Appenzeller Bahnen

Altstätten Stadt Februar 2013
Gais Bahnhof 2013

W A B – Wengernalpbahn

Grindelwald interchange with the BOB 1 June 1978
Grindelwald interchange with the BOB 1 June 1978
passing tracks at Brandegg station 1 June 1978
The nice landscape above Grindelwald 1 June 1978

Wengernalpahn is a 19.091 km long, 800 mil (2 ft 7.5 in) gauge rack railway line which runs from Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald -two branches- to Kleine Scheidegg, making it the world’s longest continuous rack and pinion railway.

M I B Meiringen – Innertkirchen Bahn

BIM Bem 4/4 Innertkirchen on 1 June 1978 a former OEG 1952 build motorcar 65 bought and rebuild in 1977 and scrapped in 1999
Innertkirchen 1 June 1978
Just after departure in Innertkirchen Bem 4/4 no 7 on 1 June 1978 seen running towards Meiringen

MIB started in 1946 with battery powered motorcars on the former construction line of a powerplant. Today it is still orned by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) and powered with a 1200 Volts DC overhead line, 4,99 km lenght, 1000 mil track.

BVZ & FO Bahnen

Zermatt in 1978 May 30 BVZ Deh 4/4 Täsch just arrived from Brig
BVZ HGe 4/4 13 Zermatt 30 May 1978
Freight handling in this no auto allowed village was done 100 % by train, Zermatt with BVZ Ge 3/3 72 on 30 May 1978

BVZ Brig Visp Zermatt Bahn and FO Furka Oberalp Bahn were merged into the MGB – Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn

The Gottard Line

The tunnel was built from 1871 to 1881. Construction was surveyed by the Swiss engineer Louis Favre, who suffered a fatal heart attack inside the tunnel in 1879. Construction was difficult due to financial, technical and geological issues, the latter leading to the death of around 200 workers (the exact number is not known) mainly due to water inrushes; many were also killed by the compressed air-driven trains carrying excavated material out of the tunnel. There were also serious health issues caused by an epidemic of hookworm infection [2]. A strike of the workers in 1875 was crushed by the Swiss Army, killing four and wounding 13.

There is a memorial for the dead workers near the station building at Airolo, created by the artist Vincenzo Vela.

SBB Re 4/4 11237 and Re 6/6 11686 Hochdorf (This Gotthard combination is nicknamed Re 10/10) passing Bhf Wassen – Kanton Uri Gotthard line north ramp 27 May 2011
SBB ETR 470-005 ex Cisalpino passing Bhf Wassen – Kanton Uri Gotthard line north ramp 27 May 2011. Not happy with its poor performance SBB will take its 4 sets out of service in 2014
Mixed freight powered by DB-Schenker 185-095 and 185-111 passing Bhf Wassen – Kanton Uri Gotthard line north ramp 27 May 2011 on their way to Italy
Re 6/6 11652 and Re 4/4 11177 Wassen 27 May 2011

BLS the old Line

Brig
BLS169 and 163 at Goppenstein with auto shuttles on 16-5-2007
Between Ausserberg amd Eggerberg 12-6-2007
BLS 167 arriving in Kandersteg 13-6-2007
BLS Re 465-019 and sister Kandersteg 12-6-2007
BLS -5-2007
BLS 485-006 plus sister loc coming through Brig 13-6-2007

Die Neue Eisenbahn-Alpentransversale (NEAT) ist ein Grossprojekt der Schweiz, das zur Verbesserung des Eisenbahn-Transitverkehrs in Nord-Süd-Richtung dient, um eine Verlagerung des Schwerverkehrs von der Strasse auf die Schiene zu erreichen. Die Abkürzung NEAT wurde später durch den sprachunabhängigen Namen

SBB-CFF before 1990

18-6-1977 Buchs St Gallen Ae 4/7 11007
SBB-CFF Re 4/4 1 – 10037 Buchs 19-6-1977
Bad Ragaz with Ae 3/6 on 23 June 1976
23 June 1976
SBB Re 4/4 1 no 10004 arriving at Lüzern 4 June 1978

