Inside the cab of the steam rotary snow blower Xrot d # 9213, built by SLM Winterthur in 1910 for the then independent Bernina Railway as R # 1051. The image, taken with a focal length of 16 mm, i... (more)
The 107 years old "Bernina monster", steam rotary snow blower Xrot d # 9213 shows its capability to the spectators of the event, which is held twice every winter.
Steam rotary Xrot d # 9213 of the Rhaetian Railway clearing the track near the divide between the Bernina creek - Inn - Danube - Black Sea and the Poschiavino creek - Adda - Po - Adriatic Sea. The... (more)
The self propelled 0-6-0+0-6-0 steam rotary snow blower Xrot d # 9213 from 1910 is ready for action near the "Wasserscheide", on about 2230 meter a.s.l., the divide between Inn - Black S... (more)
The self propelled steam rotary snow plow Xrot d # 9213 of the RhB is leaving the shed in Pontresina, ready for the demonstration run the following day on the Bernina pass line. The 0-6-0+0-6-0 wa... (more)
The steam rotary Xrot d # 9214, built in 1912 by SLM as R # 1052 for the Bernina Railway, is turning the 2,5 meter (8,2 ft) wheel with up to 170 revolutions per minute. The steam came through the ... (more)
Steam powered self-propelled rotary snow blower Xrot d # 9213 of the Bernina line (Rhätische Bahn), built by SLM Winterthur as R 1051 in 1910, with rotating blower and opened service flaps on Osp... (more)
It's always a great show when they take the steam-powered rotary Xrot d out of the shed and put it into action, typically together with a "Räumer" to increase clearance and put snow ont... (more)
The "Bernina Monster" is hungry... for more snow! It's always a great show when they take the steam-powered rotary Xrot d out of the shed and put it into action, typically together with ... (more)
Xrot d 9213 and dual-mode (diesel and electric) locomotive Gem 4/4 801 clear the track.
Xrot d at Ospizio Bernina elevation 2256 meter.
Xrot d on its way to Ospizio Bernina. In the background right Piz Uertsch with 3268 meter hight.