The Wengernalpbahn (WAB) and the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB) in the Bernese Oberland can celebrate 125 years in service this year. So they celebrate 250 years of cogwheel mountain railways in the r... (more)

Locomotive No.18 'Gündlischwand' rolls into Breitlauenen to cross an uphill train, and to pick up a couple of passengers. SPB trains generally run with the pantograph lowered in the downhill dire... (more)

Four wheel electric rack locomotive No.12 pushes another load of tourists slowly up the hill out of Breitlauenen, with this side on view clearly showing the gradient. No.12 has operated on the SPB... (more)

Four wheel electric rack locomotive No.12 pushes another load of tourists slowly up the hill out of Breitlauenen, with Interlaken and Lake Thun behind. No.12 has operated on the SPB its entire lif... (more)

No.14 is one of the original SBP locomotives, built when the line was electrified in 1914. It is seen here shoving a pair of heritage passenger cars out of Breitlauenen, with the town of Interlake... (more)

SPB locomotive No.19 'Flühbluhme' descends towards Breitlauenen, with Interlaken and Lake Thun in the background. Downhill trains typically run with the pantograph lowered. You can watch a video ... (more)

SPB locomotive No.61 'Enzian,' built 1912, rolls slowly down grade towards Breitlauenen from Schynige Platte, with lake Brienz in the background. You can watch a video from this day here: https://... (more)

SPB locomotive No.18 'Flühbluhme,' built 1911, climbs away from Breitlauenen towards Schynige Platte. What might appear to be sky in the background is in fact the blue waters of Lake Breinz. You ... (more)

SPB locomotive No.18 'Gündlischwand,' built 1910, climbs past a small herd of cows between Breitlauenen and Schynige Platte. A distinctive feature of the Swiss mountains is the constant sound of ... (more)

SPB locomotive No.62 'Alpenrose' propels another train slowly up hill between Breitlauenen and the summit at Schynige Platte. You can watch a video from this day here: https://youtu.be/AoXhSKOpXKM

Another train is starting in Wilderswil up to the Schynige Platte, on 80 cm gauge with Riggenbach cogwheel system. Locomotive He 2/2 # 14 in the rear is shoving the open summer cars B # 3 and B # ... (more)

Train of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB), on 80 cm gauge and Riggenbach cogwheel system, near Wilderswil, going up to the Schynige Platte. Cogwheel locomotive He 2/2 # 14 was built in 1914 by SLM a... (more)

Classic view of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB) on a beautiful clear summer day, with Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the background. Cogwheel locomotive He 2/2 # 13 "Matten" (SLM/BBC 1914)... (more)

Cogwheel train of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB, part of the Berner Oberland Bahnen BOB) on 80 cm gauge track, with open passenger cars B # 3 and 7 and locomotive He 2/2 # 11 at Wilderswil. The 16... (more)

Cogwheel train of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB, part of the Berner Oberland Bahnen BOB) on 80 cm gauge track, with passenger cars B # 46 and 45 and locomotive He 2/2 # 20 "Gsteigwiler" ... (more)