SBB-CFF state Railways

SBB dual voltahe emu’s on S! run through to Mulhouse France here at Basel SBB Bhf 16-5-2007 aphv
SBB Cargo Am 843-081 at Brig 16-5-2007
Goppingen on the BLS line 2 SBB elocs 6 x and 4 x together nicknamed Re10/10 by Swiss railfans speed through with a north bound steel train 16-5-2007 aphv
Lalden
SBB Roter Pfeil (or Churchill Pfeil) RAe 4/8 1021 passing Wassen station, Kanton Uri on the north section of the Gotthard railway 27 May 2011

MOB

Zweisimmen 24 June 1997
Zweisimmen 24 June 1997
MOB Zweisimmen classic Emu 1 March 2009
MOB CIWL carriages Zweisimmen 1 March 2009
MOB Zweisimmen in Golden Pass colours 1 March 2009
MOB Zweisimmen 1 March 2009

Rigi Bahnen

21 aug 2004 Vitznau-Rigi Bahn3. Te Rigi Staffel komen de beiden lijnen te samen en liggen naast elkaar voor de laatste 100 meter naar de ntop van de berg. Een trein uit Vitznau met fietsenwagentje voorop klimt de laatste meters naar de top.
21 aug 2004 Rigi Bahn. Te Fruttle staat RB16 stil om water te nemen en de touristische passagiers de gelegenheid te geven de benen te strekken en eventueel een foto te maken.
Arth Goldau with Rigibahn lok 16 and museum train on 21 August 2004
Arth Goldau terminus Rigibahn on 21 August 2004
VRB3 at Kaltbad-Fitst 21 August 2004
VRB3 in Vitznau 21 August 2004

Verkehrshaus Luzern

Interessant und abwechslungsreich erleben Sie die Entwicklung des Verkehrs und der Mobilität – gestern, heute und morgen – auf der Strasse, der Schiene und dem Wasser, aber auch in der Luft und im Weltall.

SBB Bahnhof Verkehrshaus Luzern with arriving SBB Flirt from Stadler 15-10-2009
ABw 2/5 no 9 Regional du Val de Travers self propelled steam passenger car Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
SBB C 5/6 Nr 2965 Elefant Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009 The last build largest steamlocomotives in Switserland were these Gotthardbahn engines. 30 Were build by SLM between 1913 and 1916 when the decision was taken to electrify the Gotthard line.
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009
Verkehrshaus Luzern 15-10-2009

Gregs impressions

Brig 16 Oct 2009
Brig 16 Oct 2009
Brig 16 Oct 2009

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn

MGB (FO & BVZ)

Die neue Bahngruppe umfasst drei Gesellschaften mit folgender Unternehmensstruktur:

1. Die BVZ Holding AG sowie Bund und Kantone halten je 50 Prozent der Aktien der Aktiengesellschaft Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. Diese stellt eine einheitliche Führung der Bahngruppe sicher. Zudem kann Sie auf Mandatsbasis Geschäftsführungsaufgaben für Dritte wahrnehmen.

2. Die Matterhorn Gotthard Verkehrs AG umfasst den gesamten Bahnbetrieb mit dem Rollmaterial, den Depots, dem Nebenbetrieb und dem dazugehörenden Unterhalt sowie dem Linienbetrieb auf der Strasse. Die Aktien werden zu 75 Prozent von der BVZ Holding AG und zu 25 Prozent von Bund und Kanton gehalten. Die Gesellschaft erfüllt die Auflagen des Bundesamts für Verkehr zur Ausrichtung von Dividenden.

3. Die Matterhorn Gotthard Infrastruktur AG umfasst Fahrbahn und Fahrleitungen, Betriebsleitstellen, Bahnhofgebäude und die Werkstätten für technische Dienste. Die Aktien der Infrastruktur AG werden zu 100 Prozent von der Öffentliche Hand (Bund, Kantone UR, GR und VS) gehalten.

