Thu 06 Sep 2012

A better day all round with much more Ae6/6 activity than expected. No less than five of the class were seen;
  • 11464 worked the morning vans to Estavayer,
  • 610.439 worked the morning Eclepens to Yverdon freight and the afternoon Yverdon to Lausanne freight before returning north with the Daillens - Frauenfeld postal in the evening,
  • 610.519 worked the evening Chavornay to Lausanne freight,
  • 610.496 worked the evening Cornaux to Lausanne freight
  • and finally 11520 showed up when I was changing trains at Yverdon at 20:00. It was last seen waiting to leave for Lausanne or Estavayer on a train of vans.

Despite the number of Ae6/6 around and generally sunny weather after a poor start, I still only got a couple of satisfactory shots of the class. Most of their workings coincided with a cloudy spell in the evening and another potential shot was taken out by a passing EMU. Apart from the Ae6/6s, I was generally satisfied with the day’s haul of shots, 26 freights with plenty of Re4/4s, including orange 11320, and a handful of Re6/6s, a selection of EMUs and even a TGV. In contrast to the Gotthard, the traffic I’ve seen in this part of Switzerland has all been worked by SBB motive power, the TGV is the only exception so far.

Yvonand

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
560.231 14513 06:26 Romont - Yverdon-les-Bains 07:48
(travelled Yvonand to Yverdon-les-Bains)

Yverdon-les-Bains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11350 50229 08:01 Chavornay - Däniken RB Freight 08:05
523.018 12123 08:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 08:10
(travelled Yverdon-les-Bains to Essert-Pittet)
11208 IR1610 07:53 Neuchâtel - Lausanne 08:15

Essert-Pittet

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11464 61535 08:45 Lausanne-Triage - Estavayer-le-Lac Vans 09:07
11273 50752 08:18 Biel RB - Daillens Postal 09:14
11240 50915 09:20 Eclepens - Gossau Postal 09:27

Ependes

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11659 61539 09:45 Lausanne Triage - Yverdon-les-Bains Freight 10:09
610.439 64521 10:16 Eclepens - Yverdon-les-Bains Freight 10:29
11315 50716 09:52 Lausanne Triage - Frauenfeld Paketpost Vans 10:43
11632 68266 09:30 Avanches - Chavornay Freight 10:44
500.033 ICN1623 10:45 Lausanne - Basel SBB 11:01
523.030 12137 11:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 11:26
560.xxx 12837 11:34 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne 11:40
11190 50043 Renens VD - Däniken RB Vans 12:06
560.212 12838 11:55 Lausanne - Yverdon-les-Bains 12:20
11252 50241 10:07 Geneve Cargo - Lenzburg Vans 12:24
11659 61554 13:06 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne Triage Freight 12:42
11239 50727 12:33 Daillens - Frauenfeld Paketpost Postal 12:44
11271 50912 Zürich Mulligen - Geneve Postal 13:19
11320 50604 11:41 Härkingen - Daillens Postal 13:30
560.xxx 12847 13:34 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne 13:39
500.012 ICN522 10:48 St.Gallen - Genève-Aéroport 14:01
523.xxx 12151 14:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 14:24
(travelled Ependes to Cossonay)

S of Cossonay

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11659   NB Light Engine 15:03
500.025 ICN1524 11:48 St.Gallen - Lausanne 15:08
500.033 ICN624 13:03 Basel SBB - Genève-Aéroport 15:10
TGV.117-SNCF TGV9269 11:57 Paris Gare de Lyon - Lausanne 15:35
523.xxx 12157 15:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 15:41
11606 61566 16:06 Chavornay - Lausanne Triage Freight 15:45
560.243 12857 15:34 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne 15:51

Cossonay

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
523.030 12158 15:26 Villeneuve - Yverdon-les-Bains 16:21
(travelled Cossonay to Bavois)

S of Bavois

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11320 50605 15:59 Daillens - Härkingen Paketpost Postal 16:39
610.439
841.008
61570 17:10 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne Triage Freight 16:52
500.005
500.000
ICN1528 13:48 St.Gallen - Lausanne 17:01
Re6/6 60569 16:45 Lausanne Triage - RB Limmattal Freight 17:05
11606 64535 17:16 Eclepens - Chavornay Freight 17:09
500.020
500.023
ICN628 15:03 Basel SBB - Genève-Aéroport 17:17
420.178
11187
61590 15:57 Müntscheimer - Lausanne Triage Freight 17:29
523.030 12167 17:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 17:35
560.228 12867 17:34 Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne 17:45
610.519 35575 Lausanne Triage - Chavornay Light Engine 17:48
11606 61572 17:44 Chavornay - Lausanne Triage Freight 17:48
11280 50136 17:22 Estavayer-le-Lac - Renens VD Vans 18:10
610.519 61578 19:08 Chavornay - Lausanne Triage Freight 18:26
11125
propelling
IR1541 18:13 Lausanne - Neuchâtel 18:28
610.439 50735 18:28 Daillens - Frauenfeld Paketpost Postal 18:31
610.496 61576 17:47 Cornaux - Lausanne Triage Freight 18:39
11314 60568 RB Limmattal - Lausanne Triage Freight 18:41

Bavois

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
523.018 12172 18:26 Villeneuve - Yverdon-les-Bains 19:30
(travelled Bavois to Yverdon-les-Bains)

Yverdon-les-Bains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11520   NB Light Engine 19:49
560.209 14584 20:02 Yverdon-les-Bains - Romont 20:02
(travelled Yverdon-les-Bains to Yvonand)