On the 10 kilometres between Thun and Spiez, the line of the Lötschbergbahn gains about 70 metre with grades up to 1.7 %. Steamlocomotive Eb 3/5 with 4 cars rounds a curve near the former stop of... (more)
The steamtrain to Interlaken with the elegant 2-6-2 tank engine Eb 3/5 is following the river Gürbe on the former Gürbetal-Bern-Schwarzenburg (GBS) line, now belonging to Lötschbergbahn (BLS).
2-6-2 tank engine Eb 3/5 with the 1930' vintage cars in a mix of fog and morning sun, on the way to Berne, Thun and Interlaken. The beautiful steamlocomotive was built by SLM in 1912 and withdrawn... (more)
Engineer Peter is ready for a trip to Hinwil