Time for a change of scene and a trip across the border, two borders actually, to Switzerland. The forecast was poor, so I was planning to take my time over the journey. However, the sky was clear in Lindau, where I’d stayed the night, and looked fairly clear to the south as well. I proceeded to Sevelen, a few km north of Sargans with utmost haste, which turned out not to be very fast due to the motorway vignettes that had to be purchased and stuck in various places, single line working through the tunnel behind Bregenz and an inconsiderate Romanian trucker who blocked me in while I was getting my Swiss vignette and disappeared for 15 minutes.

Down at Sevelen, things were looking fairly good. There was a lot of cloud to the south but it was relatively clear to the north for the shot of a train with the wall of mountains behind. After an hour or so the cloud rolled in and I went north, eventually finding a couple of shots near Rüthi that were clear of horrible concrete electricity poles. The sun lasted there until around 14:00, by which time the sky was completely overcast and I returned to Sevelen to check out some more positions. Before long the rain started and I gave up for the day.

Trains were pretty much as expected with the Chur - St. Gallen workings, the reason I was there, solid Re4/4ii. Even better, Swiss Express liveried 11108 was one of the locos in use. Railjets were, obviously, worked by ÖBB 1116s and the Sargans - Buchs locals were some sort of converted dishwasher on wheels. The Chur - St. Gallen trains are supposed to go over to class 511 units in June, if not before, and 511.110 was stabled at Sargans in the late afternoon but wasn’t seen to move.

Four freights were seen, generally fitting in with what was timetabled but with the welcome problem of not knowing which of the two southbounds that passed in less than ten minutes was the one that was supposed to run at that time. The morning trains were both Re6/6 worked with Re4/4iis on the two afternoon workings.

S of Sevelen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11605		SB Freight	09:22
11608		SB Containers	09:29
1116.204-ÖBB	RJ163	08:40 Zürich HB - Wien West	09:45
11153	RE3822	09:23 Chur - St.Gallen	09:55
11149	RE3809	09:04 St.Gallen - Chur	10:05

S of Rüthi

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11108	RE3815	11:04 St.Gallen - Chur	11:51
11149	RE3826	11:23 Chur - St.Gallen	12:10

N of Rüthi

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11153	RE3817	12:04 St.Gallen - Chur	12:50
11148	RE3828	12:23 Chur - St.Gallen	13:10
11141	RE3819	13:04 St.Gallen - Chur	13:50
11108	RE3830	13:23 Chur - St.Gallen	14:10

S of Sevelen

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
11153	RE3832	14:23 Chur - St.Gallen	14:55
11149	RE3821	14:04 St.Gallen - Chur	15:06
11289	53566?	NB Freight	15:25 (mainly Holcim cement tanks)
11181	66790?	SB Oil Tanks	15:25
1116.223-ÖBB	RJ169	14:40 Zürich HB - Wien West	15:44
11141	RE3834	15:23 Chur - St.Gallen	15:55
11148	RE3823	15:04 St.Gallen - Chur	16:06

Sargans

Loco	Train No.	Train Details	Notes
511.110		Stabled	16:48
11149	RE3836	16:23 Chur - St.Gallen	16:48