The "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978, built by SLM Winterthur in 1917, on the turntable in Erstfeld. The former Gotthard freight train locomotive came from Bellinzona this day (towed by a Re 4/4 ... (more)

Is the "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 wood fired now? No, the 2-10-0 Gotthard freight train locomotive came from Bellinzona to Erstfeld this day and the staff brought some fine fire wood from t... (more)

Transfer run of the C 5/6 # 2978 from Delémont to Olten in the "Chessiloch" between Zwingen and Grellingen. Behind the steamlocomotive is diesel shunter with crane Tm III # 9574 (with coal in lar... (more)

2-10-0 Gotthard freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978, built by SLM in 1917 as the last of the series, is based in Delémont, but came for a visit to Brugg (AG). The occasion was the steam train ov... (more)

"Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 (2-10-0) of SBB Historic is running from Olten to Brugg (AG) with the empty stock for the Gotthard steam train the other day. Above the train is Wildegg castle fr... (more)

During the "Arbon Classics" 2016 event in Arbon, the steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2969 of Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen was exhibited. Several things have do be done before completion of the reb... (more)

View into the cab of the 2-10-0 four cylinder compound steamlocomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2965 of SBB Historic, exhibited in the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne. Built by SLM in 1916 (100 yea... (more)

Since about 15 years, a small group of members of association "Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen" is working on the former SBB Gotthard freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0, four cylinder compound) # 29... (more)

Since about 15 years, a small group of members of association "Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen" is working on the former SBB Gotthard freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0, four cylinder comp... (more)

Since about 15 years, a small group of members of association "Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen" is working on the former SBB Gotthard freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0, four cylinder comp... (more)

Since about 15 years, a small group of members of association "Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen" is working on the former SBB Gotthard freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0, four cylinder comp... (more)

A visit to Ersrtfeld depot in 1964 found this withdrawn C 5/6 four-cylinder compound 2-10-0 No 2976 awaiting a tow to the breakers yard. This engine had been converted to oil burning in 1953.

Storming up the 2.7 % grade of the Hauenstein line with light load. 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 of SBB Historic, built in 1917 by SLM in Winterthur for the Gotthard line and based in Delé... (more)

"Elephant" freight train steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0) # 2978 of SBB Historic with a train for retired staff of the SBB on the south ramp to the Hauenstein tunnel near Trimbach.

"Elephant" freight train steamlocomotive C 5/6 (2-10-0) # 2978 of SBB Historic with a train for retired staff of the SBB on the north ramp to the Hauenstein tunnel, with a grade of 2.3 %... (more)