"Rotary" steam snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic is turning the 3 meter diameter blower wheel, on the occasion of the 2025 open doors day in the Bahnpark Brugg AG. The vehicle was b... (more)

The open flap on the side wall of the “Rotary� steam snow blower Xrot # 100 from 1896 allows a view of the working engine that drives the 3-meter-wide blower wheel. Scene during the open doors... (more)

Steam "Rotary" snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, built in 1896 by Henschel/Cassel/Germany for the Gotthard Railway, pushed by C 5/6 # 2978, is leaving Brugg AG for a demonstration ... (more)

After few runs above Brugg railway park the marvellous type Xrot steam powered snow plough is brough back at the sheads by the class C 5/6 steam locomotive number 2978 and the class Be 6/8 II elec... (more)

The "Rotary" steam snow blower Xrot # 100, built in 1896 by Henschel/Cassel/Germany for the Gotthard Railway, is turning the 3 meter blowing wheel.

Not self propelled steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, under pressure and turning the wheel, is moving onto the turntable in Brugg AG Bahnpark, shoved by not visible diesel shunte... (more)

The steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, under pressure, on the turntable of the Bahnpark Brugg AG. This not self propelled vehicle was built by Henschel/Cassel/Germany for the Got... (more)

On the occasion of the 2022 Open Days at the Brugg AG Railway Park, the Rotary steam snow blower Xrot # 100 from 1896 was shown to the public under steam for the first time after many decades. A f... (more)

The not self propelled steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, built by Henschel/Kassel/Germany in 1896 for the Gotthard railway, is standing on the turntable of the Bahnpark Brugg AG... (more)

The 2,96 meter (9,7 feet) diameter blowing wheel of the "Rotary" steam snow blower Xrot # 100 is turning with up to 140 times per minute and can throw snow up to 90 meter (290 ft) wide. The impres... (more)

Steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, built in 1896 by Henschel & Sohn in Cassel/Germany for the Gotthard Railway, on the turntable of the Bahnpark Brugg AG. This day, a few minutes... (more)

In the "cab" of the "Rotary" steam snow blower Xrot # 100 of SBB Historic, built in 1896 by Henschel & Sohn in Cassel/Germany for the Gotthard Railway. The red lever is the thr... (more)

A very satisfied group in the evening of the 9th february in front of the new operational "Rotary" steam snowblower Xrot # 100 from 1896, on the turntable of the Bahnpark Brugg. What has... (more)

40 years after the steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 was retired and exhibited in the Swiss Museum of Transport (VHS) Lucerne, this 125 years old vehicle was steamed up this day in Brugg AG. Wor... (more)

40 years after the steam rotary snow blower Xrot # 100 was retired and exhibited in the Swiss Museum of Transport (VHS) Lucerne, this 125 years old vehicle was steamed up this day in Brugg AG. Wor... (more)