For the celebration of 150 years of the line Fribourg-Lausanne, a steam train circulated from Berne to Lausanne and back with 2-10-0 four cylinder compound C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" and 4 cars of th... (more)

Steamtrain for the celebration of 150 years of the line from Balliswil - Fribourg to Lausanne. C 5/6 # 2978 is rolling down the line from Neyruz towards Fribourg with the train from Lausanne.

The steamtrain of SBB Historic for the celebration of 150 years of the line from Lausanne to Fribourg (-Berne), pulled by four cylinder compound 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant", on ... (more)

The steamtrain for the celebration of 150 years of the line from (Berne-) Balliswil-Fribourg-Lausanne, pulled by four cylinder compound 2-10-0 C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant", is crossing the 332 meter lo... (more)

At first glance one might think that the C 5/6 2958 "Elephant" (2-10-0) was about to drive off. But the locomotive is prepared as an exhibit for the "Locorama" in Romanshorn only.

"Elephant" C 5/6 2978 with a special from Neuchâtel up to St-Sulpice in the Travers valley is leaving Auvernier and starting in the 2.0 to 2.5 % grade up to Travers.

Freight steamlocomotive (2-10-0, 4 cylinder compound) C 5/6 2978 with train 33369 from Neuchâtel via Biel to Zollikofen (-Olten) between Busswil and Lyss. The train was running on the occasion of... (more)

On the second day of the celebration for the anniversary of 150 years railway Neuchâtel-Pontarlier, C 5/6 2978 pulled a 4 car train from Neuchâtel up to Travers and St-Sulpice. The train is just... (more)

Four-cylinder compound 2-10-0 No 2962 awaits a call that may never come while on standby duty at Basel SBB depot.

Four-cylinder compound 2-10-0 No 2958 is on standby duty at Olten depot in 1964. There were 28 of these locomotives built by SLM in 1913-17 numbered 2951-78. Known as 'Elephants' No 2978 was the l... (more)

The conductor (in Switzerland: Zugführer) in a historic uniform is just handing trainorders to the engineer of steamlocomotive C 5/6 for the return trip to Neuchâtel-Biel-Delémont.

When the railway from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel was built (inaugurated 1860) it was intended to be an important international line from Paris to the Orient...so the roadbed was prepared for two tr... (more)

With 4 passenger cars (about 160 tons) on the drawbar the "Elefant" is storming up the Areuse gorge (2.1 % grade). The train to Fleurier in the Travers valley is just leaving the 55 m short La Log... (more)

2-10-0 Gotthard freight steamlocomotive called "Elefant" is just starting in the 2.5 % grade from Sonceboz up to the Pierre Pertuis in the Jura mountains. The train comes from Fleurier in the Trav... (more)

"Elephant" 2978 (2-10-0, 4-Cylinder Compound, built 1917 by SLM Winterthur) is celebrating 125 years of the Gotthard line through the Alps with a public special, below Gurtnellen on the northern a... (more)