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Basel

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Basel Station

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


Bern

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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 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 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 !


The Furka Oberalp Railway (FO)

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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.


Rhaetian Railway (Ratische Bahn - RhB)

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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

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.

Rhaetian Railway (RhB)

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

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB)

Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn from Chur to Brig on the Glacier Express


Interlaken

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The Beatenburg Funicular

The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen–Mürren (BLM)

The BLS at Spiez

The Bernese Oberland Bahn (BoB) to Grindelwald

to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen

Furrer Frey

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

Interlaken

Jungfraubahn (JFB)

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

The Schynige Platte Railway

The Wengernalpbahn (WaB)

from Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen via Kleine Scheidegg

The Zentralbahn (ZB) at Meiringen

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


Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)

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Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)

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

SOB - Sudostbahn

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


Zurich Station

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2019

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

2022

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


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