DB Cargo Siemens ES64F4 Bo-Bo No 189 041-7 looks very smart in its original Railion livery, although already about 3 years old, as it approaches Bacharach on the left (west) bank of the River Rhin... (more)

SBB Cargo Bombardier TRAXX F140MS2 Re 484 Bo-Bo electric No E 484 018 SR passes Blausee-Mitholz station with train EC130, the 06.25 Milan Central to Basel SBB. These locos were used before the int... (more)

Hired from Alpha Trains Bombardier Traxx F140AC Bo-Bo No 185 527-9 and similar BLS Cargo Traxx F140AC1 No Re 485 011-1 approach Kandersteg at the summit the climb from Frutigen on the Lotschber no... (more)

After being posed outside for photographs the first of the class 395 140mph hi-speed EMUs to be delivered from Japan by Hitachi was driven into the depot for adjustments to be made after night tim... (more)

Ten years ago this morning I got my first look at the first of the class 395 140mph hi-speed EMUs to be delivered from Japan by Hitachi. At this stage the unit was undertaking night time test runn... (more)

A Railpool 185 passes Sankt Goarshausen on the east bank of the River Rhein with a southbound train of new cars. Burg Katz can be see above the train.

Siemens ES 64F4 MRCE Dispo loco No 189 206-6, in a special Vincent van Gogh - 125 Years of Inspiration livery, pulls slowly into the loop line at Assmannshausen with an ERS container train from Ma... (more)

Wutachtalbahn 2-8-2T No 262 leaves Futzen with the morning train from Weizen to Zollhaus-Blumberg.

A pair of DB BR 218 diesels come through the beautiful Allgau region with the 07.17 Munich to Zurich EC train.

A southbound intermodal train diverted because of the closure of the Karlsruhe to Basle main line at Rastatt climbs from the Rhine bridge at Eglisau.

A southbound intermodal train diverted because of the closure of the Karlsruhe to Basle main line at Rastatt comes down the Gau bahn from Suttgart to Singen. The BLS Cargo Re 486 is passing the ju... (more)

As the sun is about to disappear behind the hills, former Deutsche Reichsbahn bauriehe 52 'Kriegsklok' No 52 4867 passes the Oxenturm (Ox Tower) at Oberwesel with a special train returning from Br... (more)

SNCF TER Alsace Régiolis bi-mode emu/dmu passes Bénestroff forming the 11.48 Strasbourg to Metz service. This station was once an important junction with three lines going off to Nancy via Chate... (more)

An almost new SBB Cargo Re 482 039-5 passes the ruin of Burg Ehrenfels with a southbound container train. Burg Ehrefels was built in c1212 and became a ruin in 1689. It is currently undergoing rep... (more)

The SBB C 5/6 2-10-0 "Elefant" No 2969 that has just been returned to steam by Eurovapor, Sulgen after 20 years work is seen back in 1964 receiving some TLC inside Rorschach loco depot. ... (more)