On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Wehntalbahn in 1991, various special trains drove on the branch line to Niederweningen. The picture shows the C 5/6 2978 with such a train in Nieder... (more)

After much work done at Brugg (AG) by the member of the steam group Zürich (Verein Dampfgruppe Zürich, VDZ) last year, the 2-10-0 four cylinder compound steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Eleph... (more)

Four cylinder compound 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic entering Göschenen ("false entrance"). The 1620 HP freight train locomotive was built in ... (more)

Four cylinder compound 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" of SBB Historic at Göschenen. The 1620 HP freight train locomotive was built in 1917 by SLM Winterthur mainly for t... (more)

On this beautiful autumn day, the four cylinder compound 2-10-0 "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 of SBB Historic pulled a 4 car train from Erstfeld to Göschenen on the Gotthard north ramp. The t... (more)

1997 - the year, where "150 Years of Railways" was celebrated all over Switzerland. All the historic locomitives were put in shape, that includes the steam engines as well - of course! C... (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" (constructed 1917 by SLM) is crossing light engine the Rhine Bridge between Schaffhausen and Feuerthalen.

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)