Switzerland : 16 - 23 February 2011 : Day by Day

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Wednesday 16 February 2011

A very early start got me to Heathrow in time to catch the 06:00 Swiss flight to Zürich. We touched down at Zürich bang on the scheduled arrival time of 08:40 and exactly 30 minutes later I was sitting on a train leaving Zürich Flughafen for Zürich HB having passed through immigration, collected my luggage and bought a ticket. Even in Switzerland it isn’t usually this good. Before leaving home I’d thought the chances of catching the 09:37 from Zürich HB to Chur were very slim but I made it with time to spare. Arrival at Chur was one minute early at 10:51 but again there was a race against time to get my BÜGA ticket issued and still make the 10:58 departure to Filisur. The clock showed 10:57:45 when I hit the platform and as soon as I was on board, we were off. I’d expected to arrive at Filisur at 14:00, or 13:00 if I was really lucky, but actually got there at 12:00. The afternoon was spent at the Landwasser Viaduct overlook until the hazy sun gave up trying around 15:00, at which point, so did I.

Trains seen were very much as expected with solid Ge4/4iiis on the Chur - St. Moritz trains (641, 643, 647, 648, 649, 652) and two Ge4/4iii (642, 651) on the Landquart - Davos - Filisur trains along with three ABe8/12s (3506, 3510, 35xx). The only surprise was that 642 was on one of the duties booked for a unit and a unit was on one of the duties booked for a loco. Something to watch in future.

A more pleasant surprise was getting double Ge4/4is (607, 608) on freight 5152, which is booked for a single Ge4/4i. Both locos were working. Several other freights were seen during the day, all with the booked Ge6/6iis but only 705 (on 5135) was positively identified. Ge4/4i 603 was seen light engine at Chur at 11:58, presumably getting ready to work the westbound Glacier Express to Disentis as booked.

The highest numbered ABe8/12 seen was 3512. As 12 units are required to work the service from 7 March, it looks like the Ge4/4is will probably lose all their booked work from that date.

Full details of the locos seen are listed below.

Zürich Flughafen

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.030 IR2116 08:03 Konstanz - Biel/Bienne 09:10

Zürich HB

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.107 IC565 08:33 Basel SBB - Chur 09:37

Landquart

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
617 RE1233 08:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 10:40
3510 RE1033 10:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 10:40
515
3508
3512
  Stabled 10:40

Chur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
649 RE1133 10:58 Chur - St. Moritz 10:58

Chur West

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1128 09:02 St. Moritz - Chur 11:00

Thusis

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
516 1558 11:36 Thusis - Chur 11:27
652 RE1132 10:02 St. Moritz - Chur 11:29

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
647 RE1136 11:02 St. Moritz - Chur 12:00
642
propelling
1824 12:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 12:00

Landwasser Viaduct, N of Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1137 11:58 Chur - St. Moritz 12:57
641 RE1140 12:02 St. Moritz - Chur 13:02
705 5135 10:40 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 13:38
652 RE1141 12:58 Chur - St. Moritz 13:57
643 RE1144 13:02 St. Moritz - Chur 14:02
607
608
5152 13:28 Samedan - Landquart Freight 14:28

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
647 RE11:45 13:58 Chur - St. Moritz 14:59
649 RE1148 14:02 St. Moritz - Chur 15:00
651
propelling
1836 15:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 15:04
648 RE1152 15:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:00
641 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:01
3506 1840 16:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 16:04
642
propelling
1844 17:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 16:59
641 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 17:00
652 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 17:02

Thursday 17 February 2011

The weather forecast was best to the north and west so I headed for the lineside east of Ilanz for the morning. It took some time for the fog to lift but there was weak sunlight by the time 608 went past on 5225 and full sun when it returned on 5232. The good light continued for 604 on the westbound Glacier Express and 704 on eastbound freight 5236. All these trains had one thing in common - they ran early, something that continued through the day for virtually every freight I saw.

