June 13th, 1913, this alp transit line was opened. 33 tunnels and 22 bridges had to be built. The longest tunnel is the "Loetschbergtunnel", which is 9 miles long and has its summit on 4080 ft. Un... (more)

The 465 with the name of Simplon / Sempione has a Alp Transit promotion scheme (the new Lötschberg transit tunnel) for connecting the south (Italy) with the north (Central Europe).

A spring landscape for this regional train to Zweissimmen.

On the second day of the first Swiss Classic Train (SCT) journey Ae 6/8 205 of the BLS is pulling the train over the Luogelkin viaduct near Hohtenn on the southern ramp to the Lötschberg tunnel.

One of the 12 Re 4/4 II locos purchased from the SBB by the BLS, No 504 formerly SBB No 11123, heads the 12.37 Berne to Luzern train formed of former SBB Swiss Express stock. With the recession ma... (more)

RegioExpress 3270 from Brig to Goppenstein-Spiez is crossing the 136 metre long Bietschtal bridge. A sidewalk is leading the wellknown walking trail "Lötschberg Südrampe" over the gorge. The pas... (more)

Two "Lötschberger" trainsets of the BLS, forming the RegioExpress from Brig to Spiez, are crossing the 136 metre long Bietschtal bridge between Ausserberg and Hohtenn, 78 metre above the ground o... (more)

Another view of Be 5/7 No 163 standing in Goppenstein station in c1927. Compare this photo with my view taken 50 years later (photo id 290641) in 1977. Scanned from a quarter plate film negative b... (more)

One of the 13 2-10-2 (1E1) 2,500hp electric locos, Nos 151-63, built for the opening of the Bern-Lotschberg-Simplon Railway in 1913 stands in Goppenstein station at the south end of the Lotschber... (more)

Aged BLS 1B-B1 electric No 302 from 1920 waits in Spiez station with a freight train from Bern on an August night in 1964.

One of the five BLS double locos, No 271 built in 1959 leaves the Lotschberg tunnel at Goppenstein with a southbound freight train 32 years ago. These engines had a rating of 8,000hp for working t... (more)

Re 4/4 182 and 183 with tank car train 79211 from Cornaux to Häggenschwil (line St.Gallen-Romanshorn) near Tössmühle.

Ae 6/8 205 of the BLS Lötschbergbahn with the new private "Swiss Classic Train" (SCT) of owner Andrew Cook from UK. The 10 cars, including a Salon/Bar, a Pullman, a Service/Kitchen, a Diner, 3 Fi... (more)

A charter train with Re 4/4 179 and 185 top and tail for a group of "kilometre collectors" of the UK is on the way on a very unknown line: the 4.72 kilometre long branch line to the army training ... (more)

The 70 years old Ae 6/8 205 of the Lötschbergbahn away from home rails with a long special (NRE Nostalgie Rhein Express) on the original Gotthard line from Lucerne along the lake to Küssnacht an... (more)