Wed 10 July 2013
Wed 10 July 2013
23/07/13 17:24
Off to Switzerland to do some mountain railways for a change. The day started ridiculously early with a drive to Heathrow to catch the 06:00 Swiss flight to Zürich, arriving on time at 08:40 despite a short hold over Frick on the way in. I just made the 09:10 train to Zürich HB and had arrived in Luzern by 10:30, 460 hauled or pushed all the way.
The next stage of the journey was over the Brünig and was also loco hauled, a pleasure that won’t be available for much longer. Better still, after a good run with 101.966 over the pass, 110.003 backed down at Meiringen for blistering run to Interlaken. Five sets are required to work the Luzern - Interlaken service and only two were loco and coaches today, with the other three worked by new class 150 EMUs. A fourth 150 was seen at Meiringen, weighed down with sandbags on every seat and obviously on some sort of test.
After a morning travelling in good light, I was looking forward to some afternoon photography and, after dumping my case at Interlaken Ost, headed for Spiez. Both Interlaken - Zweisimmen RE turns were worked by BLS Brownies, 167 on the Golden Pass set and 195 on a blue and cream set. Also seen at Spiez was Crossrail’s 436.111, back in traffic after accident repairs.
I’d walked from Spiez to Faulensee for the 15:30 Brownie then back to Spiez after failing to get it in the sun. The weather was hot and humid and I was fit to drop when I got back.
Dropping was postponed briefly to get a shot of a BLS 485 on a RoLa train that had just arrived but then everything changed. I became aware of a dark shape in the viewfinder, sidling down the side of the RoLa. It was a green Re6/6, a real rarity these days. 11646 was working the afternoon goods to Leissigen, so it had to come back before to long.
My plan to travel to Niederried for the rest of the afternoon was ripped up on the spot. Twenty minutes later I was back at Faulensee, even more exhausted and wondering why I’d bothered as the sun had gone in. 11646 duly returned in the gloom, as did the next Brownie. With no sign of the sun returning, it was time to give up for the day. I travelled back to Interlaken, retrieved my case and continued on the Berner Oberland Bahn to Grindelwald, where I would be based for the next few nights.
The next stage of the journey was over the Brünig and was also loco hauled, a pleasure that won’t be available for much longer. Better still, after a good run with 101.966 over the pass, 110.003 backed down at Meiringen for blistering run to Interlaken. Five sets are required to work the Luzern - Interlaken service and only two were loco and coaches today, with the other three worked by new class 150 EMUs. A fourth 150 was seen at Meiringen, weighed down with sandbags on every seat and obviously on some sort of test.
After a morning travelling in good light, I was looking forward to some afternoon photography and, after dumping my case at Interlaken Ost, headed for Spiez. Both Interlaken - Zweisimmen RE turns were worked by BLS Brownies, 167 on the Golden Pass set and 195 on a blue and cream set. Also seen at Spiez was Crossrail’s 436.111, back in traffic after accident repairs.
I’d walked from Spiez to Faulensee for the 15:30 Brownie then back to Spiez after failing to get it in the sun. The weather was hot and humid and I was fit to drop when I got back.
Dropping was postponed briefly to get a shot of a BLS 485 on a RoLa train that had just arrived but then everything changed. I became aware of a dark shape in the viewfinder, sidling down the side of the RoLa. It was a green Re6/6, a real rarity these days. 11646 was working the afternoon goods to Leissigen, so it had to come back before to long.
My plan to travel to Niederried for the rest of the afternoon was ripped up on the spot. Twenty minutes later I was back at Faulensee, even more exhausted and wondering why I’d bothered as the sun had gone in. 11646 duly returned in the gloom, as did the next Brownie. With no sign of the sun returning, it was time to give up for the day. I travelled back to Interlaken, retrieved my case and continued on the Berner Oberland Bahn to Grindelwald, where I would be based for the next few nights.
