Swiss Express Index Part 3 v3 : Editions 125 to 140 (March 2016-December 2019)

Part 1 covered issues 1 to 60 (January 1985 to December 1999) while Part 2 dealt with issues 61 to 124 (January 2000 to December 2015). This new Part follows the principles set out in Part 2 and runs from Issue 125 (March 2016) to 140 (December 2019).

Issue

Diagram(s) - General If Major (M) or Photo(s) Subject track, stock etc category Brief (B) only Edition Edition as appropriate Number date

Boats Commuting by paddle steamer. 133 Mar-18

Boats DS St Urs on River Aare 125 Mar-16

Lakes Brienz/Thun - rise in passenger numbers Boats B 137 Mar-19 in 2018 compared to 2017. Boats Bodensee Train Ferries 139 Sep-19 - parade of (mostly) paddle Boats 127 Sep-16 steamers, May 2016. Boats Lake Geneva - return of PS Italie to traffic. B 129 Mar-17 Lake Hallwil - new MV Delphin (dolphin) entered Boats B 135 Sep-18 service June 2018. Lake Luzern - MV Bürgenstock - new ship now Boats 135 Sep-18 in service. Lake Luzern - MV Diamant in service May 17 Boats 131 Sep-17 (replacing the "Rigi"). Lake Luzern - MV Diamant holed in an Boats B 133 Mar-18 accident, Dec.18. Update in Issue 134.

Boats Lake Luzern - scrapping of freighter MV Luzern 137 Mar-19

Boats Lake Luzern - MV Mythen damaged at Gersau. B 135 Sep-18

Boats Lake Luzern - MV Rigi to be withdrawn in 2017. 127 Sep-16

Boats Lake Luzern - A quick trip on MV Rütli. 140 Dec-19

Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern to be Boats 135 Sep-18 overhauled 2019-2021. Update Issue 137. Boats - PS Piemonte 134 Jun-16

Boats Lake Sarnen 133 Mar-18 / update including Boats B 129 Mar-16 restoration of PS "Spiez" Boats Swiss steamship survival M 131 Sep-17 Z ü richsee Schiffarts Gesellschaft (ZSB) fare Boats B 129 Mar-17 surcharge Basel to buy electric buses from Dutch Buses manufacturer VDL. St Gallen already has 20 B 138 Jun-19 electric buses from ABB.

Fastest way to William Tell - a VBL/Auto AG Uri Buses 140 Dec-19 route from Luzern Long-distance coach routes authorised on three Buses B 135 Sep-18 routes to Eurobus/Flixbus. To by Bendy Bus - buses in Buses M 132 Dec-17 Geneva area (also trains on TPC (AOMC)). Buses VBL American-built buses 134 Jun-18 Buses Zug - self-driving minibus on trial B 140 Dec-19 Aletsch Glacier cable car - overcoming a Cable Car 133 Mar-18 geological challenge

Cable Car Dubrovnik, Croatia. Swiss-built cable car 135 Sep-18

Cable Car Klein Matterhorn 125 Mar-16 Klein Matterhorn; new cableway opened from Cable Car B 136 Dec-18 Zermatt. Cable Car Pranzaira-Albigna rebuilt line 128 Dec-16 Cable Car Ragnatsch to Palfries (St Gallen canton) 129 Mar-17 Santisbahn line out of action due to avalanche Cable Car B 138 Jun-19 damage.

Wengen-Mannlichen line gets new cabins which Cable Car B 135 Sep-18 include railed balconies for summer-time use.

V-Bahn to the Top of Europe (and updates in Cable Car Issues 127 & 135 (where permission to build is 125 Mar-16 reported).) Cable Car V-Bahn - construction progress 139 Sep-19

Cross-border Basel Station Gate B 133 Mar-18

DB IC4 unit - first working of class through to Cross-border B 140 Dec-19 Ost, 18.08.19. Cross-border Italian connections B 128 Dec-16

Cross-border Koblenz-Waldshut Rhein Bridge B 133 Mar-18

Cross-border Mendrisio-Varese B 133 Dec-18

SBB to continue to operate some German Cross-border 140 Dec-19 regional services (identified in article).

