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After 60 years of service, it's time to retire. Slowly but surely, the time of the BLS Re425 “Bruneli” (“Brownie”) is ending. A short film shows once again the inner workings and function of the locomotive. Interesting also for me, who grew up on the “competition”, the SBB Re420. Despite the...

In February, I spent a few days in the hotel at Alp Grüm station on the Rhaetian Railway. As expected, the weather changed from "sunny" to "heavy snowfall" the moment I arrived. Nevertheless, here are some impressions of the long weekend in one of my favourite places. The snow blower with...

SBB's punctuality was maintained in 2023 compared to 2022. This was despite more travellers and more construction sites. A train is considered punctual if it arrives at the station less than three minutes late. Last year, 92.5 per cent of SBB passenger trains were on time. Details of the...

The Stadler RABe512 trains are in regular service since 10 December 2023. The RABe512 is a slightly modernised version of the RABe511. The main differences are the new front ends in accordance with the latest crash norm, ETCS Baseline 3 and improved bogies. As the vehicles will be used for...

The first vehicle in the FLIRT Evo fleet is in the final stages of production at Stadler. SBB has published a short Instagram clip about it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0JM6dBoMLI/ SBB is ordering 155 trains (with 174 as an option). They want to replace old Domino and Flirt combinations as...

Between November 6 and 17, the Braunwald funicular railroad between Linthal and Braunwald in Switzerland will be overhauled. As there is no suitable roadside connection, replacement transport will be provided by a helicopter shuttle. Normal tickets and season tickets are valid. A chance for all...

Today, the further railway expansion steps for the next few years were communicated in Switzerland. Mostly, these are only adaptations of already known projects. The most important adjustment is to the Lötschberg base tunnel. Instead of a further partial expansion as previously planned, the...

Official world record attempt

I'm currently planning a trip from Settle to Fort William on September 6th. nationalrail.co.uk tells me to travel via Haymarket with quite short connections in Lancaster and Haymarket: Journey Details: Settle (SET) to Hellifield (HLD), dep 07:29, arr 07:37 Train Company: Northern Mode of...