Engineer of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (Steam railway Furka mountain line) on the throttle of 800 horsepower 0-8-0 cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 on the line between Tiefenbach and Furka. S... (more)

Test train of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) with cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 is crossing the 54 meter long Steinstafel viaduct over the Furkareuss, between Tiefenbach and Furka.

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) during brake tests for final approval by the Federal Office of Transport (Bundesamt für Verkehr BAV), on the 1... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) during brake test runs for final approval by the Federal Office of Transport (Bundesamt für Verkehr BAV), on t... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is pulling the maximum load of 70 ton up the 11.0 % grade from Realp to Tiefenbach, for brake tests.

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) with maximum load of 70 ton for brake tests, tackling the 11.0 % grade from Realp towards Tiefenbach.

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) is running up the 11.0 % grade with Abt cogwheel system near Realp, while a biker is trying to keep the pace on... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) crossing the Wiler bridge with a brake test train, in a grade of 11.0 %. This powerful locomotive with separate... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) on the way from Realp to brake test runs in the rack section. This powerful locomotive with separate "Wint... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB), during brake test runs on the 11.0 % grade rack section above Realp. This powerful locomotive with separate &q... (more)

After the brake tests with the locomotive alone, the test with a load of 35 ton started. The 0-8-0 cogwheel locomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke is shoving three passenger ca... (more)

After a long midday break for to evaluate the results of the morning brake test drives and to do some small things on the locomotive, the 0-8-0 HG 4/4 # 704 of the DFB starts for the further test ... (more)

0-8-0 cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke on the first test run of the day leaving Realp through the gorge of the Furkareuss at 9 AM.

Heavy 0-8-0 T four cylinder compound cogwheel steamlocomotive, most powerful on 1 meter gauge in Europe, on the turntable at Realp. This 800 HP HG 4/4 # 704 was built in 1923 by SLM Winterthur and... (more)

View into the cab of cogwheel steamlocomotive HG 4/4 # 704 of the Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) at Realp. The 4 cylinder compound locomotive was built by the SLM in 1923 and delivered to Indoc... (more)