Inside the Gotthard tunnel, a special picture taken with permission. A charter train with iconic Gotthard locomotive Ae 6/6 # 11402 "Uri" and car B # 5560 from Erstfeld to Airolo stopped in the mi... (more)
The elegant TRANS EUROP EXPRESS train "Gottardo" RAe TEE II # 1053 from 1961 is on a culinary motherday journey over the Gotthard mountain line to Lugano and Capolago-Riva San Vitale, le... (more)
The elegant TRANS EUROP EXPRESS train "Gottardo" RAe TEE II # 1053 from 1961 is on the way on the Gotthard mountain line to Lugano and Capolago, running through the 74 meter long Artoito... (more)
Swiss TV is making a series on the history of Gotthard and the different ways over and through the mountain. One possibility was by train, therefore a Steam Train was chartered. Mighty "Eleph... (more)
Shiny running gear of the four cylinder compound 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 after the trip over the Gotthard north ramp. The crew invested many hours for this appearance. Now some drop of... (more)
The heavy four cylinder compound 2-10-0 freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant", built by SLM Winterthur in 1917 mainly for the steep Gotthard line, reached Göschenen with a pas... (more)
The steamtrain for the "Schweiz aktuell" program of Swiss TV from Ersteld to Biasca is entering Wassen station for a short stop. The 2-10-0 four cylinder compound locomotive C 5/5 # 2978 "Elephant... (more)
The steamtrain for the "Schweiz Aktuell" programm of Swiss TV from Ersteld to Biasca is reaching the end of the Gotthard north ramp in Göschenen. The 2-10-0 locomotive C 5/5 # 2978 &quo... (more)
With a steady 30 km/h, the 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" is pulling the 210 ton passenger train up the 2.6 % grade of the Gotthard north ramp, between Pfaffensprung and Wassen. In... (more)
The 2-10-0 freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" leaving the 304 meter long Polmengo tunnel near Faido, on the Gotthard south ramp, with the passenger special from Erstfeld to ... (more)
The 2-10-0 freight steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" started the tackling of the 2.6 % Gotthard north ramp shortly in Erstfeld, with a load of about 220 ton. The train circulated f... (more)
