It's five o'clock in the morning, day is breaking. The heavy fuel oil fired "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 is accelerating her short empty passenger train over the 1.1 % grade from Oberwinterthur... (more)

The fuel oil fired 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244, built in 1946 by the Montreal Locomotive Works for the french SNCF, entering Rotkreuz. The wonderful kept beauty has about 3000 HP and is ... (more)

On the journey home from Lucerne, the "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 is accelerating her train from Winterthur. Note the time on the clock, the timetabled departure was 20.20 h.

The 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 reached St.Gallen in the evening with the HAG Reisen special train from Lucerne.

Heavy fuel oil fired "Mikado" 141 R # 1244 is pulling the HAG Reisen special from St.Gallen to Lucerne, between Winterthur and Tössmühle.

The 1400 Class locomotives were designed by Collett for local branch line work on the Great Western Railway.75 were built at Swindon between 1932 and 1936,and 4 members still survive.Here,1450 run... (more)

The 4-6-0 express train steamlocomotive A 3/5 No 705, built in 1904 by SLM, is crossing the Rhine Bridge between Schaffhausen and Feuerthalen.

7820 "Dinmore Manor" and 7903 "Foremarke Hall" double head a service for Cheltenham Racecourse.

The passengers are ready to board the cogwheel steamtrain of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB) for the ride down to Wilderswil. The conductor is checking the tickets. The panorama from left with Schr... (more)

The classic view of the Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB), shown on postcards, posters and promotions, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the background. Cogwheel steamtrain with locomotive H 2/3 # 5... (more)

Cogwheel steamtrain with locomotive H 2/3 # 5 (SLM 1894) and open summer car # 6 is on the way to the Schynige Platte below the 157 meter long Grätli tunnel on the maximun grade of 25 %.