PROTOTYPE GALLERY

2004

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IC 2000 Bt

An InterCity 2000 Bt driving trailer arrives on a foggy December night at Berne station.

14 / DECEMBER / 2004

Ae 6/6 Pratteln

With the rays of the sun already low on a late autumn afternoon, Ae 6/6 11471 Pratteln is assembling a freight train at Burgdorf.

10 / NOVEMBER / 2004

Am 843 004-3

Brand new diesel shunter Am 843 in the all-red SBB infrastructure division livery on show at the open weekend at Olten Depot celebrating the opening of the new Bahn 2000 high-speed line from Mattstetten to Rothrist.

23 / OCTOBER / 2004

Re 484 007

SBB cargo flagship class Re 484 on show at the open weekend at Olten Depot celebrating the opening of the new Bahn 2000 high-speed line from Mattstetten to Rothrist.

23 / OCTOBER / 2004

Re 460 015-1 DRS 3

The new livery (introduced in June) for the national radio DRS 3 glides through Wankdorffeld en route to Thun on Re 460 015-1.

03 / SEPTEMBER / 2004

Re 460 062-3 RekaRail

Re 460 062-3 with its colourful advertising livery for RekaRail awaits departure at Zurich main station.

19 / JUNE / 2004

Re 460 042-5 Western Union II

Re 460 042-5, carrying the second advertising livery for Western Union (which is slightly special in the sense that its advertising slogan is in English only), is Zurich-bound and awaits the right away at Olten.

06 / JUNE / 2004

Depotfest Olten 2004

The open day at Olten's loco depot provides the visitor with a chance to have a close look at some visiting locos. In this case, it's Ae 6/6 11408 Kanton Solothurn basking in the summer sun and feeling quite at home as Olten is the capital city of the canton of Solothurn.

06 / JUNE / 2004

Depotfest Olten 2004

The open day at Olten's loco depot provides the visitor with a chance to have a close look at some visiting locos. In this case, it's the classic Be 6/8 III "Crocodile" 13302 which is kept in perfect working order by the Betriebsgruppe 13302.

06 / JUNE / 2004

Depotfest Olten 2004

The open day at Olten's loco depot provides the visitor with a chance to have a close look at some locos. In this case, it's the classic Ae 3/6 II 10439, preserved in working order.

06 / JUNE / 2004

Applied maths (I): 2x Re460 = 16,600hp

The tracks are humming as a lash-up of Re 460s on a heavy freight thunders through Wankdorffeld en route to Thun.

14 / MAY / 2004

Applied maths (II): 4x Re4/4 = 27,200hp

A quadruple lash-up of BLS Re 4/4 heaves away its container train on its way from South to North.

14 / MAY / 2004

Ae 6/6 Sarnen

Ae 6/6 11431 Sarnen is stabled in a siding at Aarau station shortly after reaching the station as light engine.

28 / APRIL / 2004

Re 4/4 II

Red liveried Re 4/4 II 11290 stabled at Thun.

16 / APRIL / 2004

DB BR 185

European rail reform, "free access" and the cooperation of BLS with DB account for still unfamiliar sights on Swiss rails, such as German BR 185 099-9 running through Thun with a long-haul train of brand new German cars (which is why the front pantograph is up in order to prevent sparks damage)

16 / APRIL / 2004

Re 460 SF DRS

Re 460 SF DRS is about to leave Thun as trailing unit on the Intercity train to Berne.

16 / APRIL / 2004

Re 4/4 II on City Night Liner

Red liveried Re 4/4 II 11246 arrives at Zurich with the City Night Liner "Berliner" (Berlin - Zurich).

23 / MARCH / 2004

ICE Thunersee

The daily ICE Thunersee approaches the Wylerfeld wye on its joruney to Bern main station, from where it will back out again and continue on to Thun and Interlaken.

20 / FEBRUARY / 2004

Re 4/4 II Cargo

An Re 4/4 II in cargo livery with a mail flexi-container train in tow heading towards Zollikofen.

20 / FEBRUARY / 2004

Ae 6/6 Lyss

Ae 6/6 11505 Lyss runs light engine from Wankdorf Junction to Ostermundigen in brilliant winter sunshine.

30 / JANUARY / 2004

Re 460 078-9

Re 460 078-9 My Switzerland stops at Thun. The most recent advertising locomotive for Swiss Tourism travels the entire network and is fitted with a webcam.

17 / JANUARY / 2004

Ae 6/6 Kanton Nidwalden

Ae 6/6 11405 Kanton Nidwalden in the original but increasingly rare green livery with chrome stripes visits Thun.

17 / JANUARY / 2004

Ae 6/6 Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden

Ae 6/6 11419 Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden spent New Year in a siding at Thun station.

03 / JANUARY / 2004

Ae 6/6 Yverdon

Laying over in a siding at Thun and covered in a light dusting of snow is Ae 6/6 11454 Yverdon.

03 / JANUARY / 2004


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Last revised: 23/DEC/2004