Cross-border SBB - sleeper trains to run again perhaps B 139 Sep-19

Cross-border SBB & ÖBB to expand Nightjet offering. B 140 Dec-19 SNCF - Delle to Belfort reopening plans and Cross-border 128 Dec-16 impact on SBB SNCF - Delle to Belfort reopening 12.17 Cross-border B 130 Jun-17 (hopefully) SNCF - Delle to Belfort reopening put back to Cross-border 12.18. Update - first part to reopen 09.12.19; B 133 Mar-18 Issue 136. Cross-border Belfort-Delle Reopening 137 Mar-19

Cross-border TGV Lyria - Paris diversions B 130 Jun-17

Cross-border Travel by train from the UK to Tirano 132 Dec-17 : one new inclined plane and one Funicular 127 Sep-16 refurbished one. Bern : the DMB and the Gurtenbahn (also the Funicular 130 Jun-17 Bern Matte platform lift) Funicular Biel's funiculars 132 Dec-17

Funicular Bristen - emergency service 130 Jun-17 Funicular Bürgenstock 133 Mar-18

Funicular Fribourg's 'water'-balanced funicular 128 Dec-16 Funi-Schlitten from Saanenmöser now restored Funicular 126 Jun-16 by VHS. Funicular Industrial funicular at Ittigen, Bern 130 Jun-17

Funicular 's funiculars 138 Jun-19 Lugano - Angioli to Hotel Bristol ( and letter in Funicular issue 131). Update re proposal to re-open line 130 Jun-17 in Issue 136. Funicular Lugano - Station to City - re-opening 129 Mar-17 Funicular Luzern's Gütschbahn 125 Mar-16

Funicular Muottas Muragl - funicular 139 Sep-19 Mühleggbahn inclined plane at St Gallen back Funicular 137 Mar-19 in use after year-long renewal. Funicular Neuchâtel's funiculars 131 Sep-17

Funicular St Gallen Muhleggbahn has a new car. B 138 Jun-19 Stoos funicular (but main articles in Issues 133 Funicular 132 Dec-17 and 136) Funicular Treib-Seelisberg Bahn (TSB) centenary 127 Sep-16

Funicular TSB's Theaterbahn 2016 129 Mar-17

Funicular Wellington, NZ. (Swiss built) 135 Sep-18 Wettingen - new inclined plane fo Webermühle, Funicular 129 Mar-17 near Wettingen Light railway Lausanne T1 (Flon to Renens) approved. 126 Jun-16 TN (lightrail) ex AB Be4/8s transferring to TN; Light railway 139 Sep-19 032 shown at Place Pury

Manufacturers Stadler - expansion 125 Mar-16

Stadler - new orders for East Anglia and Manufacturers B 128 Dec-16 California Stadler Rail - retirement of CEO who had Manufacturers 132 Dec-17 expanded the company .

Miniature Konigsfelden , . B 139 Jun-19 railways

Model Albula Railway Museum 140 Dec-19

Model BLS Intervention Centre 128 Dec-16 Model Boats at the quayside 129 Mar-17

Model Cardboard modelling - Swiss prototype stock 135 Sep-18

Model Charstelenbach Bridge - Part 2 139 Sep-19

Model Dutch-based Swiss group's model in Gennep 129 Mar-17

Every guy needsd a hobby - a US-based Swiss- Model 137 Mar-19 themed layout Model Holzhof 130 Jun-17 Model Landquart Grüsch Bahn 127 Sep-16

