Thu 09 May 2013
Thu 09 May 2013
09/05/13 20:31
After yesterday, anything was going to be an anticlimax and today was the anticlimax of anticlimaxes. I’d travelled west to the Schaffhausen area in the hope of getting some of the reactivated Ae6/6s on stone trains in the Eglisau area. However, nothing was running as it was a public holiday, something that had escaped my notice when planning the trip. As well as the lack of freights, passenger services were in weekend mode meaning everything except the Zürich - Stuttgart ICs was worked by shiny plastic units. As an example of what Switzerland will be like in a few years time it was educational and depressing - the S-Bahn trains were 511s, the REs were 511s, the IRs were 511s and the locals were 526s. I wouldn’t have been too surprised if a 511 had turned up hauling a stone train! The weather was poor as well, just to cap it all.
The day was spent looking for spots, in the unlikely event that the sun shines tomorrow, and started with a train ride from Hüntwangen-Wil to Niederglatt and back, on 511s of course. The best spots appeared to be around Eglisau and south towards Glattfelden and most of the day was spent walking the footpaths in that area looking at potential positions, which turned out to be few and far between. In the late afternoon I had a look at a few potential spots on the Winterthur - Schaffhausen line, a couple of which looked promising for the three late afternoon Lion workings, which weren’t running today, of course.
The day was spent looking for spots, in the unlikely event that the sun shines tomorrow, and started with a train ride from Hüntwangen-Wil to Niederglatt and back, on 511s of course. The best spots appeared to be around Eglisau and south towards Glattfelden and most of the day was spent walking the footpaths in that area looking at potential positions, which turned out to be few and far between. In the late afternoon I had a look at a few potential spots on the Winterthur - Schaffhausen line, a couple of which looked promising for the three late afternoon Lion workings, which weren’t running today, of course.
Bülach
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11427 11430 11501 |
Stabled | 10:28 |
Niederglatt
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 843.083 | Stabled | 10:36 | |
| 11133 | IC181 | 05:56 Frankfurt(M) Hbf - Zürich HB | 10:41 |
| 11207 | IC280 | 11:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart | 11:20 |
Bülach
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 450.113 11652 450.022 540.031 540.016 |
Stabled | 11:30 |
Hüntwangen-Wil
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 843.086 | Stabled | 11:47 |
Rheinbrücke, Eglisau
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re4/4ii | IC183 | 09:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB | 12:34 |
| 450.064 | 18555 | 13:17 Rafz - Pfäffikon | 13:25 |
N of Glattfelden
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11207 | IC185 | 11:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB | 14:35 |
| 11192 | IC184 | 15:05 Zürich HB - Stuttgart | 15:26 |
S of Eglisau
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11133 | IC187 | 13:56 Stuttgart Hbf - Zürich HB | 16:35 |
