Basel

Basel Station

A 30 minute change of trains and the opportunity to watch the trams go by

Basel tram '157'	Basel tram '161'	Basel tram '165'	Basel tram '169'
Basel tram '182'	Basel tram '309'	Basel tram '310'	Basel tram '315'
Basel tram '324	Basel tram '477'	Basel tram '484'	Basel tram '485'
Basel tram '485'	Basel tram '4xx' series	Basel tram trailer '1495'	Basel tram trailer '1501'
Basel tram trailer '1501'	Basel tram '5036'	Basel tram '5038'	Basel tram '5039'
Basel tram '5041'	Basel tram '5041'	Basel tramway rail cleaner

Bern

Bern trams on route 6

Route 6 is a long route to Worf Dorb, once a separate railway from the outskirts of Bern. It is operated by sets 81-89, 1987-built tramcars, rebuilt and extended in 2010. These are helped out by the more modern trams as required.

Bern tram '83'	Bern tram '83'	Bern tram '83'	Bern trams '83' and '89'
Bern tram '84'	Bern tram '84'	Bern tram '85'	Bern tram '85'
Bern tram '86'	Bern tram '86'	Bern tram '87'	Bern tram '89'

Bern trams on other routes

Routes 7, 8 and 9 serve Bern City routes using mostly modern sets, though 731-742 date from 1989. Trolleybuses are used in the city too.

Bern tram '651'	Bern tram '654'	Bern tram '666'	Bern tram '666'
Bern tram '667'	Bern tram '667'	Bern tram '731'	Bern tram '731'
Bern tram 733'	Bern tram 736'	Bern tram 740'	Bern tram 741'
Bern tram 754'	Bern tram 754'	Bern tram 755'	Bern tram 756'
Bern tram 764'	Bern tram 765'	Bern trolleybus '24'

Bern steam tram

The Bern Tramway Museum has a steam tram, '12', built by SLM in 1894, works No 863. No '12' worked until 1901 when the system was electrified. Luckily it was preserved and gets occasional outings around the city streets, creating a lot of attention. The trailer, '31', is a replica of the original 1894 stock, built c2000. It was quite an experience taking a tour round the city with it !

Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'
Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'
Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'	Bern steam tram '12'
Bern steam tram '12'

The Furka Oberalp Railway (FO)

Realp to Oberwald

The Furka Oberalp Railway (FO) is now run by the Dampfbahn-Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) as a preserved steam-hauled rack railway from Realp to Oberwald, using the old line before the base tunnel was opened. The route includes the Steffenbach folding bridge and the Furka Summit Tunnel as it passes along the Rhone valley. It uses Swiss-built locomotives repatriated from Vietnam. Our train loco was No 704, built by SLM in 1923, works No 2940, for Vietnam. Crossing us at the summit was 'F.O.4', one of the lines' original locos, built by SLM in 1913, works No 2318.

FOB '704' at Realp	FOB '704' at Realp	Inside the train at Realp	FOB '704' at Realp
Realp to Tiefenbach	Realp to Tiefenbach	FOB '704' at Tiefenbach	FOB '704' at Tiefenbach
The line ahead at Tiefenbach	FOB '704' at Tiefenbach	FOB '506' at Furka	FOB '704' at Realp
FOB '704' at Realp	Downhill from Furka	FOB '704' at Furka	FOB '704' at Oberwald
FOB '704' at Oberwald	FOB '704' leaving Oberwald	FOB '704' above Gletsch	FOB '704' above Gletsch
FOB '704' above Gletsch	Furka tunnel West entrance	Furka tunnel East entrance	Furka tunnel East entrance
FOB 'F.O.4' approaching Furka	FOB 'F.O.4' approaching Furka	FOB 'F.O.4' arriving at Furka	FOB '704' at Furka
FOB '704' at Furka	FOB '704' at Furka	FOB 'F.O.4' at Furka	FOB 'F.O.4' at Furka
FOB 'F.O.4' at Furka	FOB '704' descending to Realp	FOB '704' descending to Realp	FOB '704' descending to Realp
FOB '704' descending to Realp	FOB '704' descending to Realp	Boxvan at Realp	FOB '51' at Realp
MGB '62' at Gletsch	A rack axle at Realp	The station bell at Realp

