Haevy fuel oil fired former french SNCF 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotive 141 R # 1244 with the Furt- and Limmattal round trip special on the occasion of the 9th Bahnpark event in Brugg (AG... (more)

The heavy fuel oil fired 2-8-0 "Mikado" 141 R 1244 reached Zürich main station with the "Round the East Alps with steam traction only" special of IGE from Hersbruck/Germany. The locomotive pulled... (more)

Engineer Sigi at the throttle on the footplate of canadian built "Mikado" 141 R 1244 between Rothrist and Aarburg-Oftringen, pulling only steamlocomotive 001 150-2 of Eisenbahnstiftung Joachim Sch... (more)

The steamtrain up the south ramp of the Gotthard line with "Mikado" 141 R 1244 made a short stop for water in Faido.

Running up the Gotthard line on a grade of about 2.6 % below Faido, the "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is meeting two Re 4/4 II with the beautiful Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE), which is on ... (more)

All workers stopped track rebuilding to make videos with their smartphones of the steamtrain which is thundering up the Gotthard south ramp in Rodi-Fiesso station.

"Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready for departure with her 6 car train from Bellinzona over the Gotthard line to Erstfeld.

Engineer Sigi at the throttle of "Mikado" 141 R 1244, a canadian built, former french railways 2-8-2 with about 3000 HP and 100 km/h max velocity.

Fireman Stefan on the right side of the cab of former french railways "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is responsible for the haevy fuel oil fire, water and steam pressure. The 2-8-2 locomotive has a... (more)

On the last leg of the 5 days journey, from Brugg (AG) to Basel Bad Bf, then with the IGE 7 car train over Bözberg, Lucerne and Gotthard to Lugano and Chiasso on the south border of Switzerland, ... (more)

"Mikado" 141 R 1244 in Airolo, the southern portal of the Gotthard tunnel. The 6 car train from Bellinzona to Erstfeld made a stop to take water. In the rear of the train Ae 6/6 # 11407 ... (more)

"Mikado" 141 R 1244 is ready to go back to her train after taking water in Erstfeld, observed by a huge crowd.

Only about 5 and a half minute after the doubleheader steamtrain with 01 202 and 01 150, the former french railways SNCF "Mikado" 141 R 1244 is following with her 6 car train, pushing th... (more)

Former french railways SNCF, heavy fuel oil fired "Mikado" (2-8-2) steamlocomotive 141 R 1244 of the association Mikado 1244 in Brugg (AG), leaving the 185 meter long Villnachern tunnel on the sou... (more)

Canadian built former french railways SNCF steamlocomotive "Mikado" (2-8-2) 141 R 1244 from Brugg (AG) with the "Round the Lägern Special" from Brugg via Turgi-Koblenz-Bad Zur... (more)