The Disentis - Scuol passengers were solid Ge4/4ii as expected, but two successive westbounds had locos defaced with adverts on the side. There are now no less than six Ge4/4iis vandalised in this way; 611, 615, 616, 617, 619 and 622.

At midday I moved, stopping briefly at Chur to attempt a shot of a Ge4/4ii running through the streets, then continued to Malans for the Ge4/4i returning from Jenaz on 5042. Unfortunately 5042 didn’t run and the sun didn’t play ball either. The afternoon Davos freight, 5047, comprised a single wagon hauled by 704.

Full details of all the locos seen are listed below.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
703 5120 06:29 Samedan - Landquart Freight 07:10
3502 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 07:58
643 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:00
647 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:01

Alvaneu

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
705 5113 05:26 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 08:05

Thusis

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
641 RE1121 07:58 Chur - St. Moritz 08:30
515 1552 08:36 Thusis - Chur 08:31
703 5120 06:29 Samedan - Landquart Freight 08:31

Reichenau-Tamins

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
512 15:49 08:48 Chur - Thusis 09:00
625 RE1216 08:17 Landquart - Disentis/Muster 09:05

Castrisch

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
631 RE1233 08:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 09:26

E of Ilanz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
608 5225 08:50 Landquart - Ilanz Freight 10:11
624 RE1237 09:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 10:25
615 RE1220 07:38 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 10:28
608 5232 11:03 Ilanz - Landquart Freight 11:01
625 RE1241 10:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 11:25
617 RE1224 08:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 11:29
604 903 09:02 St. Moritz - Zermatt 11:47
704 5236 10:25 Disentis/Muster - Landquart Freight 11:50

Ilanz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
628 5237 11:41 Landquart - Ilanz Freight 12:12
615 RE1245 11:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 12:24

Castrisch

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
630 RE12:28 09:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 12:26

Domat/Ems

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
703 5243 12:10 Landquart - Disentis/Muster Freight 12:50

Chur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
641 RE1141 12:58 Chur - St. Moritz 12:58
614 1441 13:08 Chur - Arosa 13:10
11118 RE3830 13:22 Chur - St. Gallen 13:14
643 RE1145 13:58 Chur - St. Moritz 13:16

S of Untervaz-Trimmis

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
626 RE1236 11:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 13:28

Landquart

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
704 5047 14:15 Landquart - Davos Platz Freight 13:38
3501
3508
3512
  Stabled 13:39
702 5151 14:10 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 13:40
3510 RE1045 13:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 13:42
516 1521 13:32 Schiers - Rhäzüns 13:45

E of Malans

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
631 RE1240 12:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 14:04
3505 RE1040 13:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 14:07
514 1516 13:31 Rhäzüns - Schiers 14:15
704 5047 14:15 Landquart - Davos Platz Freight 14:17
514 1523 14:32 Schiers - Rhäzüns 14:40
3505 RE1049 14:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 14:50
617 RE1249 12:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 14:53
624 RE1244 13:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 15:05
3502 RE1044 14:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 15:08
516 1518 14:31 Rhäzüns - Schiers 15:17
516 1527 15:32 Schiers - Rhäzüns 15:39

Malans

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 RE1053 15:49 Landquart - Davos Platz 15:49
630 RE1253 13:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 15:51

W of Schiers

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
625 RE1248 14:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 15:59

Schiers

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
651
mid train
RE1048 15:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 16:01

Küblis

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
613 RE1350 14:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 16:13

Klosters Dorf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
615 RE1252 15:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 16:30
642
mid train
RE1052 16:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 16:37
610 843 16:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 16:44

Cavadürli

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602 842 16:32 Davos Platz - Landquart 16:57

Davos-Laret

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
704 5054 16:44 Davos Platz - Landquart Freight 17:04

Davos-Wolfgang

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3510 RE1056 17:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 17:11

Davos Platz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 1845 17:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 17:31

Friday 18 February 2011

With 602 working Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp trains and a good forecast for the Engadin, I headed for S-chanf to have another go at a shot I’d tried umpteen times before but never got in good light with a Ge4/4i. The light was brilliant in the Engadin at 09:15 but by 09:45 it was looking a bit dodgy and by the time 602 passed at 10:30 it was dull. I moved on to Zernez where the sun came out but only between trains. Another move to Pontresina produced nothing in the way of pictures. Overall a very disappointing day with no shots in sun.