Rhaetian Railway (Ratische Bahn - RhB)

Rhaetian Railway steam special at Chur

A steam excursion hauled by '107 Albula' takes refreshment at Chur in its way from Landquart to Reichenau-Tamins with an enthusiasts special. '107 Albura' is a 2-8-0 of class G4/5 built in 1906 by SLM, works No. 1709

RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur
RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur
RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur	RhB '107' at Chur

The Chur to Arosa branch

A miniature verson of the Glacier Express runs from Chur to Arosa. It's a great little line with tunnels, viaducts, street running and roadside stations in Chur.

The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line
The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line
The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line	The Chur to Arosa line

Rhaetian Railway (RhB)

The Rhaetian Railway (RhB) system and the Glacier Express from Chur to Tirano

The Rhaetian Railway (RhB)	RhB works locos '20' and '81'	RhB works loco '22' at Tirano	RhB works loco '26' at Arosa
RhB '47' at Poschiavo	RhB '51' and '119' at Pontresina	RhB '52' at Pontresina	RhB '56' at Tirano
RhB ' 85' at Bergun	RhB ' 86' at Pontresina	RhB '112' at St Moritz	RhB '119' at Pontresina
RhB '120' at Davos	RhB '162' at Tirano	RhB '214' near Bergun	RhB '215' at Chur
RhB '215' at Chur	RhB '233' at Chur	RhB '243' at Arosa	RhB '1714' near Davos
RhB '3103' at Chur	RhB '3104' at Chur	RhB '3502' at Alp Grum	RhB '3503' at Chur
RhB '3503' at Chur	RhB '3503' at Chur	RhB '3512' near Tirano	RhB '3513' near Davos
RhB '3514' at Chur	RhB '407' at Bergun	RhB '407' at Bergun	RhB '407' at Bergun
RhB '512' at Davos	RhB '57805' at Chur	RhB '618' at Chur	RhB '621' at Chur
RhB '623' from Chur to Brig	RhB '624' at Davos	RhB '625' near Bergun	RhB '630' at Bergun
RhB '644' at Bergun	RhB '647' at Chur	RhB '652' near Bergun	RhB '707' at Chur
RhB Alp Ghum Station	RhB old coach at Bergun	RhB snowplough at Bergun	RhB dining car at St Moritz
RhB Landwasser Viaduct	RhB Landwasser Viaduct	RhB Landwasser Viaduct	RhB open carriages at St Moritz
RhB bells at Samedan	RhB spiral near Tirano	RhB spiral near Tirano	RhB Tirano to Alp Grum

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB)

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn from Chur to Brig on the Glacier Express

MGB '4' at Brig	MGB '51' from Disentis to Brig	MGB 103' from Disentis to Brig	MGB '103' from Disentis to Brig
MGB approaching Andermatt

Interlaken

The Beatenburg Funicular

The Beatenberg funicular

The Beatenberg funicular

The Beatenberg funicular

The Beatenberg funicular

The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren (BLM)

The BLM cablecar

BLM '22' at Murren

BLM '23' and '31' at Murren

BLM '31' at Murren

The BLS at Spiez

BLS '191', '184' and '465 014'

BLS '485 016' at Bern

BLS '965' at Spiez

BLS BN '761' at Spiez

The Bernese Oberland Bahn (BoB) to Grindelwald

to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen

BoB '311' at Zweilutschinen	BoB '321' at Grindelwald	BoB '414' at Zweilutschinen	BoB '424' at Grindelwald
BoB train approaching Interlaken

Furrer Frey

Furrer Frey are overhead line contractors. They own 4 locos, the other being No 50.

Furrer Frey '75' at Rualp	Furrer Frey '90' at Interlaken East	Furrer Frey '90' at Interlaken East
Furrer Frey '100' at Rualp	Furrer Frey '100' at Rualp

Interlaken

Disused Interlaken bridge

Interlaken West Station in 1965

The lakeside dock at Thun

Jungfraubahn (JFB)

at Kleine Schiedegg Station. I didn't ride it, too expensive !!