Model Making a modern locomotive depot 135 Sep-18

Model Making a quayside 127 Sep-16

Model Modellbahn Meiringen 131 Sep-17

Model Nuremburg Toy Fair 2019 - report 138 Jun-19

Model RhB - Rueun station 134 Jun-18

Model SBB Ae4/7, as modelled by Piko 135 Sep-18

Model SBB/BLS Schalthaus 133 Mar-18 Sign of the times - applying grafiti to an SBB Model 137 Mar-19 Cargo van Smilestones; large 1:87 scale layout. Update in Model 138 Jun-19 Issue 140. Model Sta. Maria - Part 2 125 Mar-16

Model Sta. Maria - Part 3 127 Sep-16

Model Walliser Huis "Blatten" 136 Dec-18

Model Wettingen Apartments - virtual reality modelling 132 Dec-17

Alexander (UK)-built double deckers entering Postbuses B 132 Dec-17 service at St Gallen.

An interesting Sunday in June - a postbus Postbuses 140 Dec-19 failure on the Furka Pass Postbuses Engstlenalp route withdrawn. B 136 Dec-18 Fuel-cell bus experiment ended; and Postbuses B 128 Dec-16 supplementary info in Issue 134. Postbuses Gotthard Pass diligence 128 Dec-16 Neoplan double-deckers withdrawn from Stans- Postbuses B 133 Mar-18 Seelisberg route. New vehicle order placed August 2018. 145 Postbuses 136 Dec-18 vehicles of which 140 normal diesel power. Oldtimer Excursions - tours with preserved Postbuses 133 Mar-18 postbuses

Postauto told by Fed Govt to refund CHF78m against possibly unjustified subsidies; CEO and Postbuses 134 Jun-18 Finance Director fired. Brief follow-ups in Issues 135 and 136. And more related news in 140.

Postauto Nordschweiz disconinues pocket Postbuses B 134 Jun-18 timetables Rafz: delivering the post in the late 30s and in Postbuses 134 Jun-18 the 40s. Riding with the Post - travelling by PostAuto in Postbuses 137 Mar-19 the Locarno area. - a Swiss success story (company Postbuses 126 Jun-16 history, not about postbuses as such) Sion - experimental self-drive shuttle service Postbuses B 128 Dec-16 started, then suspended Postbuses Splügen Pass 125 Mar-16

Postbuses Swiss postbuses in miniature 130 Jun-17

Postbuses Val Bavona (and related letter in Issue 132). M 130 Jun-17

Postcards Brienzer Rothorn 127 Sep-16

Postcards BVB railway, Bex 129 Mar-17

Postcards Mountain-top views 133 Mar-18 PS Mont Blanc/La Suisse/Evian of 1875, Lake Postcards 129 Mar-17 Geneva AAR - 5 new EMUs ordered. Merger of WSB Railway B 130 Jun-17 section with BDWM in 2019. Railway AB - ex RhW 127 Sep-16 Railway AB - Appenzeller Bahnen 130 Jun-17 AB - ex RhW , RHB and Altstätten branches Railway 138 Jun-19 under threat of possible closure. Railway AB - ABr4/12 1000-1005 enter service. B 136 Dec-18 AB - 3 railcars (41-43), 3 driving trailers and 9 Railway other carriages sold to Burkino Faso/ Ivory 140 Dec-19 Coast. Railway AB - BCFm2/4 railcar no. 56 135 Sep-18 AB - closure St Gallen - Teufen April-Oct. 2018 Railway due to rebuilding works. Also longer term plans B 132 Dec-17 outlined. Update in Issue 133. Railway AB - reconstruction at St Gallen 126 Jun-16 AB - St Gallen's Ruckhalde Tunnel. Update in Railway 128 Dec-16 Issue 136: new tunnel opened 07.10.18. Railway Accident (a derailment) - Basel, 29.11.17 133 Mar-18

Railway Accident (a derailment) - Basel, 17.02.19 138 Jun-19

Railway Accident - Bern, 29.03.17 B 131 Sep-16 Accident - Luzern,22.03.17 (and issue 131 Railway including a letter). Replacement trackwork 130 Jun-17 provided - see Issue 137. Accident - JSB, Münchenstein (Basel), Railway 127 Sep-16 14.06.1891

