Before pulling a train over the Furka mountain line, the steamlocomotives are undertaking an about 1 kilometer warm-up run till the start of the rack section in the Furkareuss gorge. HG 4/4 # 704 ... (more)

Overview of the facilities of the Furka mountain steam railroad (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke/DFB) in Realp as well as part of the station of the Matterhorn-Gotthard railroad (MGBahn), in the backg... (more)

0-8-0 T HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke is pulling train 154 from Oberwald to Realp along the Furkareuss near Realp, passing the Hippsche Wendescheibe entrance signal. On the right... (more)

0-8-0 T HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke is being turned on the turntable of the depot Realp, while scoolchildren are watching the scene. In the shed is diesel vehicle (tractor) Tm ... (more)

Steamtrain 133 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) left Realp DFB shortly for the journey over the Furka pass to Gletsch and Oberwald in the Valais. Here there is an about 1 kilometer long se... (more)

Much to see when you have a look from the mountain down to the station of Realp DFB on August 19, shortly before 10 am. The cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704, built by SLM Winterthur in 1923 f... (more)

A group of schoolchildren wearing yellow high-visibility vests enjoy a guided tour of the depot at the Furka-Bergstrecke steam railroad (DFB) in Realp. They observe the preparations for the journe... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling train 133 from Realp over the Furka pass to Oberwald through the gorge of the Furkareuss near Realp. Due t... (more)

800 horsepower 4 cylinder compound cogwheel steam locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) in the highest station of the line, Furka DFB on 2160 meter a.s.l. The locomotive... (more)

For the jubilee event of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke in Gletsch, celebrating 30 years since the expedition "Back to Switzerland" to Vietnam, 20 years since the re-opening of the line... (more)

Impressive cylinder block with high and low pressure cylinders and the corresponding valve boxes of the four-cylinder steam rack-and-pinion locomotive HG 4/4 # 706 of the Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrec... (more)

The powerfull 800 HP 0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704, built by the SLM for Vietnam, is pulling train 154 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) from Oberwald to Realp, between Gletsc... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB)/steam railway Furka mountain line) is pulling the train 154 from Oberwald to Realp on the 11.8 % grade between Gletsc... (more)

In the cab of 4 cylinder compound cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the DFB, built in 1923 by the SLM Winterthur. Perfectly renovated by the group Uzwil of the DFB and masterpiece of Jakob ... (more)

Masterpiece from the SLM Winterthur. The cogwheel steamlocomotives of type HG 4/4 were procured in nine copies from 1923 onwards by the French colonial administration for use on the rack railroad ... (more)