Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling train 154 from Oberwald over the Furka pass to Realp, above the Gletsch spiral tunnel on a grade of 11.0 %... (more)

Train 157 (called "Gegenzug" = train in the opposite direction then the "main train")of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) from Realp to Oberwald with cogwheel steamlocomoti... (more)

Engineer Fredy is awaiting "highball" on Muttbach-Belvedere station of the DFB, to open the throttle of the 800 horsepower 4 cylinder compound cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704, to pull train ... (more)

The 0-8-0 T cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is coming down the 11.0 % grade above Oberwald with train 133 from Realp over the Furka to Oberwald. The ... (more)

On this day, the former Vietnam cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling a timetabled nearly 70 ton train over the Furka mountain line from Realp to Obe... (more)

Spectacular mountain landscape with a little cogwheel steamtrain. The HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling train 154 from Oberwald to Realp up the 11.0 % grade below Gl... (more)

The 0-8-0 T cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is coming down the 11.0 % grade above Oberwald with train 133 from Realp over the Furka to Oberwald. The ... (more)

The 0-8-0 T cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling the nearly 70 ton heavy train 154 from Oberwald to Realp, above the 578 meter long Gletsch spi... (more)

On this day, the former Vietnam cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling a timetabled nearly 70 ton train over the Furka mountain line from Realp to Obe... (more)

The four cylinder compound cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (steam railway Furka mountain line) reached the highest station, Furka DFB, on 2160 meter a.s.l.... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 reached Gletsch with train 134 from Oberwald to Realp and is taking water. The locomotive, which was built in 1923 for Indochina (Vietnam), never ran in Switz... (more)

Firing the 800 hp cogwheel steam locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the steam railway Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) on the stady gradient of 11.0 % from Gletsch (1762 m a.s.l.) up to Muttbach-Belvedere (2120 me... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is turned on the turntable of Furka DFB station. From here to Gletsch and Oberwald, the locomotive is running chimney... (more)

Cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) reached Furka DFB station with train 134 from Oberwald to Realp shortly. The locomotive has to be turned on the turnt... (more)

4 cylinder compound cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) in Furka DFB station. On 2160 meter a.s.l. there is still some snow in mid july. The running gear... (more)