After about 20 years work and several setbacks like fire or flooding, a second "Elefant" 2-10-0 C 5/6 steamlocomotive is (almost) finished (4 cylinder compound with about 1320 HP). The # 2969, bui... (more)

2-10-0 "Elephant" steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 of SBB Historic in the shed of the Bahnpark Brugg (AG), during a overhaul by the members of the Dampfgruppe Zürich. In the foreground 3 wh... (more)

After about 20 years of sustained work, the former SBB 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2969 "Elephant" is nearing completion in the shed of association "Eurovapor Lokremise Sulgen". The boiler is u... (more)

The 2-10-0 four cylinder compound locomotive C 5/6 "Elephant" 2978 is pulling a 210 ton heavy special passenger train for the swiss TV program "Schweiz Aktuell" on the Gotthard... (more)

The four cylinder compound 2-10-0 freight train locomotive C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" is pulling the 260 ton passenger train from Biasca to Erstfeld up the 2.6 % grade of the Gotthard south ramp and ... (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)

Shooting for the "Schweiz aktuell" program of Swiss TV (production by tpc company) in front of the 2-10-0 steamlocomotive C 5/6 # 2978 from 1917 in front of the shed in Erstfeld.

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, with a six car passenger spec... (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, with a six car passenger spec... (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, in front of the old Gotthardb... (more)

"Elephant" C 5/6 # 2978 pulling the "Schweiz Aktuell" steam special from Biasca to Erstfeld with full speed on the Gotthard south ramp near Ambri-Piotta. The load of 6 cars was... (more)

The steamtrain with C 5/6 # 2978 "Elephant" and six cars, including a skylight mail car, is passing the San Nicola church in Giornico, which dates from the 12th century and is the most i... (more)

Not an easy task to turn the 130 ton steam locomotive on the turntable in Biasca, which has seen none such weights for decades probably. The stacker truck was not successful for a longer period, t... (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)