 1921 by Ateliers de Secheron S.A. in Geneva (Secheron Works - also abbreviated as SAAS) and Schweizerische Lokomotiv & Maschinenfabrik Winterthur (Swiss locomotive and engines shop - also... (more)

Another Swiss wonder, the historic Ae 3/6 II. At that time it used to work one given day per week on revenue trains as any other SBB engine would, and it went almost unnoticed by the SBB staff or ... (more)

The famous SBB two-car red arrow railcar No 1021, the 'Churchill Pfeil' (Churchill Arrow used by the wartime British Prime Minister during a visit to Switzerland in 1946), stands in Immensee stati... (more)

From the famous "Red Arrows" only two vehicles remained operational today. Electric railcar RAe 2/4 1001 from SBB Historic was built in 1935 as CLe 2/4 201 with a top speed of 125 km p.h. and is o... (more)