Apart from 602, other sightings of interest were 603 on the early morning mixed from Chur to Samedan, observed from the comfort of my hotel room, 605 on the Bergün - Preda shuttles and 702, 704, 705, 706 on various freights.

Full details of all the locos seen are listed below.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
603 4109 04:58 Chur - Samedan Mixed 06:12
702 5120 06:29 Samedan - Landquart Freight 07:10
3505 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 07:59
641 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:00
647 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:02

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
643 RE1124 08:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:32

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622
propelling
1917 08:03 Sagliains - Pontresina 08:50
605
propelling
850 08:52 Samedan - Bergün 08:51
603
3513
  Stabled 08:51

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3503 1617 08:45 St. Moritz - Tirano 08:58
3506 1628 07:33 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 08:58
622 1928 09:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 09:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1128 09:02 St. Moritz - Chur 09:10
618
propelling
849 08:55 S-chanf - St. Moritz 09:11

Zuoz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1921 08:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 09:28

W of S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
618 8950 09:24 St. Moritz - S-chanf 09:47
618
propelling
853 09:55 S-chanf - Celerina 09:56
612
propelling
1925 09:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 10:26
602 1932 10:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 10:31
627 RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 10:54

S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622
propelling
1929 10:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 11:23
612 1936 11:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 11:30

W of Zernez

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1933 11:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 12:08
617 RE1335 11:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 12:33
622 1940 12:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 12:47
612
propelling
1937 12:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 13:09
602 1944 13:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 13:48

Zernez

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622
propelling
1941 13:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 14:08

Zuoz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
612 1948 14:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 14:28

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
704   Stabled 14:43
647 RE1141 12:58 Chur - St. Moritz 14:44
617 RE1350 14:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 14:44

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3503 1652 12:50 Tirano - St. Moritz 15:02
622 1952 15:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 15:04
706 5954 15:25 Pontresina - Samedan Freight 15:17
53
56
1656 14:24 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 15:48
3503 1645 15:45 St. Moritz - Tirano 15:54
602
propelling
1945 14:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 15:56
602 1956 16:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 16:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
706 5164 17:24 Samedan - Landquart Freight 16:12
647 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:16

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
649 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:32

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605 883 17:46 Bergün - Preda 16:48

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3501 1844 17:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 16:59
641 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 17:00
705 5155 15:41 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 17:17

Saturday 19 February 2011

An excellent day from start to finish with wall-to-wall sunshine virtually all day and a number of interesting workings to photograph. I had intended to try some shots around Cavadürli on the Klosters - Davos line but half the trains that are supposed to be loco hauled were booked to be worked by units. Instead I headed to the Engadin, spending an hour or so near Bever before heading for S-chanf and walking back to Madulain then travelling on to Zernez in the early afternoon. As well as 602 working a couple of Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp trains, 609 worked RE1327 from Landquart to St. Moritz but went back mid-train on RE1342. 704 worked RE1335 from Landquart to St. Moritz, formed of six Panoramawagen, and RE1350 back.

Full details of all the locos seen are listed below.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3501 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 07:57
648 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 07:59
650 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:00

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
647 RE1124 08:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:32

W of Bever

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605
propelling
850 08:52 Samedan - Bergün 08:56
612
propelling
849 08:55 S-chanf - St. Moritz 09:09
618 1928 09:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 09:15
652 RE1128 09:02 St. Moritz - Chur 09:19
612 8850 09:24 St. Moritz - S-chanf Empty Stock 09:32
622
propelling
1921 08:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 09:42
643 RE1121 07:58 Chur - St. Moritz 09:45
612
propelling
853 09:55 S-chanf - Celerina 10:08
622 1932 10:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 10:18