JFB '217' at Kleine Schiedegg	'213' and '217' at Kleine Schiedegg	JFB '215' at Kleine Schiedegg	JFB '224' Kleine Schiedegg
'224' and '215' at Kleine Schiedegg	'224' and '215' at Kleine Schiedegg	'224' and '215'at Kleine Schiedegg

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Wengernalpbahn (WaB)

from Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen via Kleine Scheidegg

WaB loco '31' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB loco '32' at Wengen	WaB loco '52' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB loco '52' at Lauterbrunnen
WaB loco '54' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB loco '54' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB '107' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB '108' at Wengen
WaB '111' at Grindelwald	WaB '116' at Lauterbrunnen	WaB '121' at Wengen	WaB '122' and '117'
WaB '123' at Wengen	WaB '144' at Grindelwald	WaB '145' at Wengen	WaB '147' at Wengen
WaB '251' at Kleine Scheidegg	WaB '830' and '301'	WaB goods train at Wengen	WaB train at Grindelwald
WaB train at Grindelwald	WaB train at Grindelwald

The Zentralbahn (ZB) at Meiringen

From Interlaken the ZB runs through Meiringen on its way to Luzern.

ZB '101 962' at Meiringen	ZB '101 962' at Meiringen	ZB '101 964' at Meiringen	ZB '130 010' at Meiringen
ZB '150 001' at Meiringen	ZB '172 599' at Meiringen	ZB trolley at Meiringen

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)

Locos and trains of the Swiss Federal Railways where ever they happened to be.

SBB '11416' at Basel	SBB '16383' at Chur	SBB '16383' at Chur	SBB '16440' at Chur
SBB '16440' at Chur	SBB '232 102' at Thun	SBB '232 308' at Bellinzona	SBB '420 041' and '484 016'
SBB '420 108' at Zurich	SBB '420 127' at Bellinzona	SBB '420 131' at Zurich	SBB '420 133' at Zurich
SBB '420 152' at Basel	SBB '420 198' at Brig	SBB '420 200/302/028/140', Bellinzona	SBB '420 215' at Zurich
SBB '420 275' at Basel	SBB '420 299' and '460 112'	SBB '420 299' at Chur	SBB '420 xxx' at Bellinzona
SBB '430 370' at Thun	SBB '460 011' at Basel	SBB '460 047' at Thun	SBB '460 048' at Chur
SBB '460 109' at Thun	SBB '460 118' at Thun	SBB '500 006' at Chur	SBB '502 210' at Bellinzona
SBB '502 405' at Chur	SBB '521 017' at Basel	SBB '523 035' at Basel	SBB '524 104' at Bellinzona
SBB '524 302' at Bellinzona	SBB '526 805' at Chur	SBB '841 036' at Thun	SBB '843 027' at Brig
SBB '843 061' at Thun	SBB '882 925' at Brig	SBB '922 011' at Brig	SBB '922 021' at Brig

SOB - Sudostbahn

The Sudostbahn (SOB) now operates the Zurich to Locarno service through Belinzona instead of SBB.

SOB '222' at Bellinzona

Zurich Station

2019

A 30 minute change of trains and the opportunity to watch the trams go by

Zurich tram '2013'	Zurich tram '2013'	Zurich tram '2066'	Zurich tram '2073'
Zurich tram '2073'	Zurich tram '2402'	Zurich tram '3005'	Zurich tram '3073'
Zurich tram '3078'	Zurich trolleybus '72'	Zurich trolleybus '74'	Zurich trolleybus '74'

2022

Just 15 minutes to watch the trams go by, then I had to run for my train to Bellinzona...

Zurich tram '2075'	Zurich trams '2092' and '2426'	Zurich tram '2103'	Zurich tram '2111'
Zurich tram '2433'	Zurich tram '3039'	Zurich trams '3079' and '2426'	Zurich tram '30xx'
Zurich tram '4004'	Zurich tram '4009'	Zurich tram '40xx'	Zurich trolleybus '61'
Zurich trolleybus '87'