The 1620 hp four-cylinder compound freight locomotive C 5/6 # 2978 (SLM 1917) with the "Steam Adventure Tours" train is entering Bauma.

The round trip through eastern part of Switzerland with steamlocomotives C 5/6 2978 (SLM 1917) is entering Bauma shortly. This beautiful journey all by steam traction was organised by "Steam ... (more)

Roundtrip of "Steam Adventure Tours" with heavy four cylinder compound Gotthard freighttrain steamlocomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 (SLM 1917) and a train load of 8 cars of ne... (more)

Roundtrip of "Steam Adventure Tours" with heavy four cylinder compound Gotthard freighttrain steamlocomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 (SLM 1917) and a train load of 8 cars of ne... (more)

The C 5/6 2978 "Elephant" (constructed 1917 by SLM) and the four cylinder compound express train steamlocomotive A 3/5 705 (built in 1904 by SLM) are crossing the Rhine Bridge between Feuerthalen ... (more)

C 5/6 2978 "Elephant" from SBB Historic makes a test run (660 tons, load 14!) from Zurich via Turgi - Koblenz - Bülach back to Zurich.

2-10-0 four cylinder compound freight train steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 of SBB Historic, built in 1917 by the SLM for the Gotthard line. The locomotive got a large revision in Brugg (AG) by the e... (more)

Operating and display instruments for the engineer on the right side of the 2-10-0 four cylinder compound C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic. In the middle the suction steam injecto... (more)

The 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic got a large revision in Brugg (AG) by the very experienced members of steamgroup Zürich (Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich). ... (more)

C 5/6 2978 from SBB Historic with a steam special on the left and RE 4/4 II 11161 with a photographers special on the right head up the northern Gotthard ramp near Amsteg, running partly parallel ... (more)

Swiss steam at its best! We celebrate this year the 100th anniversary of the beautiful four-cylinder compound 2-10-0 steam locomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 #2978 from SBB Historic. It is see... (more)

Just two days after a test run with almost 600 tons, SBB Historic C 5/6 made another test: This time with only five wagons, but now on the ramp of the old Hauenstein line, which has similar gradia... (more)

The C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic got a large revision in Brugg (AG) by the very experienced members of steamgroup Zürich (Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich). Now the impressive 2-10-0 is read... (more)

The C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic got a large revision in Brugg (AG) by the very experienced members of steamgroup Zürich (Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich). Now the impressive 2-10-0 is read... (more)

The C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic got a large revision in Brugg (AG) by the very experienced members of steamgroup Zürich (Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich). Now the impressive 2-10-0 is read... (more)