Wed 05 Sep 2012

A difficult day with very hazy conditions and a lot of cloud around. My day started with a trip down to Ependes, just south of Yverdon-les-Bains, to photograph freight 61535, the 08:45 Lausanne Triage - Estavayer-le-Lac vans, which passed in very gloomy light behind dark green Ae6/6 11473, not the best engine for the conditions.

My search for sunlight took me south to Lac Leman, as the locals call the Genfersee, first to St-Saphorin, where the light wasn’t yet round far enough, then to Villeneuve and then back to St-Saphorin. There were some sunny periods but it was cloudy most of the time.

If you don’t mind class 460s, this line is a great place to photograph with two 460 hauled trains in each direction every hour on Geneve - Brig IR trains. There are plenty of class 523 Flirts as well and a few freights. There should have been more freights but the current problems with the Simplon Tunnel have scared them away. Even without the international traffic, I still noted eight freights in seven hours and missed a couple more while travelling. Both the freights expected to be Ae6/6 hauled produced, although both passed in poor light. On the way back to Yvonand another Ae6/6 was seen on the Cornaux tanks.

Yvonand

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11275 64212 06:54 Estavayer-le-Lac - Yverdon-les-Bains Freight 07:28
560.264 14513 06:26 Romont - Yverdon-les-Bains 07:48

Yverdon-les-Bains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11314 50229 08:01 Chavornay - Däniken RB Freight 08:04
523.022 12123 08:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 08:05
(travelled Yverdon-les-Bains to Ependes)
11206 IR1610 07:53 Neuchâtel - Lausanne 08:12

Ependes

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11473
18815
61535 08:45 Lausanne Triage - Estavayer-le-Lac 09:05
420.178 50752 08:18 Biel/Bienne - Daillens Postal 09:15
523.028 12127 09:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 09:24
(travelled Ependes to Rivaz)

Eclepens

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11364 61537 09:13 Lausanne Triage - Eclepens Oil Tanks 09:35

St-Saphorin

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
523.024 12329 10:08 Allaman - Villeneuve 10:47
460.046 IR1423 09:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 10:56
523.023 12131 10:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 11:17
(travelled St-Saphorin to Villeneuve)

E of Veytaux-Chillon

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.091 IR1425 10:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 12:08
841.003 56579 10:45 Vevey - Villeneuve Trip Freight 12:15
11653 66529 12:09 St-Triphon - Mellingen Oil Tanks 12:24
460.027 IR1725 11:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 12:43
460.063 IR1427 11:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 13:09

Villeneuve

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
523.028 12148 13:26 Villeneuve - Yverdon-les-Bains 13:26
(travelled Villeneuve to St-Saphorin)

St-Saphorin

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
460.010 IR1429 12:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 13:55
11606 61244 10:45 Visp - Lausanne Triage Freight 13:56
523.029
523.024
12147 13:19 Yverdon-les-Bains - Villeneuve 14:18
11175   EB Departmental 14:22
ETR610.xxx EC39 13:42 Genève - Milano Centrale 14:31
460.020 IR1729 13:24 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 14:34
523.023 12152 14:26 Villeneuve - Yverdon-les-Bains 14:46
460.013 IR1431 13:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 14:56
11175
11254
  WB Light Engines 14:58
460.046 IR1424 13:28 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 15:05
523.024
523.029
12356 14:54 Villeneuve - Allaman 15:11
460.102 IR1726 13:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 15:27
460.096 IR1721 09:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 15:31
ETR610.xxx EC34 12:25 Milano Centrale - Genève 15:34
11464 61258 14:09 St-Maurice - Lausanne Triage Freight 15:51
460.091 IR1426 14:28 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 16:04
460.048 IR1735 15:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 16:31
460.027 IR1728 14:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 16:33
11175
11254
61267 16:12 Lausanne Triage - St-Triphon Freight 16:34
460.060 IR1437 15:47 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 16:56
460.063 IR1428 15:28 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 17:05
11126 RE2737 16:56 Lausanne - St-Maurice 17:08
620.051   WB Freight 17:16
610.486 61262 15:05 Sierre/Siders - Lausanne Freight 17:24
460.031 IR1730 15:57 Brig - Genève-Aéroport 17:30
460.044 IR1737 16:27 Genève-Aéroport - Brig 17:31
523.024
523.029
12168 17:26 Villeneuve - Yverdon-les-Bains 17:45
(travelled St-Saphorin to Yverdon-les-Bains)

Cossonay

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
11206
propelling
IR1541 18:13 Lausanne - Neuchâtel 18:25

Yverdon-les-Bains

Loco Train
No.
Train Details Notes
560.204 14580 19:02 Yverdon-les-Bains - Romont 19:02
(travelled Yverdon-les-Bains to Yvonand)