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Viewing Album: Gotthard Swiss alp transit line, last months without new basic tunnel

By:	Peider SwissTrip
Dates:	1/1/2012 - 1/31/2012
Album Info:	Although entirely on Swiss territory, the Gotthard line forms a major part of an important international railway link between northern Europe, especially Germany, and Italy. After climbing alongside the Reuss river, it penetrates the Alps by means of the Gotthard Tunnel. The line then descends the Ticino river as far as Bellinzona, before climbing again to the Monte Ceneri Pass in order to reach Lugano and Chiasso. The summit of the line is within the Gotthard Tunnel at over 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level, necessitating the use of long ramped approaches and for operating up to 1700 t freight trains two pulling and one pushing unit. Several spirals tunnels, horseshoes and other indirect routings are needed on each side to gain or lose height. The full line opened in 1882, following completion of the Gotthard Tunnel. Electrified quite early in 1922, as Switzerland had to import all coal from abroad. In 2016 the mountain route will be a thing of the past, as the new basic tunnel from Erstfeld to Biasca will open for traffic. It is still unclear, what will remain of the 134 year old route. Maybe for regional passenger trains it will keep at least one track (like Lötschberg) and is a fallback route, if for any reason the new basic tunnel is out of service. Information by Wikipedia and others. So, if you like to see the orginal track in operation come and visit it soon. If you need any help, just email me.

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182 - BLS Cargo, Switzerland

Title:	182 - BLS Cargo, Switzerland
Description:	Another steel train rollina down the southern ramp of Gotthard, this time with two fifty years old 4980 kW Re 425 of BLS Cargo
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:57:57 PM
Location:	Lavorgo, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	BLS 425(UNKNOWN)
Views:	141 Comments: 0

194 - BLS Cargo, Switzerland

Title:	194 - BLS Cargo, Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too. The BLS with a steel train heading for Italy.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:13:33 PM
Location:	Silenen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	BLS RE425(UNKNOWN)
Views:	937 Comments: 0

460 065 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	460 065 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	Intercity train from Zürich to Chiasso.
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:58:29 PM
Location:	Lavorgo, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 460(UNKNOWN)
Views:	114 Comments: 0

460 092 - SBB, Switzerland

Title:	460 092 - SBB, Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too. The Intercity heading into the first of two horseshoe tunnels on the Gotthard northern ramp.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:13:51 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 460(UNKNOWN)
Views:	101 Comments: 1

460 028 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	460 028 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	With a new promotion livery, the Re 460 shows the attractive "we travel for you" conductor-design.
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:05:44 PM
Location:	Lavorgo, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 460(UNKNOWN)
Views:	103 Comments: 0

460 085 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	460 085 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	Another new promotion, the COOP retailer second unit with the special "Gotthard 2016" sticker (opening of new Gotthard basic tunnel).
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:05:49 PM
Location:	Erstfeld, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 460(UNKNOWN)
Views:	89 Comments: 0

465 018 - Railcare, Switzerland

Title:	465 018 - Railcare, Switzerland
Description:	Flash Fire ex BLS Re 465 of Railcare operates a cooling container shuttle for COOP retailer chain.
Photo Date:	8/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/2/2014 3:58:10 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	RAILCARE 465(UNKNOWN)
Views:	91 Comments: 0

465 014 - Railcare, Switzerland.

Title:	465 014 - Railcare, Switzerland.
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too. Railcare rents different Re 465 from BLS Cargo for its intermodal trains of COOP, a retailer chain in Switzerland.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:13:54 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	RAILCARE 465(UNKNOWN)
Views:	120 Comments: 0

470 059 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	470 059 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	Soon replaced, the ETR470 here on the southern side of Gotthard.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:06:44 AM
Location:	Faido, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 470(UNKNOWN)
Views:	169 Comments: 1

470 002 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	470 002 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	Soon not any more in service by SBB. Those "technical headaches" are replaced in December 2014 by modern ETR 610.
Photo Date:	8/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/2/2014 3:58:13 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 470(UNKNOWN)
Views:	103 Comments: 1

470 001 - FS Trenitalia, Italy

Title:	470 001 - FS Trenitalia, Italy
Description:	The Italien company operates several class 470 tilting trains on the route from Milan to Zurich.
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:58:33 PM
Location:	Biasca, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	FS 470(UNKNOWN)
Views:	89 Comments: 0

470 004 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway

Title:	470 004 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway
Description:	The last remaining Pendolino train operating the Gotthard route. Soon they will be replaced by the Trenitalia ETR 610.
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:05:53 PM
Location:	Lavorgo, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	FS 470(UNKNOWN)
Views:	62 Comments: 0

500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The RABDe 500 shows its tilting capability out coming from the 1 km / 0.62 mile long Wattingentunnel.
Photo Date:	8/24/2012 Upload Date: 9/5/2012 1:39:54 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	446 Comments: 1

500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	A closer look of a RABDe 500 passing the mountain village of Amsteg.
Photo Date:	8/27/2012 Upload Date: 9/5/2012 1:39:57 PM
Location:	Amsteg, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	417 Comments: 0

500 008 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 008 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The Intercity tilting train from Zurich to Lugano.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:06:48 AM
Location:	Faido, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	233 Comments: 1

