27 August 2010

After two good days, I was expecting Friday to be a total wipeout. That was certainly the forecast and the day started totally overcast. I headed over to the Engadin via the Julier Pass and spent a couple of hours at S-chanf to check what was working the Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp services. A bonus was seeing 701 working freight 5929 to Samedan as its usual route via Küblis was still closed. It soon started to rain and after seeing the three trains working the passenger service, I crossed the mountains again, this time via the Albula Pass. It was still raining at Preda where I stopped to check if 701 would appear on 5152. It did, with 605 coupled inside.

Then it was down to Bergün to check the day’s diagrams, which are posted at the station. Bergün is a building site with the goods shed demolished and a new platform under construction. The main station building is still there but looks out of place amongst the new concrete. While I was at Bergün, the sky suddenly cleared, producing a surprise shot of 622 in the sun. I carried on down to Filisur and climbed up to Landwasser Viaduct for a few more sunny shots before the next batch of cloud and rain arrived. The day ended with a shot of 651 during another short sunny break at Bonaduz.

Bonaduz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:45

Tiefencastel

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
646 RE1124 08:02 St. Moritz - Chur 09:18

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
612 951 08:32 Chur - Tirano 10:15

W of S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
701 5929 09:56 Scuol-Tarasp - Samedan Freight 11:23
608 1936 11:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 11:29
630
propelling
1929 10:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 11:37
630 1940 12:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 12:32
610
propelling
1933 11:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 12:46

S of Muot

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
651 RE1137 11:58 Chur - St. Moritz 13:35
652 RE1144 13:02 St. Moritz - Chur 13:45
701
605
5152 13:28 Samedan - Landquart Freight 14:10
702 5135 10:40 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 14:18
626 RE1148 14:02 St. Moritz - Chur 14:40

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622 RE1145 13:58 Chur - St. Moritz 15:15

Landwasser Viaduct

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
704 5047 14:15 Landquart - Davos Platz Freight 15:40
643 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:03
651 RE1152 15:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:11
602 902 09:00 Zermatt - Davos Platz 16:17
644 908 10:13 Zermatt - St. Moritz 16:47
652 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 17:03
647 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 17:08

N of Bonaduz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
513 1570 17:36 Thusis - Chur 18:00
515 1567 17:48 Chur - Thusis 18:08
651 RE1161 17:58 Chur - St. Moritz 18:14
612 950 14:04 Tirano - Chur 18:16
514 1529 17:32 Schiers - Rhäzüns 18:23