Very first trial of the steam rotary snow blower R 12 after a 18 year restoration by the "R 12 group" of Martin Horath in Goldau. Shoving is cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 3/4 # 4 of the DF... (more)

Scene in the deep winter on the line of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke, which is closed for traffic from october to june every year. But this day, the steam rotary snow blower R 12, built in 1913... (more)

Scene in the deep winter on the line of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke, which is closed for traffic from october to june every year. But this day, the steam rotary snow blower R 12, built in 1913... (more)

First day operational and very first snow blowing after about 60 years! Snow blower R 12 (X rot d # 9212), built by the SLM Winterthur in 1913 for the Rhaetian Railway, main network, is throwing t... (more)

First day operational and very first snow blowing after about 60 years! Snow blower R 12 (X rot d # 9212), built by the SLM Winterthur in 1913 for the Rhaetian Railway, main network, is throwing t... (more)

The snow fighting crew of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke is back in the depot area of Realp DFB, the tests were very sucessful. Head of the restoration, Martin Horath, is second from right with b... (more)

Snow fighting on the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke in the gorge of the Furka reuss. Steam rotary snow blower R 12 (X rot d # 9212), built by the SLM Winterthur in 1913 for the Rhaetian Railway, main... (more)

Snow fighting on the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke in the gorge of the Furka reuss. Steam rotary snow blower R 12 (X rot d # 9212), built by the SLM Winterthur in 1913 for the Rhaetian Railway, main... (more)

Snow blowing action in the gorge of the Furkareuss near Realp on the line of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke. The steam rotary snow blower R # 12, built in 1913 by the SLM for the Rhaetian Railway... (more)

"Steam, smoke and powdersnow" (Rauch, Dampf und Pulverschnee) is the titel of a well known swiss book (standard reference), describing the steam rotary snow blowers of the swiss railways... (more)

"Steam, smoke and powdersnow" (Rauch, Dampf und Pulverschnee) is the titel of a well known swiss book (standard reference) describing the steam rotary snow blowers, written by Alfred Leu... (more)

After 18 years work of a group of about 10 people, organized and managed by Martin Horath in Goldau, the former Rhaetian Railway rotary steam snow blower R # 12 from 1913 made it's first test run ... (more)

After 18 years work of a group of about 10 people, organized and managed by Martin Horath in Goldau, the former Rhaetian Railway rotary steam snow blower R # 12 from 1913 made it's first test run ... (more)

After 18 years work of a group of about 10 people, organized and managed by Martin Horath in Goldau, the former Rhaetian Railway rotary steam blower R # 12 from 1913 made it's first test run on th... (more)

After 18 years work of a group of about 10 people, organized and managed by Martin Horath in Goldau, the former Rhaetian Railway rotary steam snow blower R # 12 from 1913 made it's first test run ... (more)