500 021 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 021 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The ICN intercity EMU "tilting" up the southern ramp of Gotthard.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:06:51 AM
Location:	Faido, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	253 Comments: 0

500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The ICN 500 runs down the Gotthard into a upcoming fog bank.
Photo Date:	11/7/2014 Upload Date: 12/2/2014 3:57:45 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	202 Comments: 0

500 010 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	500 010 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	A ICN tilting train runs uphill the Gotthard ramp to Zurich.
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:58:45 PM
Location:	Lavorgo, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:	Roster
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	197 Comments: 0

500 - SBB Switzerland

Title:	500 - SBB Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too. Two ICN 500 tilting trains rolling down the Gotthard northern ramp below the famous church of Wassen.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:14:02 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 500(UNKNOWN)
Views:	191 Comments: 0

521 015 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	521 015 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The S2 commuter train just arrives at Erstfeld from Baar.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:06:55 AM
Location:	Erstfeld, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 521(UNKNOWN)
Views:	142 Comments: 0

503 - SBB, Switzerland

Title:	503 - SBB, Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:14:07 PM
Location:	Amsteg - Silenen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 503(UNKNOWN)
Views:	846 Comments: 0

503 - SBB, Switzerland

Title:	503 - SBB, Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:14:12 PM
Location:	Silenen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 503(UNKNOWN)
Views:	156 Comments: 0

503 - SBB, Switzerland

Title:	503 - SBB, Switzerland
Description:	In less than a year, you want be able to see this anymore. In June 2016 first the freight train uses the new basic Gotthard tunnel with a length of 57 km / 35 miles. Later the passenger trains are going to use it too. SBB ordered a second batch of eight ETR 610, Swiss class RABe 503, which are now replacing the ETR 470 on the route to Milan/Italy.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 9/17/2015 5:13:28 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 503(UNKNOWN)
Views:	217 Comments: 0

503 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	503 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	The SBB ETR 610, class 503, runs down the lowest track of Wassen/Gotthard towards Erstfeld.
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:06:00 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 503(UNKNOWN)
Views:	121 Comments: 1

610 111 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway

Title:	610 111 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway
Description:	A Trenitalia ETR 610 test train running between Milano and Biasca. With the big change of Swiss train schedule at 13th of December they will replace the Pendolino 470.
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:06:08 PM
Location:	Biasca, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:	72 Comments: 0

610 111 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway

Title:	610 111 - Trenitalia / Italian State Railway
Description:	On the way back home to Italy, the Trenitalia high speed train ETR 610 came to Switzerland for a test ride.
Photo Date:	12/3/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:06:03 PM
Location:	Melide, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:
Views:	173 Comments: 1

Re 6/6 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	Re 6/6 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	A mixed freight consist with a batch of track maintenance equipment running downhill (26 oo/o) on the northern Gotthard ramp.
Photo Date:	8/27/2012 Upload Date: 9/5/2012 1:39:44 PM
Location:	Amsteg, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:	239 Comments: 0

11601 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland

Title:	11601 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:	The first test Re 6/6 of 1972 is still in operation. The 7500 kW power pack is needed to pull a 800t train over 26 ‰ ramp of Gotthard with a speed of 80 kph / 50 mph. To reach the necessary tractive effort, a construction comprising six driven axles pas necessary. The first two engines had a split body, with longitudinal movments only. The serial production got a single casing with same traction effects.
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:58:09 PM
Location:	Erstfeld, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:	131 Comments: 0

11629 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland

Title:	11629 - SBB Cargo, Switzerland
Description:	Just a few month to go (June 2016) and those intermodal trains take the new basic tunnel, where test train operation take place already.
Photo Date:	8/28/2015 Upload Date: 12/13/2015 12:05:30 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB Re6/6(UNKNOWN)
Views:	142 Comments: 2

843 059 - SBB Cargo AG, Switzerland

Title:	843 059 - SBB Cargo AG, Switzerland
Description:	The driver of the Am 843 enjoys the warm temperature of spring, which finally arrived in Switzerland.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:07:00 AM
Location:	Biasca, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 843(UNKNOWN)
Views:	171 Comments: 1

843 006 - SBB Infra, Switzerland

Title:	843 006 - SBB Infra, Switzerland
Description:	With a crane unit on the hook it runs up the Gotthard ramp.
Photo Date:	8/6/2014 Upload Date: 12/2/2014 3:58:15 PM
Location:	Wassen, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB 843(UNKNOWN)
Views:	135 Comments: 0

18437 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	18437 - SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	This old rescue train composition will be soon replaced by a new one when the base tunnel of Gotthard will open in 2016.
Photo Date:	4/13/2013 Upload Date: 4/15/2013 2:06:15 AM
Location:	Erstfeld, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB BM4/4(UNKNOWN)
Views:	240 Comments: 0

915 -!SBB Swiss Federal Railways

Title:	915 -!SBB Swiss Federal Railways
Description:	For loc movements at the depot, an old tractor is used.
Photo Date:	12/11/2014 Upload Date: 12/12/2014 2:57:59 PM
Location:	Erstfeld, CH
Author:	Peider SwissTrip
Categories:
Locomotives:	SBB TMIII(UNKNOWN)
Views:	129 Comments: 0

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