Cogwheel locomotive He 2/2 # 11 from 1914 with cars B44 and B43 is slowly (10 km/h) going down the 25.0 % grade above Breitlauenen, with Thunersee (Lake of Thun) in the background.

The two compositions forming train 642 above Breitlauenen crossing station, which is visible on the left, with Thunersee and Niesen mountain (the pyramid on the left) in the background. Locomotive... (more)

Cogwheel locomotive He 2/2 # 12 from 1914 with open sommer cars B6 and B8 coming up the mountain above Breitlauenen, followed by # 11 with cars B44 and B43. In the valley you can see part of Inter... (more)

Cogwheel locomotive He 2/2 # 18 from 1910! (former Wengernalpbahn # 58) with open sommer cars B7 (1924) and B3 (1893) is rolling down the mountain from Schynige Platte towards Wilderswil, with Eig... (more)

Waiting in the summertime for the next snow

A beautiful summerafternoon in the Swiss Alps: This cogwheel-train from Wilderswil arrives in the upper station Schynige Platte (1987 meters over sealevel). The gauge is 800 mm

Cogwheel train of the Schynige Platte Bahn from Wilderswil near Interlaken to Schynige Platte (1967 m) below Breitlauenen near Schürläger. Locomotive He 2/2 # 12 from 1914 is shoving open sommer... (more)

Cogwheel train of the Schynige Platte Bahn from Wilderswil near Interlaken to Schynige Platte (1967 m) below Breitlauenen near Schürläger. Locomotive He 2/2 # 13 from 1914 is shoving cars B23 fr... (more)

Two trains run from the upper station Schynige Platte (1987 meters over sealevel) downhill to Wilderswil (584 meters over sealevel). In a few minutes they arrive in Breitlauenen (1542 meters over ... (more)

A beautiful summerafternoon in the Swiss Alps in the upper station Schynige Platte (1987 meters over sealevel): The train right is waiting for work, the train left has just arrived from the valley... (more)

Four wheel electric cogwheel locomotive No.12 'Gsteigwiler' (just visible behind her two passenger cars) has just completed the 1,420m ascent from Wilderswil to Schynige Platte, featuring gradient... (more)

1914 Built rack loco He 2/2 No. 13 climbs away from Breitlauenen on its way to Schynige Platte in the Bernese Oberland

Rack steam locomotive H 2/3 5 of the Schynige-Platte-Bahn is ready with a special from Wilderswil up to Breitlauenen. The occasion was the steam festival of Interlaken this weekend. The locomotive... (more)