Zuoz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1925 09:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 10:29

W of S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 10:57
618
propelling
1929 10:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 11:26
602 1936 11:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 11:31

E of Madulain

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
618 1940 12:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 12:23
622
propelling
1933 11:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 12:34
609
mid train
RE1342 12:26 St. Moritz - Landquart 12:48
704 RE1335 11:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 13:02

Madulain

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622 1944 13:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 13:23

S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1937 12:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 13:33

W of Zernez

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
618
propelling
1941 13:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 14:18
631 RE1343 13:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 14:40
602 1948 14:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 14:50
622
propelling
1945 14:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 15:15
704 RE1350 14:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 15:26
618 1952 15:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 15:46

Zernez

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1949 15:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 16:08

S-chanf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
612
propelling
8951 16:35 S-chanf - Samedan Empty Stock 16:28

Zuoz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622 1956 16:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 16:31

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
631 RE1358 16:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 16:45
703 5162 17:24 Samedan - Landquart Freight 16:45
649 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:50

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3504 1660 14:50 Tirano - St. Moritz 17:00
602 1960 17:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 17:02
55   Stabled 17:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
643 RE1160 17:02 St. Moritz - Chur 17:13

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 17:34

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605 883 17:46 Bergün - Preda 17:49

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3501 1848 18:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 18:00
647 RE1157 16:58 Chur - St. Moritz 18:03
648 1168 19:02 St. Moritz - Chur 19:57
3511 1856 20:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 20:00
650 RE1165 18:58 Chur - St. Moritz 20:02

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605 895 20:46 Bergün - Samedan 20:40
647 1172 20:02 St. Moritz - Chur 20:48

Sunday 20 February 2011

What a contrast to Saturday. The wall to wall sunshine was replaced by wall to wall cloud and, from mid-morning, continuous snowfall. I went to Klosters first, in the vain hope that there might be some sun for 607 and 603, coming up the bank on RE1327. Not a chance, my first, and almost certainly last, pair of Ge4/4is on a passenger train passed in gloomy conditions.

With no prospect of any sun I decided to check out a few potential photspots near Cavadürli. With a Ge4/4i booked up the hill every hour on the Klosters - Davos Sportzüge, there should have been plenty to practice on. In the event it was 3 hours before I saw a Ge4/4i come up the hill. The first train I was expecting, hauled by 610, just didn’t appear. The next one was a suburban set, presumably a replacement for 610, and finally, the third train was hauled by 609. It was snowing very heavily by then, so I gave up for the day and went back to Filisur to warm up.

Things took a strange turn there with 616 appearing at 16:29 on the 16:35 Bergün - Chur, having covered the 9km from Bergün in -6 minutes. Now that’s fast! There was no indication anywhere of a retiming, including the departure board at Bergün. Then the 17:04 to Davos waited 20 minutes for passengers off the Bernina Express, a train that’s not due to connect. I hope none of the delayed passengers needed to make the booked 3 minute connection into the 17:32 from Davos.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 07:59
647 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:01
3505 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 08:04

Davos Platz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3511 1809 08:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 08:28
642 RE1021 07:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 08:54
3505 RE1024 09:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 09:02

Davos-Wolfgang

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 811 07:52 Landquart - Davos Platz 09:12

Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 RE1025 08:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 09:30
628 12:25 06:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 09:35
610 815 08:52 Landquart - Davos Platz 09:47
607
603
RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 10:00
609
propelling
814 09:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 10:07
609 8027 10:15 Klosters Dorf - Klosters Empty Stock 10:14
617 RE1228 09:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 10:25

Klosters Dorf

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
613 RE1229 07:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 10:30
3511 RE1028 10:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 10:36
609
propelling
8030 10:35 Klosters - Klosters Dorf Empty Stock 10:39
609 819 10:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 10:44

