RailPictures.Net Photo: 421 387 (11387), 511 049 IRSI (International Rolling Stock Investment Gmbh, Frauenfeld) Re 421 (Re 4/4 II), RABe 511 at Winterthur, Switzerland by Georg Trüb
The Swiss Railwaymen Travel Association (SERV) Winterthur section celebrated its 75th anniversary on this day. A special train with the 3 luxurious PRESTIGE CONTINENTAL EXPRESS coaches (two dining cars "Le Salon Bleu" and "Le Rubis Noir" and a piano bar car "Le Diamant Bar") pulled by the matching Re 421 # 387 (Re 4/4 II # 11387) of IRSI, formerly SBB, ran for the members. The train ran from Winterthur via Bülach-Eglisau-Schaffhausen-Kreuzlingen-Romanshorn-St.Gallen-Wattwil-Wil SG back to Winterthur-Bülach-Schaffhausen. The train arrived back in Winterthur in the evening and is departing to Bülach-Schaffhausen. The trip was organized by RailEvent and operated by the railroad company TR TransRail.
The Swiss Railway Travel Association (SERV) is a leisure organization founded by railwaymen in 1948 with the aim of organizing inexpensive and special trips for railwaymen and railwaywomen. The Winterthur section was founded in 1949. On the right is doubledeck commuter train RABe 511 # 049 of the SBB, running as S12 service 19269 from Brugg via Zürich-Winterthur-Andelfingen to Schaffhausen.
