
PROTOTYPE GALLERY
2003
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BLS Re 465 on Hupac Train Re 465 009 with a Hupac train in tow between Ostermundigen and Wankdorf Jct.
14 / NOVEMBER / 2003
Ae 6/6 Lenzburg Ae 6/6 Lenzburg in plain green livery awaiting shunting duties in the autumn drizzle at Thun.
24 / OCTOBER / 2003
Two generations of Re 4/4s A red liveried SBB Re 4/4 II and an original brown liveried BLS Re 4/4 await their next duties side by side at Berne locomotive depot.
19 / SEPTEMBER / 2003
Re 460 and TGV The two flagships of the Swiss and French railways stand side by side at Zurich main station in the form of an Re 460 and the "ligne de coeur" TGV.
29 / AUGUST / 2003
Re 460 1902-2002 A reminder of the SBB's centenary in 2002 at Zurich main station in the shape of the best known "celebration livery" Re 460s. This is the "2002" side.
29 / AUGUST / 2003
Re 460 1902-2002 A reminder of the SBB's centenary in 2002 at Zurich main station in the shape of the best known "celebration livery" Re 460s. This is the "1902" side.
29 / AUGUST / 2003
Re 4/4 II 11181 Zugkraft Aargau As part of the celebrations of the bi-centenary of the canton of Aargau, Swiss Federal Railways continue to operate Re 4/4 II 11181 in Zugkraft Aargau livery, introduced in 1999 to promote regional express (RX) trains between Aarau (where the locomotive is waiting) and Baden.
17 / JUNE / 2003
BDe 4/4 "Mirage" 201 Burgdorf Now designated BDe 576250-5, this multiple-unit driving trailer of the Regionalverkehr Mittelland (RM) carries the name and coat of arms of the city of Burgdorf, where the "Mirage" is seen waiting for its next run.
17 / JUNE / 2003
S Bahn Z¸rich Bound for Z¸rich main station, a class Re 450 pulls its S Bahn train into Aathal - the only station on the Swiss rail network which features a station name board reading "dinosaur museum"...
17 / MAY / 2003
Old meets new Red liveried Re 460 with an intercity bound for Biel/Bienne meets vintage motive power in the form of Ed 4/5 #8, running round its special train, at Lyss.
23 / MARCH / 2003
Nostalgia Steam special pulls into Kerzers as more modern motive power waits for the right away. The signal box in the background dates from 1896 and is the oldest example still operating in Switzerland but is scheduled to close in 2004, after which it will be turned into a museum.
23 / MARCH / 2003
Re 460 Kambly Re 460 in Kambly advertising livery with the intercity for Biel/Bienne during an intermediate stop in Lyss as the intercity bound for Bern coasts into the station.
23 / MARCH / 2003
Re 460 ChemOil Re 460 in ChemOil advertising livery speeds by on the mainline at R¸ti/Zollikofen with an intercity bound for Biel/Bienne.
30 / JANUARY / 2003
Snowbound Re 460 Trailing Re 460 in red livery speeds through a white landscape on the outskirts of Berne after a day's snowfall with a late afternoon intercity express from Biel/Bienne.
30 / JANUARY / 2003
Prototype Gallery 2002 - Prototype Gallery 1997 - 2001
Page created: 30/JAN/2003
Last revised: 30/NOV/2004