Cavadürli

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
610
propelling
818 10:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 10:55
642
mid train
RE1032 11:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 11:29
3505 RE1033 10:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 11:39
609
propelling
822 11:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 12:02
3502 RE1036 12:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 12:23
3511 RE1037 11:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 12:34
512 827 12:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 13:03
3501 RE1040 13:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 13:28
642 RE1041 12:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 13:40
609 831 13:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 13:53
512
propelling
830 13:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 14:04
3505 RE1044 14:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 14:23
3502 RE1045 13:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 14:37
609
propelling
834 14:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 14:55
512 835 14:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 14:57

Davos-Wolfgang

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3511 RE1048 15:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 15:12

Davos Platz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 18:37 15:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 15:31

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
649 RE1152 15:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:00
643 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:01
616
propelling
858 16:35 Bergün - Chur 16:29
652 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 17:01
647 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 17:04
3504 952 14:04 Tirano - Chur 17:20
648 RE1160 17:02 St. Moritz - Chur 18:00
650 RE1157 16:58 Chur - St. Moritz 18:01
647 RE1165 18:58 Chur - St. Moritz 20:01
642
propelling
1856 20:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 20:02
652 1168 19:02 St. Moritz - Chur 20:02
642
propelling
1860 21:07 Filisur - Davos Platz 21:00
650 1172 20:02 St. Moritz - Chur 21:00
648 1169 19:56 Chur - St. Moritz 21:05

Monday 21 February 2011

The best chance of getting some sun appeared to be in the Engadin and there were a few breaks in the cloud there first thing in the morning and during the middle of the afternoon. None of them coincided with trains though. I started at Bever and worked my way south to Pontresina via Samedan and Punt Muragl during the day.

604 worked 4109 as booked and was photographed at Filisur in the dark at 06:10, the best lit shot I got all day. 605 worked the Bergün - Preda shuttles yet again, as it has every day since I arrived, and 602 continued on the Engadin push-pulls for its fourth and final day.

Everything seen was in line with the plan and the only surprise was finding ABe4/4ii motor coach 48 waiting at Pontresina at lunchtime. Closer inspection revealed it was on its way to Landquart, presumably to be refitted as a departmental unit. It was later seen leaving Pontresina in the consist of freight 5954 behind 703. 48 is one of the lucky ones. It looks like most of its classmates were scrapped almost as soon as they were withdrawn. No doubt a similar fate awaits most of the Ge4/4is.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
604 4109 04:58 Chur - Samedan Mixed 06:09
3501 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 07:58
643 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:00
652 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:02

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
647 RE1124 08:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:30

Bever

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1917 08:03 Sagliains - Pontresina 08:45
605
propelling
850 08:52 Samedan - Bergün 08:55
622
propelling
849 08:55 S-chanf - St. Moritz 09:10
602 1928 09:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 09:16
650 RE1128 09:02 St. Moritz - Chur 09:19
706 5113 05:26 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 09:21
619
propelling
1921 08:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 09:37

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1121 07:58 Chur - St. Moritz 09:50

W of Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1132 10:02 St. Moritz - Chur 10:07
622
propelling
853 09:55 S-chanf - Celerina 10:14
622 8854 10:25 Celerina - Samedan 10:21
604 RE1125 08:58 Chur - St. Moritz 10:56

Punt Muragl

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
602
propelling
1929 10:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 11:54
602 1940 12:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 12:04

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 1633 12:45 St. Moritz - Tirano 13:54
618
propelling
1937 12:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 13:56
3510 1648 12:24 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 13:58
618 1948 14:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 14:03
703 5135 10:40 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 14:54
602
propelling
1941 13:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 15:01
3509 1652 12:50 Tirano - St. Moritz 15:02
602 1952 15:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 15:07
703 5954 15:25 Pontresina - Samedan Freight 15:29
3507 1656 14:24 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 15:46
3509 1645 15:45 St. Moritz - Tirano 15:58
619 1956 16:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 16:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
704   Stabled 16:09
652 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:10

Spinas

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605 8875 16:11 Preda - Samedan Empty Stock 16:25

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
649 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:31

Stugl/Stuls

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
707 5151 14:10 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 16:54

Tuesday 22 February 2011

Weatherwise a very similar day to Monday but with one important difference, I got a shot in one of the few sunny breaks and it was of a Ge4/4i at a location I really wanted. One sunny shot in three days is nothing to write home about but at least it was a shot worth having.

