On August 9, 2022, it was 175 years to the day since the first Swiss railroad began operations in 1847. The Schweizerische Nord Bahn (Swiss Northern Railway SNB) ran on the 23 kilometers between B... (more)

Front picture of the 4-2-0 D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat", replica built in 1947 of the first swiss locomotive of 1847. The locomotive got a new chimney this year and is operational based in the Rai... (more)

Replica of 1947 of the very first steamlocomotive of Switzerland, the D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" of the Schweizerische Nordbahn (SNB) from Baden to Zürich of 1847. The 4-2-0 was built by Maschinenbau-Ges... (more)

You will seldon have the opportunity to have a look into the smokebox of the very first steamlocomotive of Switzerland. Okay, this is a replica of 1947 of the 4-2-0 D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" of the famou... (more)

D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat", operational replica built 1947 of the first steamlocomotive in Switzerland in 1847. The original locomotive was built by Maschinenfabrik Karlsruhe of Emil Kessler for the Schwe... (more)

In 1847, the first swiss railway (completly in Switzerland) was inaugurated between Zürich and Baden (23 kilometer), built by the Schweizerische Nordbahn (SNB). Soon it was nicknamed "Spanis... (more)

The train of the "Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn" with steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat", a replica from 1947 of the original vehicle dating from 1847, is crossing the river Reuss between Brugg AG and Tur... (more)

In front of the shed in Brugg (AG), steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" (4-2-0) is prepared for her run to Biel together with locomotive "Genf". The "Limmat" is a 1947... (more)

4-2-0 steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" of SBB Historic in front of the shed in Brugg AG, on the occasion of the Bahnpark days. This interesting 150 HP vehicle is a replica, built in 1947 for the... (more)

4-2-0 steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" with the "Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn" cars on the 1.2 % grade from Turgi to Baden on the occasion of the "Depotfest Bahnpark Brugg"... (more)

When the first railway in Switzerland, the Schweizerische Nordbahn (SNB), was built in 1847 between Baden and Zürich (23 kilometers) and inaugurated on august 7th, the 4 locomotives came from Emi... (more)

In 2007, 125 years of the famous Gotthard line was celebrated. The big festival in Erstfeld and Biasca at the beginning of September 2007 was attended by 50000 people. Part of the program in Erstf... (more)

As a surprise, for the opening event of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), the steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" was brought from Brugg (AG) by road transport to Erstfeld. The "Limmat" is an ope... (more)

As a surprise, for the opening event of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT), the steamlocomotive D 1/3 # 1 "Limmat" was brought from Brugg (AG) by road transport to Erstfeld. The "Limmat" is an ope... (more)

The "Spanisch Brötli Bahn" steamlocomotive D 1/3 "LIMMAT" in the roundhouse of the Bahnpark Brugg (AG) on the occasion of the open doors day 2016. This is a replica from 1947,... (more)