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)

2-10-0 fourcylinder compound freight train steamlocomotive "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2969 of Eurovapor Sulgen on the turntable of the Bahnpark Brugg (AG). On the left is A 3/5 # 705 of SBB Hist... (more)

Since last year, two former SBB 2-10-0 four cylinder compound freight train steamlocomotives "Elephant" C 5/6 are operational again. On the left # 2978 of SBB Historic, built in 1917 by ... (more)

Bahnpark Brugg is home of several historic (Steam-)Locomotives. Once every year, they open the doors to the public and many oldtimers can be seen in action or are at least presented in a proper wa... (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)

After two days shuttle service between Romanshorn and Arbon on the occasion of the ARBON CLASSICS event, the 2-10-0 "Elephant" C 5/6 # 2969 of Eurovapor Sulgen is returning to it's home ... (more)

On the occasion of the "Arbon Classics 2018", a steam shuttle circulated between Romanshorn and Arbon. Former Gotthard freight train steamlocomotive 2-10-0 C 5/6 # 2969 is pulling the tr... (more)

Steam Adventure Tours is famous in Switzerland for it's outstanding trips with a variety of diffrent steam locomotives. In April a trip was organised through eastern Switzerland, cumulating in thi... (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.