Zürich Flughafen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.098 | IR2116 | 08:03 Konstanz - Biel/Bienne | 09:10 (travelled to Zürich HB) |
Zürich HB
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11121 | EN1364 | 20:56 Graz Hbf - Zürich HB | 09:25 |
| 460.049 propelling |
IR2321 | 09:35 Zürich HB - Luzern | 09:35 (Travelled to Luzern) |
Rotkreuz
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 185.111 [DB] | SB Intermodal | 10:13 |
Luzern
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101.963 [ZB] | IR2211 | 08:04 Interlaken Ost - Luzern | 10:42 (Loco still at the buffers) |
| 101.966 [ZB] | IR2220 | 10:55 Luzern - Interlaken Ost | 10:44 (travelled Luzern - Meiringen) |
| 101.968 [ZB] | IR3668 | 11:06 Luzern - Engelberg | 10:44 |
Horw
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150.xxx [ZB] | IR2215 | 09:04 Interlaken Ost - Luzern | 10:59 |
Giswil
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150.002 [ZB] 160.005 [ZB] |
IR2217 | 10:04 Interlaken Ost - Luzern | 11:30 |
Brünig-Hasliberg
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101.965 [ZB] | IR2219 | 11:04 Interlaken Ost - Luzern | 11:57 |
Meiringen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110.003 [ZB] | IR2220 | 10:55 Luzern - Interlaken Ost | 12:12 |
| 101.962 [ZB] | Stabled | 12:12 |
Brienzwiler
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160.xxx [ZB] 150.xxx [ZB] |
IR2221 | 12:04 Interlaken Ost - Luzern | 12:30 |
Interlaken Ost
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.044 | IC974 | 13:00 Interlaken Ost - Basel SBB | 13:00 |
| 460.047 propelling |
IC969 | 10:59 Basel SBB - Interlaken Ost | 13:06 |
| 167 [BLS] | RE3123 | 13:08 Interlaken Ost - Zweisimmen | 13:08 (travelled to Spiez) |
Därlingen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.118 propelling |
IC1071 | 11:31 Basel SBB - Interlaken Ost | 13:19 |
Leissigen
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 566.234 [BLS] | 6122 | 13:09 Spiez - Interlaken Ost | 13:23 |
Spiez
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11648 | SB Containers | 13:40 | |
| 566.237 | 6121 | 13:29 Interlaken Ost - Spiez | 13:52 |
| 186.109 [RPOOL] | SB Containers | 13:58 | |
| 436.114 [XRAIL] 436.xxx [XRAIL] |
NB Intermodal | 14:07 | |
| 465.010 [BLS] 465.011 [BLS] 188 [BLS] |
SB Swap Bodies | 14:18 | |
| 460.052 propelling |
IC829 | 13:49 Brig - Romanshorn | 14:26 |
| 460.086 propelling |
IC973 | 12:59 Basel SBB - Interlaken Ost | 14:41 |
Faulensee
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.009 propelling |
IC1075 | 13:31 Basel SBB - Interlaken Ost | 15:09 |
| 401.083 [DB] | ICE376 | 15:00 Interlaken Ost - Frankfurt(M) Hbf | 15:23 |
| 195 [BLS] | RE3127 | 15:08 Interlaken Ost - Zweisimmen | 15:29 |
Spiez
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 485.008 [BLS] | SB RoLa | 15:49 | |
| 11646 | 64481 | 15:09 Thun - Leissigen Freight | 15:50 (passing 485.008[BLS] on SB RoLa) |
Faulensee
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 460.086 | IC982 | 16:00 Interlaken Ost - Basel SBB | 16:22 |
| 167 [BLS] propelling |
RE3126 | 15:38 Zweisimmen - Interlaken Ost | 16:28 |
| 11646 | 64484 | 16:50 Leissigen - Spiez Freight | 16:55 |
| 460.009 | IC986 | 17:00 Interlaken Ost - Basel SBB | 17:20 |
| 167 [BLS] | RE3131 | 17:08 Interlaken Ost - Zweisimmen | 17:26 |
Spiez
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 485.004 [BLS] | SB RoLa | 17:46 | |
| 436.115 [XRAIL] 436.111 [XRAIL] |
SB Intermodal | 17:55 | |
| 566.237 | 6132 | 18:05 Spiez - Interlaken Ost | 18:05 |
| 460.047 propelling |
IC1081 | 16:31 Basel SBB - Brig | 18:05 |
Interlaken Ost
| Loco | Train No. |
Train Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 311 [BOB] | 285 | 18:35 Interlaken Ost - Grindelwald | 18:35 (travelled Interlaken Ost - Grindelwald) |
