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)
A Swiss Krokodil in normal service hauling the 17.00 pick-up freight from Bauma to Winterthur shortly before the last of these venerable locos were withdrawn from normal service.
Following the breakdown of several Eurostar trains in the Channel Tunnel due to snow ingress on Friday 18th December, a number of test runs were carried out after extra snow screens had been fitte... (more)
DR 01.5 Pacific No 01 531 leaves Honebach tunnel shortly after crossing the border from East Germany to the west with the 08.22 Leipzig to Monchen Gladbach.
This former USATC S-160 2-8-0, No Tr203 325 built by Baldwin, peforms the sad task of pulling apart the remains of another steam loco as it is torched. This engine was the pride of the depot and h... (more)