Like Monday, the day started with a trip to the Engadin where 605 was seen leaving Samedan for Preda with the Schlittelzug. Up at Pontresina the morning freight was a disappointment. 703 had only two wagons in tow and it passed in poor light. The walk down to Samedan was a lot easier than the previous day’s walk in the opposite direction and 608 was subsequently bagged leaving town with RE1125 in good light.

With 602 replaced on the Engadin push-pulls by the hideous 611, I set off in search of something worth photting. It was dull and snowing heavily around Preda and Bergün so no point in trying some shots of 605 on the Schlittelzüge. On to the Davos - Klosters line where 609 and 610 were working the Sportzüge and where it was snowing heavily and most of the route was in low cloud. Again no point in stopping. On through the Vereina tunnel to Sagliains, where it was bright and didn’t look like it had snowed for weeks. Unfortunately there was nothing worth photting there so it was back up the valley to Pontresina to try the afternoon freight. When I arrived it was sunny and snowing gently. Just over ten minutes later 704 left, again with a miserable two wagons, in gloomy light and with a blizzard raging.

You can’t win them all but it’s nice to win one for a change.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3505 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 07:56
648 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 07:58
643 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:02

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1124 08:02 St. Moritz - Chur 08:30

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
622
propelling
1917 08:03 Sagliains - Pontresina 08:50
605
propelling
850 08:52 Samedan - Bergün 08:51
608   Stabled 08:51

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3502 1628 07:33 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 09:02
622 1928 09:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 09:04
703 5113 05:26 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 09:46
611
propelling
1921 08:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 09:56
56
53
1632 07:40 Tirano - St. Moritz 10:02
611 1932 10:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 10:04

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
608 RE1125 08:58 Chur - St. Moritz 10:54
619 1936 11:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 11:09
649 RE1136 11:02 St. Moritz - Chur 11:11
633 RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 11:13
703 5140 10:33 Pontresina - Landquart Freight 11:17

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1129 09:58 Chur - St. Moritz 11:33

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
702 5129 10:04 Chur - Samedan Freight 11:48
605 859 11:46 Bergün - Preda 11:48

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
652 RE1133 10:58 Chur - St. Moritz 12:00
3509 1824 12:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 12:04

Davos Platz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3505 1825 12:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 12:30
609
propelling
826 12:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 12:32

Davos-Wolfgang

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
641 RE1037 11:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 12:45

Cavadürli

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
610 827 12:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 12:58

Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 8039 13:15 Klosters Dorf - Klosters Empty Stock 13:14
625 RE1240 12:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 13:22
642 RE1041 12:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 13:24
3509 RE1040 13:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 13:25
612 RE1241 10:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 13:34

Sagliains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
644
propelling
4828 13:50 Sagliains - Selfranga Car Shuttle 13:52
622
propelling
1941 13:34 Scuol-Tarasp - Pontresina 13:54

Susch

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
611 1944 13:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 13:58

Zuoz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
619 1948 14:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 14:28

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
631 RE1350 14:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 14:44
643 RE1141 12:58 Chur - St. Moritz 14:45
702   Stabled 14:45

Pontresina

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3506 1652 12:50 Tirano - St. Moritz 15:02
622 1952 15:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 15:03
704 5954 15:25 Pontresina - Samedan Freight 15:09
3510 1656 14:24 Poschiavo - St. Moritz 15:50
3506 1645 15:45 St. Moritz - Tirano 15:55
611 1956 16:02 Pontresina - Scuol-Tarasp 16:02

Samedan

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
643 RE1156 16:02 St. Moritz - Chur 16:12
702 5966 18:48 Samedan - Scuol-Tarasp Freight 16:14
704 5164 17:24 Samedan - Landquart Freight 16:14

