"Giruno" highspeed train RABe 501 # 011 "Kanton Thurgau" of the SBB is leaving the 57 kilometer long Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) at 200 km/h in Rynächt near Erstfeld, running as... (more)

Ce 6/8 I # 14201, ordered from SLM and BBC in 1918 as Fc 2x3/4 # 12201, delivered to the SBB in July 1919 and first tested on the Bern-Thun line, which was electrified already. From March 1921, it... (more)

"Roebuck" Be 4/6 # 12332 of SBB Historic, built in 1922 by SLM and BBC in a series of 40, with 2040 HP and Vmax 75 km/h for passenger trains on the Gotthard line. The locomotive is not o... (more)

More then 100 years electric railway traffic over the Gotthard line in Erstfeld, side by side. "Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14253 of SBB Historic, based in Erstfeld, was built in 1919 by SLM ... (more)

Erstfeld is the beginning or the northern end point of the mountain route. In 2010 there was a visitor tower in the area of ​​the depot, which allowed an unusual overview. Here you can... (more)

I don't know the reason why this car was put the side. In any case, it is not an everyday look at the underside of such a vehicle. A special feature is that the wagon has a coupling device at one ... (more)

The electric Gotthard locomotives in the first years after the electrification in 1920. The Ce 6/8 I # 14201 on the left, also called "Grossmutter" (grandmother) was built as prototype i... (more)

The large double locomotive Ae 8/14 # 11801, built by SLM and BBC in 1931 with 5514 kW, is leaving the depot area of Erstfeld for the "fitness drives" (moving the vehicles in the station... (more)

Line-up of three pioneer locomotives of the electrification of the Gotthard line about one hundred years ago in front of the depot in Erstfeld. From left to right: Ce 6/8 I # 14201, ordered from S... (more)

Three pioneer locomotives of the electrification of the Gotthard line about one hundred years ago in front of the depot in Erstfeld. From left to right: "Roebuck" Be 4/6 # 12332, built i... (more)

Electric Gotthard locomotives of the 1920' and the 1950' in front of the large shed in Erstfeld. The Ae 6/6 # 11402 "Uri" of 1953 is leaving the shed for the fitness drives, while Ce 6/8 I # 14201... (more)

Two early electric Gotthard locomotives in front of the large shed in Erstfeld. On the left "grandmother" Ce 6/8 I # 14201, built in 1918 and delivered in 1919, first tested between Bern... (more)

Two operational classic Gotthard locomotives of the 1950' in Erstfeld, with the Bristen mountain in the background. On the occasion of the "Fitness drives" we can see Ae 6/6 # 11411 &quo... (more)

Three pioneer locomotives of the electrification of the Gotthard line about one hundred years ago in front of the depot in Erstfeld. From left to right: "Roebuck" Be 4/6 # 12332, built i... (more)

Three pioneer locomotives of the electrification of the Gotthard line about one hundred years ago in front of the depot in Erstfeld. From left to right: Ce 6/8 I # 14201, ordered from SLM and BBC ... (more)