Another heavy ramp with 1.3 % from Brugg VL (jointline) up to the Bözberg tunnel which the steamtrain with 241 A 65 and 241 P 17 had to conquer. The train has just passed the 185 metre long Villn... (more)

Two large ex French Railways (SNCF) 4-8-2 locomotives with the long special "Vapeur Swiss Express" on the 1.8 % (max 2.1 %) ramp from Lausanne on the Lake Geneva up to Puidoux-Chèxbres. First is ... (more)

When entering Winterthur station, steamlocomotive 241 A 65 with her charter train is meeting a departing doubledeck commuter trainset "DPZ" of the Zürich S-Bahn-system, going as "S 16" to Herrlib... (more)

Europe's largest handfired operational steamlocomotive, the ex French Railways 241 A 65 made a round trip through eastern part of Switzerland today. The beautiful 4-8-2 is leaving the station of E... (more)

Association "241A65" moved with her large 4-8-2 steamlocomotive and all material from the previous base in Burgdorf to the new domicile in Full (Argovie), on the single track freight only line Ko... (more)

The french 241 A 65, now based in Burgdorf/Switzerland, made a round journey for training the crew. This 4-cylinder-compound "Mountain" (system De Glehn) isn't easy to drive for the engineer. The ... (more)

European steam locomotives are in general much lighter than american, axleload is only about 2/3. This french 4-cylinder-compound "Mountain" has an extremly elegant running gear. The 1931 built 24... (more)

Departure with the orient-express

this engine during a testrun after a major over-haul, she is the "puller " of the Orient-express across europe!!!!

Christmas train Former Swedish national Railway`s, build 1914