Fri 31 Aug 2012
Fri 31 Aug 2012
20/10/12 20:44
Another miserable day and another trip round Switzerland looking at potential photo positions. Today’s wanderings took me to via Luzern to Olten then on through Neuchatel to Lausanne, east to Brig along the Genfersee and Rottental, then over the MGB to Göschenen and back to Erstfeld. For a few brief minutes around Brig it looked like the sun might come out but it didn’t last long. Otherwise it was rain, rain and more rain.
The first sighting of interest was leaving Luzern when the loco hauling my train came into view on a curve, it was orange and grey 11108 again. Another Swiss Express liveried Re4/4ii was seen stabled at Lausanne a bit later in the day. The other Re4/4ii sighting of interest, more for the train than the loco, was 11130 running through Olten non-stop on Talgo stock, which I assume was EN273, the Barcelona to Zürich overnight.
The first Ae6/6 sighting of the day, indeed of the trip, was at either Nebikon or Dagmersellen, on the Luzern - Olten line where a loco was passed on what appeared to be a southbound trip freight. I was looking forward to seeing a couple more between Olten and Solothurn but, of course, we took the NBS and saw nothing until Solothurn itself, where 11518 was shunting east of the station. Nothing was seen around Neuchatel but there was an Ae6/6 stabled behind some wagons at Yverdon-les-Bains, presumably the loco off the ELSA train returned early. In the Rhone Valley, both the expected Ae6/6s were seen, one stabled at St-Maurice and the other working some vans towards Sierre/Siders at Gampel-Steg. It was also pleasing to note that all the passengers seen on the Lausanne - Brig route were hauled. For some reason I’d expected them to be push-pulls.
The MGB provided its share of surprises as well. The ordinary passengers between Visp, Brig, Andermatt, Göschenen and Disentis were worked by DeH4/4 motor luggage vans as expected, a couple of them mid-train on the way back from Andermatt to Brig. The Glacier Expresses were HGe4/4ii hauled, again as expected, and 81 was on the Oberwald - Realp car shuttles. The first surprise was at Oberwald where MGB diesel 61 was sitting on a short train of DFB stock on the DFB line. Then at Andermatt, FO HGe4/4 36 was sitting in the station, headlights on and panto raised. I’ve no idea what it was doing but it was nice to see all the same.
The first sighting of interest was leaving Luzern when the loco hauling my train came into view on a curve, it was orange and grey 11108 again. Another Swiss Express liveried Re4/4ii was seen stabled at Lausanne a bit later in the day. The other Re4/4ii sighting of interest, more for the train than the loco, was 11130 running through Olten non-stop on Talgo stock, which I assume was EN273, the Barcelona to Zürich overnight.
The first Ae6/6 sighting of the day, indeed of the trip, was at either Nebikon or Dagmersellen, on the Luzern - Olten line where a loco was passed on what appeared to be a southbound trip freight. I was looking forward to seeing a couple more between Olten and Solothurn but, of course, we took the NBS and saw nothing until Solothurn itself, where 11518 was shunting east of the station. Nothing was seen around Neuchatel but there was an Ae6/6 stabled behind some wagons at Yverdon-les-Bains, presumably the loco off the ELSA train returned early. In the Rhone Valley, both the expected Ae6/6s were seen, one stabled at St-Maurice and the other working some vans towards Sierre/Siders at Gampel-Steg. It was also pleasing to note that all the passengers seen on the Lausanne - Brig route were hauled. For some reason I’d expected them to be push-pulls.
The MGB provided its share of surprises as well. The ordinary passengers between Visp, Brig, Andermatt, Göschenen and Disentis were worked by DeH4/4 motor luggage vans as expected, a couple of them mid-train on the way back from Andermatt to Brig. The Glacier Expresses were HGe4/4ii hauled, again as expected, and 81 was on the Oberwald - Realp car shuttles. The first surprise was at Oberwald where MGB diesel 61 was sitting on a short train of DFB stock on the DFB line. Then at Andermatt, FO HGe4/4 36 was sitting in the station, headlights on and panto raised. I’ve no idea what it was doing but it was nice to see all the same.
Erstfeld
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11131 | IR2166 | 06:06 Bellinzona - Basel SBB | 07:33 (travelled Erstfeld to (Luzern)) |
Schwyz
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 470.xxx | EC13 | 07:09 Zürich HB - Milano Centrale | 07:59 |
Nebikon / Dagmersellen area
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae6/6 | SB Trip Freight | 09:16 |
Olten
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11108 | IR2166 | 06:06 Bellinzona - Basel SBB | 09:30 (travelled (Luzern) - Olten) |
| 11130 | EN273 | 19:25 Barcelona Franca - Zürich HB Sleeper | 09:37 (Talgo stock) |
| 500.022 500.xxx |
ICN1516 | 07:48 St.Gallen - Lausanne | 09:39 (travelled Olten - Lausanne) |
Solothurn
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11518 | Shunting | 09:56 |
Yverdon-les-Bains
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae6/6 | Stabled | 10:55 |
Lausanne
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.031 | IR1723 | 10:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig | 11:20 (travelled Lausanne to Brig) |
St-Maurice
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae6/6 | Stabled | 11:59 |
Gampel-Steg
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ae6/6 | WB Vans | 12:46 |
Brig
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 (MGB) propelling |
238 | 11:39 Zermatt - Brig | 13:10 |
| 54 (MGB) | 546 | 13:08 Visp - Göschenen | 13:23 (travelled Brig to Göschenen) |
Bitsch
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 (MGB) propelling |
535 | 11:12 Göschenen - Visp | 13:28 |
Fiesch
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 (MGB) mid train |
539 | 12:12 Göschenen - Visp | 13:57 |
Münster VS
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 (MGB) mid train |
543 | 13:12 Göschenen - Visp | 14:26 |
Oberwald
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 (MGB) | 905 | 09:15 St.Moritz - Zermatt | 14:39 |
| 61 (MGB) | on DFB stock! | 14:46 | |
| HGe4/4ii (MGB) | 907 | 09:15 St.Moritz - Zermatt | 14:47 |
Realp
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 (MGB) propelling |
Realp - Oberwald Car Shuttle | 15:06 |
Hospental
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (MGB) | 909 | 10:02 St.Moritz - Zermatt | 15:15 |
Andermatt
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 (MGB) | 911 | 10:41 Davos Platz - Zermatt | 15:20 |
| 36 (FO) | Light Engine | 15:20 | |
| 52 (MGB) | 848 | 15:27 Andermatt - Disentis/Mustér | 15:20 |
| 53 (MGB) | 843 | 14:14 Disentis/Mustér - Andermatt | 15:24 |
| 55 (MGB) | 551 | 15:12 Göschenen - Visp | 15:24 |
Göschenen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11684 11329 |
SB Intermodal | 15:44 | |
| 11194 | IR2275 | 14:09 Zürich HB - Locarno | 15:51 |
| 11324 11671 |
SB Intermodal | 16:00 | |
| 53 (MGB) | 648 | 15:48 Andermatt - Göschenen | 16:06 |
| 11328 620.069 banked by 11238 |
SB Intermodal | 16:08 | |
| 460.109 | IR2286 | 14:45 Locarno - Zürich HB | 16:08 (travelled Göschenen to Erstfeld) |