MGB Brig -5-2007
MGB Brig -5-2007
MGB Brig -5-2007
MGB Brig -5-2007
HG4 4/4 1 no 36 MGB Brig 17-5-2007
Reckingen with a local train 3 March 2009
Natchen with arriving loc 107 and east bound Glacier Express on 3 March 2009
Natchen with loc 105 on 3 March 2009
left Rhb 619 with local to Chur and right arriving MGB at Disentis-Muns 3 March 2009
Disentis – Muns 3 March 2009
Disentis – Muns 3 March 2009
MGB former FO Te 2/2 4926 from 1940 Brig 17-5-2007

RhB line to Tirano 1976-1978

(00946) 21-6-1976 RhB 47 with local mixed passenger and freight at Compocologno
21-6-1976 FS Aln 56 at rest in Tirano the old poles for the 3-phase overhead still in place.
(00949) 21-6-1976 RhB 46 manouvring at Tirano
A Ge 2/4 pushing a standard gauge E on a “Rollwagen” at Landquart 22 June 1976
Ge 4/6 – 355 at Landquart 22 June 1976
Re 6/6 number 703 still in green colours at the turning table Landquart 22 June 1976
Re 2/4 number 222 workshop Landquart 22 June 1976
Gm 3/3 no. 233 worlshop Landquart 22 June 1976

Bernina line in 2009

Rhn ABe4 30 Wasserscheide 5 March 2009
Rhb ABe4 30 at Ospizio Bernina 5 March 2009
5 March 2009 Rhb train led by 801 arriving at Ospizio Bernina 5-3-2009
Near Ospizio Bernina Rhb ABe4 30 in between 2 meter of snow 5 March 2009
Alp Gr
Poschiavo 5 March 2009
Poschiavo with Rhb 151 and wagons loads with timber 5 March 2009
Rhb ABe4 30 on 5 March 2009

Rhb Old timers

Graubunden 1976
Graubunden 1976
Rhb 405 Graubunden 24 June 1976
driver cab Rhb 405 Graubunden 24 June 1976

Rhätische Bahn passenger

Rhb 642 nearing Bonaduz after leaving the Rhine valley 23 May 2011
Rhb 622 with passengertrain along the Bahnhofstrasse at Malans heading for Landquart & Chur 23 May 2011

Rhätische Bahn Freight

Rhb Tm 2/2 119 with milk cans at Reichenau 4-3-2009
Rhb at Reichenau 4-3-2009
Rhb 704 with cement train at Trun towards Sedrun. The petrol and cement is used in the new Gottard rail tunnel now under construction 4-3-2009
Rhb 704 passing the now closed station Solis. Here two freight trains cross on the single track. 23 May 2011
Between Reichenau and Bonaduz the railway leaves the Rhein valley and climbs up towards the south. Here Rhb 707 with freight in the field just before Bonaduz. 23 May 2011
Rhb diesel 115 shunts cars at Ilanz. Here the mineral water is also loaded from trucks into in railcars. 24 May 2011
Just outside Ilanz down hill towards Reichenau & Chur Rhb 701 picks up speed. 24 May 2011
In the narrow Rghein valley just after the Rhein Schlucht Rhb 702 reaches Valendas- Sagogn 24 May 2011
Reichenau were the Rhb railway crosses the Albula river that meets here the Vorderrhein. Two standard gauge cars are mixed in this freight Rhb 613 on 24 May 2011
3 Kilometer after leaving the Albula tunnel running through Val de Bever shortly before crossing the Bever river Rhb 621 Felsberg on 25 May 2011
Stadtler build emu ALLEGRA ABe 8/12 3503 pulls its train up towards Ospizio Bernina including two freight cars carrying wood South bound train 25 May 2011
Stadtler build Rhb ALLEGRA ABe 8/12 3501 runs south and up towards Ospizio Bernina 25 May 2011 one Coop container at the back of this mixed passenger – freight. The train crosses the pass at 2,253 metres at Ospizio Bernina and it is the highest adhesion railway route in Europe.