PROTOTYPE GALLERY

2005

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Re 620 (Re 6/6) 055-4 Cossonay

Re 620 055-4 (formally Re 6/6), carrying the name and coat of arms of Cossonay, is stabled on the second last day of the year at Ostermundigen.

30 / DEC / 2005

Tail wags dog

The diminuitive Tm 237 shunter owned by the Deisswil cardboard factory (served by the narrow gauge RBS line from Zollikofen to Worb by means of a third rail to standard gauge) is somewhat dwarfed by the Nordwaggon Habils it is shunting.

29 / DEC / 2005

RABDe 510

Originally classed RABDe 12/12, these suburban commuter multiple units (formerly known as Mirage) have been converted for a further lease of life on the Zurich S-Bahn as of 1997 and designated RABDe 510. This unit waits at Zurich main station with an S14 service to Hinwil.

20 / DEC / 2005

Re 460 042-5 Western Union II

2005 saw far less Re 460 locomotives in advertising liveries than previous years, meaning that if you saw one, it would often be an "old acquaintance", such as Re 460 042-5 Western Union II at Zurich main station.

20 / DEC / 2005

Re 484 on passenger train duty

SBB Cargo Class Re 484.014 on passenger train duties heading a EuroCity out of Thun. Five of these dual voltage locomotives have been leased by Cisalpino to avoid locomotive changes on their EuroCity services between Italy and Switzerland.

29 / OCT / 2005

Ae 6/6 Freiburg / Fribourg

Ae 6/6 11435 Freiburg/Fribourg is stabled at Aarau station. Devoid of its name and coat of arms, the fact that this is one of several "bilingual" locos (both French and German are spoken in the city of Fribourg) could go unnoticed..

01 / SEPT / 2005

Re 460 096-1

Re 460 096-1, waiting for the right away with the intercity train to Brig, at Geneva main station.

15 / AUG / 2005

Am 843 060-5

SBB Cargo Am 843 (a MAK 1700 series loco) shunts the freight sidings at Thun station.

06 / JUNE / 20

Re 460 079-7 Verkehrsclub der Schweiz VCS

Officially named Weissenstein, this loco now carries a second name, Morgenstraich. The loco, departing from Thun towards Interlaken, previously carried an advertising livery for SBB Cargo's ChemOil.

06 / JUNE / 2005

BLS Re 4/4 162

Veteran BLS Re 4/4 no. 162 stands at Interlaken West with a regional train prior to completing the last stage of ist journey to Interlaken Ost..

06 / JUNE / 2005

Ae 6/6 Grenchen and Re 6/6 Wangen bei Olten

Ae 6/6 11506 Grenchen passes stabled Re 6/6 11620 Wangen bei Olten as it runs through Ostermundigen with a mixed SBB Cargo freight. Like most of its classmates, this loco has temporarily lost its coat of arms in mid-March as a preventive anti-theft measure.

20 / MAY / 2005

Re 460 009-5 Der Kluge liest im Zuge - Blick

Re 460 009-5, waiting for the right away at Thun, is one of a number of Re 460s displaying the (very basic) advertising scheme for Swiss tabloid newspaper Blick. The slogan ("People with brains read on trains") originated with SBB a long long time ago.

07 / MAY / 2005

Ae 6/6 Wohlen AG

Ae 6/6 11491 Wohlen AG stabled over the weekend in Thun, deprived of its coat of arms as SBB Cargo stripped the regalia off virtually all Ae 6/6 in mid-March - a measure to counteract the rise in thefts of coats of arms, letters, numbers and manufacturer's plates from different Ae 6/6.

16 / APRIL / 2005

Rendez-Vous in Red

Re 460 029-2 and Re 460 075-5 meet at Thun, pushing (029-2) and pulling (075-5) their Intercity trains on the route between Berne and Interlaken.

02 / APRIL / 2005

Re 460 042-5 Western Union II

The "French" side of Re 460 042-5 (the other side being English) as the loco pushes its intercity through Flamatt en route to Geneva.

28 / MARCH / 2005

Ae 6/6 Landquart

Ae 6/6 11500 Landquart idling in Thun - one of four members of the class which carry the name of a district and the coat of arms of a community within the district (in this case the village of Igis).

25 / FEBRUARY / 2005

Tm IV and Tm III FL

Temperatures are dropping below -10 C and snow is falling as a pair of Tm tractors (one with a loading platform and crane) are sitting it out in the stabling tracks at Ostermundigen.

28 / JANUARY / 2005

Re 485 013

BLS Cargo Re 485 013 carrying the striking Connecting Europe livery glides through Ostermundigen station with a Hupac train in tow.

28 / JANUARY / 2005

EW IV Bt

EW IV Bt driving trailer - still carrying the "classic" green and cream livery - at the rear of an Interlaken-bound intercity service awaiting departure from Berne.

27 / JANUARY / 2005


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