"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253, built in 1919, is leaving the 15 kilometer long Gotthard tunnel in Göschenen with the "Erlebniszug San Gottardo" (adventure train San Gottardo) from Bodio/Lavorgo t... (more)

Last year, the iconic "Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 was celebrated for 100 years in service, so it got a new paint in the industrial work in Bellinzona and was polished by the maintenanc... (more)

This day, there were the first "fitness runs" after the Corona shut-down. Every first saturday of each month, the operational vehicles of SBB Historic Erstfeld are moving through the sta... (more)

Electric double Gotthard locomotive Ae 8/14 # 11801, built in 1931 by SLM and BBC with 5416 kW and Buchli drive on 8 axles. Since 1984 operational historic vehicle of SBB Historic in Erstfeld. Thi... (more)

The classic Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11411 "Zug" of SBB Historic in Erstfeld, built in 1955 by SLM, BBC and MFO with 4300 kW. This day, there were the first "fitness runs" ... (more)

Small electric shunter with additional diesel motor, Tem II # 277, of SBB Historic in Erstfeld. Built in 1967 by Tuchschmid, SLM and MFO, with 125 kW when running from the overhead wire and 60 kW ... (more)

Electric double Gotthard locomotive Ae 8/14 # 11801, built in 1931 by SLM and BBC with 5416 kW and Buchli drive on 8 axles. Since 1984 operational historic vehicle of SBB Historic in Erstfeld. Thi... (more)

The iconic "Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 was built in 1919 by SLM and MFO for the SBB, mainly for freight trains on the newly electrified Gotthard line. The 2688 kW locomotive with a maximum veloc... (more)

The iconic "Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 was built in 1919 by SLM and MFO for the SBB, mainly for freight trains on the newly electrified Gotthard line. The 2688 kW locomotive with a maximum veloc... (more)

Two icons of the Gotthard line: The famous TRANS EUROP EXPRESS RAe TEE II # 1053 of SBB Historic, which ran as TEE Gottardo and Ticino between Zürich and Milan over the Gotthard line from 1961 to... (more)

Gotthard express train electrolocomotive Be 4/7 # 12504 of SBB Historic was built in a series of 6 by the SLM and SAAS in 1922 with a Westinghouse drive on 4 axles and a power of 1770 kW. These lo... (more)

2-10-0 four cylinder compound steamlocomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 of SBB Historic, built 1917 by SLM Winterthur, is celebrating 125 years of the Gotthard line through the Alps with a public sp... (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)

Very impressive move of vehicles of SBB Historic over the Gotthard mountain line from Erstfeld to Biasca near the Muhren tunnel between Gurtnellen and Wassen, on the occasion of the celebration of... (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)