Preda

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
650 RE1149 14:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:32

Bergün

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
605 883 17:46 Bergün - Preda 16:49

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
648 RE1153 15:58 Chur - St. Moritz 16:59
706 5151 14:10 Landquart - Pontresina Freight 17:15

Wednesday 23 February 2011

My final day on the RhB and I still hadn’t got the Cavadürli and Klosters shots to my satisfaction. Fortunately Klosters was a convenient place to finish the trip so that’s where I headed. The forecast was good and for once reality was significantly better than the predicted 50 - 80% sun. There was fresh snow on the ground and the trees were coated in white. In short, perfect photographic conditions all day long.

The wee beasties were in fine form as well with 609 and 610 trundling up and down the bank every hour on the Sportzüge, every half hour between Klosters and Klosters Dorf with the empty stock workings.

It’s sad to think that the Ge4/4is will finish in a couple of weeks time but, for me at least, they’ve gone out on a high.

Filisur

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
607 4109 04:58 Chur - Samedan Mixed 06:10
647 1114 05:40 St. Moritz - Chur 06:31
706 5120 06:29 Samedan - Landquart Freight 07:25
649 RE1120 07:02 St. Moritz - Chur 07:58
648 1117 06:44 Chur - St. Moritz 08:01
3509 1808 08:04 Filisur - Davos Platz 08:04

Davos Platz

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
642 1809 08:31 Davos Platz - Filisur 08:29
627 5026 08:44 Davos Platz - Landquart Freight 08:30
641 RE1021 07:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 08:56
3509 RE1024 09:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 09:02

Davos-Wolfgang

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 811 07:52 Landquart - Davos Platz 09:11

N of Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
610 815 08:52 Landquart - Davos Platz 09:45
627 5026 08:44 Davos Platz - Landquart Freight 09:48
617 RE1327 09:20 Landquart - St. Moritz 10:00
609
propelling
814 09:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 10:08
609 8027 10:15 Klosters Dorf - Klosters Empty Stock 10:14
3506 RE1029 09:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 10:22
631 RE1228 09:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 10:27
612 RE1229 07:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 10:31

Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 819 10:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 10:47

Cavadürli

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
610
propelling
818 10:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 10:58
641
mid train
RE1032 11:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 11:24
3501 RE1033 10:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 11:34
610 823 11:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 11:55
609
propelling
822 11:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 11:59
3505 RE1036 12:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 12:21
642 RE1037 11:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 12:34
609 827 12:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 12:56
610
propelling
826 12:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 12:59
641 RE1041 12:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 13:32
610 831 13:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 13:56
609
propelling
830 13:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 13:59

N of Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
609 8043 14:15 Klosters Dorf - Klosters Empty Stock 14:12
609
propelling
8046 14:35 Klosters - Klosters Dorf Empty Stock 14:37
609 835 14:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 14:46
707 5047 14:15 Landquart - Davos Platz Freight 15:01
610
propelling
834 14:32 Davos Platz - Klosters Dorf 15:07
610 8047 15:15 Klosters Dorf - Klosters Empty Stock 15:12
3506 RE1049 14:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 15:23
633 RE1248 14:40 Scuol-Tarasp - Disentis/Muster 15:26
613 RE1249 12:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 15:30
642
mid train
RE1048 15:02 Davos Platz - Landquart 15:34

Klosters

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
610 839 15:44 Klosters Dorf - Davos Platz 15:46
624 RE1350 14:35 St. Moritz - Landquart 15:54

Küblis

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
3501 RE1053 15:47 Landquart - Davos Platz 16:10
631 RE1253 13:45 Disentis/Muster - Scuol-Tarasp 16:14

Schiers

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
514 1520 15:31 Rhäzüns - Schiers 16:25

Landquart

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.024 IC577 14:33 Zürich HB - Chur 16:40
11151 IC10788 16:39 Chur - Zürich HB 16:49

Zürich HB

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.085   Zürich Flughafen 18:01