With the train "Le Vapeur Swiss Express" the large mountain 241 P # 17 is on the last leg from Basel to Mulhouse. The powerful four cylinder compound 4-8-2 with about 4000 HP and 120 km ... (more)

The former Deutsche Reichsbahn / Deutsche Bundesbahn 4-6-2 express train steamlocomotive 01 # 202, built in 1936 by Henschel/Kassel/Germany, now based in Lyss and operated by association "Pac... (more)

Former Deutsche Bundesbahn express train steamlocomotive 01 # 202 of the association "Pacific 01 202" in Lyss, is leaving the train in Basel SBB to make a triangle run afterwards, for the onward j... (more)

The time had finally come: In November 2014, the newly built tram line from Basel to Weil am Rhein went into operation. This was celebrated with free rides and the use of the historic vehicle 215 ... (more)

Side by side: 185 from DB Schenker and BB 437059 from SNCF FRET. And this on Swiss soil. For the onward journey to Germany, at least one 185 must be removed from the train or switched off. In cont... (more)

The encounter between Tauri of the ÖBB and German trains on Swiss soil in Basel lasted only one year. After that, the Austrian locomotives were replaced by German 101. In any case, the ÖBB Night... (more)

The TER200 96236 of the SNCF runs through Basel St. Johann station. Run by the Alsthom BB 26143, this train leaves Basel SBB at 5:51 p.m. and arrives in Strasbourg at 7:09 p.m. On this hot summer ... (more)

The picture shows the BLS Ae6/8 208 locomotive. The image is based on a scan of a middle size slide. On September 29, 1996, the locomotive was parked in the Dreispitz industrial area in Basel. Beh... (more)

4-6-2 "Pacific" steamlocomotive 01 # 202 of association "Pacific 01 202" is entering Basel Badischer Bahnhof with a train of Zermatt Rail Travel from Lyss to Offenburg-Hausach-... (more)

The 18 Re 465 locomotives of the BLS, built from 1994 to 1997, are undergoing a large refit program after about half of their lifetime. Re 465 # 011 shows the new lime-green paint scheme, standing... (more)

Busy Xmas shopping in Basel downtown on a rainy afternoon.

Xmas tram (Wiehnachtsdrämmli) from the Basler Verkehrs Betriebe. The streetcar #181 has been built in 1925 by the SIG in Neuhausen (Schweiz. Industrie-Gesellschaft).

New meets old. Meeting between the "Churchill" Red Arrow and an ETR 610 trainset from Trenitalia at the Basel SBB station. The Red Arrow was constructed as a unique specimen for the Nati... (more)

TGV Lyria #9222 en route from Zürich to Paris Gare de Lyon is arriving at the Basel SBB station with a slight delay of 4 minutes! This train will only briefly stop at Mulhouse and Dijon before ar... (more)