Thu 04 Oct 2012

Well, I got something right today. I predicted it would be a disappointing day and it was!

The best chance of getting some sun in the morning appeared to be towards Luzern so that’s where I went. There were a few sunny spells but none coincided with train times and the best I could manage were a few shots in quarter light between the showers. These included Ae6/6 11426 working 62336 from Limmattal to Rothenburg and 62357 back.

The best chance of afternoon light seemed to be in the deep south, well into the Francophone zone. I headed as far south as I could manage, travelling via Bern to Lausanne then on to Aigle in the desperate hope of finding some sun. There was little of interest to see on the way, just a couple of 540s. One was leaving Bern northbound with a driving trailer but I couldn’t pin it down to any particular working and assume it was an ECS move. The other was stabled at Romont, presumably waiting to work the evening peak’s Palézieux shuttles.

I’d planned to get off at Montreux to photograph the St-Maurice to Lausanne Triage freight but it passed through behind 11419 just as we were pulling into the station. Needless to say, I didn’t bother and stayed on to Aigle where the sun was trying to break through the clouds. Once it saw me get off it stopped trying. The rest of the afternoon was cloudy with the odd bright spell. I walked north to the site of the closed Yvorne station to wait for the freight from Sierre, anticipated to be an Ae6/6 but actually a pair of Re4/4iis. That was it for the day. Another Ae6/6 was seen at Bussigny on what I assume was the Cornaux - Lausanne freight. A couple of trains of sugar beet were also seen, one looped at Cossonay heading north and another in the yard at Yverdon, apparently heading south but possibly routed to Aarberg via Payerne.

Solothurn

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
500.021
500.xxx
ICN515 06:14 Genève - St.Gallen 08:01
(travelled Solothurn - Olten)

Olten

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11222 IR2015 07:39 Bern - Zürich HB 08:27
560.267 22819 08:37 Olten - Sursee 08:37
(travelled Olten - Nebikon)

Nebikon

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
620.xxx 62330 EB Freight 09:14
11146 IR2166 06:06 Bellinzona - Basel SBB 09:16
460.083
propelling
IR2516 09:00 Luzern - Genève-Aéroport 09:21
460.026 IR2517 07:01 Genève-Aéroport - Luzern 09:40
?   EB Test Train 09:48
(self propelled test coach)
460.080
propelling
IR2460 09:30 Luzern - Basel SBB 09:55
560.237 22823 09:37 Olten - Sursee 09:58
460.091 IR2549 09:17 Basel SBB - Luzern 10:04
11426 62336 08:56 RB Limmattal - Rothenburg Freight 10:15
460.108
propelling
IR2518 10:00 Luzern - Genève-Aéroport 10:23
11125 IR2169 10:04 Basel SBB - Locarno 10:43
460.026
propelling
IR2462 10:30 Luzern - Basel SBB 10:55
460.028 IR2461 10:17 Basel SBB - Luzern 11:06
174-BLS
175-BLS
  EB Light Engines 11:17
11214 IR2170 07:11 Chiasso - Basel SBB 11:17
11426 62357 11:21 Rothenburg - RB Limmattal Freight 11:35
11171
11238
  EB Hoppers 11:51
460.014
propelling
IR2264 11:30 Luzern - Basel SBB 11:55
560.267 22830 11:51 Sursee - Olten 12:01
(travelled Nebikon - Zofingen)

Zofingen

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.105 IR2523 10:01 Genève-Aéroport - Luzern 12:28
460.028
propelling
IR2522 12:00 Luzern - Genève-Aéroport 12:32
(travelled Zofingen - Lausanne)

Bern

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
540.016   EB Empty Stock? 12:58

Romont

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
540.038   Stabled 13:44

Lausanne

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.015 IR1729 13:24 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 14:23
(travelled Lausanne - Aigle)

Montreux

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11419 61258 14:09 St-Maurice - Lausanne Triage Freight 14:46

Yvorne, N of Aigle

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
620.061   SB Oil Tanks 15:21
460.102 IR1426 14:28 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 15:46
460.094 IR1731 14:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 15:49
460.069 IR1728 14:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 16:14
460.031 IR1435 14:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 16:14
460.029 IR1428 15:28 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 16:47
460.037 IR1735 15:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 16:49
11249
11168
61267 16:12 Lausanne Triage - St-Triphon Freight 16:55
11248
11250
61262 15:05 Sierre/Siders - Lausanne Triage Freight 17:03
460.063 IR1730 15:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 17:11
460.044 IR1437 15:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 17:15
11145 RE2737 16:56 Lausanne - St-Maurice 17:27

Aigle

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.074 IR1737 16:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 17:51
11251 61266 16:00 Gampel-Steg - Lausanne-Triage Freight 18:00
460.015 IR1732 16:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 18:08
(travelled Aigle - Lausanne)

Lausanne

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
500.037
500.011
ICN1641 18:45 Lausanne - Basel SBB 18:45

Bussigny

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
Ae6/6 61576 17:47 Cornaux - Lausanne Triage Freight 18:50

Cossonay

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11252
11287
68271 18:14 Nyon - Aarberg Sugar Beet 18:53

Yverdon-les-Bains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11231   SB Sugar Beet 19:06
(via Yvonand?)

Neuchâtel

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11108 5174 18:52 Biel/Bienne - Neuchâtel 19:27

Biel/Bienne

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
500.010 ICN541 18:05 Genève-Aéroport - St.Gallen 19:46
(travelled Biel/Bienne - Solothurn)