Railway Accident - MGB, Andermatt, 09.17 (shunting) B 132 Dec-17

Railway Accident - MGB, Göschenen branch, 01.09.16 128 Dec-16

Accident - SBB, Daillens, 05.15; investigation Railway 126 Jun-16 summary

Accident - SBB, Sihlbrugg, 20.02.16 (updates Railway 126 Jun-16 on repair of vehicle in Issues 127 & 131)

Accident (incident) with crane falling into cab of Railway an SBB FLIRT between Turgi and Aarau, 135 Sep-18 26.05.18 Accident - TRAVYS (YSC), 02.10.15 (and Railway 125 Mar-16 summary investigation report in Issue 126) Alusuisse E3/3 no. 4 in working order as Railway B 133 Mar-18 preseved in the Netherlands. ASm (OJB /LMB section) - preserved Be2/2 Railway 130 Jun-17 railcar "Melchnau".

Railway ASm GTW Be2/6 509 refurbished. B 138 Jun-19

AVA (ex AAR) : five ABe4/12 EMUs being Railway B 138 Jun-19 delivered byStadler. Update in Issue 139.

Railway Bahnpark Brugg 139 Sep-19

Ballenberg Dampfbahn ex SBB 208 - Railway B 128 Dec-16 restoration update (and issues 131/133) The Extreme NW Corner - photographing Railway 137 Mar-16 freights near Basel Badische Bhf. Basel - British RFD class 92008 on display in Railway 135 Sep-18 1994. Railway Basel - possible plans for new link lines B 131 Sep-17 BDWM/WSB to merge in 2019. Update in Issue Railway 135 - new company to be called B 129 Mar-16 Verkehr BLM - New units to be ordered in 2017 - but see Railway 128 Dec-16 next entry. BLM - Canton approval for new low-floor fleet Railway and improved track; completion due by 2026. B 135 Sep-18 Update in Issue 140. Blonay-Chamby - celebrating 50 years. (2 Railway 136 Dec-18 items) BLS - 52 new 6-car FLIRTs due to be ordered Railway B 134 Jun-18 for delivery 2021-25. BLS - plans for BLS to take over Bern-Biel and Railway Bern-Burgdorf-Olten routes postponed to 139 Sep-19 December 2021. Railway BLS seeking reviewing of subsidy provision B 139 Sep-19

BLS to repay CHF 29.4m subsidy-overclaim Railway B 139 Sep-19 arising from a programming error.

Railway BLS - Ae8/8 275, storage B 129 Mar-16 BLS - Belle Epoque , a special service to Railway 126 Jun-16 Kandersteg

Railway BLS - ex BLS carriages in North Korea B 127 Sep-16

BLS Re4/4 162 withdrawn & scrapped with 163. Railway B 126 Jun-16 Also 164 - see Issue 137. BLS Re4/4 165 in trials linked to research for Railway 127 Sep-16 track access charging

Railway BLS Re4/4 169 (not 69) withdrawn B 128 Dec-16

BLS: Bombardier TRAXX MS3 188006 tested Railway B 140 Dec-19 on Lötschberg Bergstrecke . BLS Re475 class locos introduced (2 separate Railway 128 Dec-16 items)

Railway BLS Cargo order 25 Vectrons from Siemens. B 140 Dec-19

BLS:Three more 515s on order, total fleet to Railway B 129 Dec-16 become 31 therefore. BLS 535114 and 535115 in Kambly advert Railway 129 Mar-16 livery. Railway BLS 566 class EMUs withdrawn B 127 Sep-16 BLS - Blausee-Mitholz disaster, 1947 (and also Railway 129 Mar-17 in issue 130 Railway BLS Blue Arrows 731/736/737 128 Dec-16

BLS - Bonigen Works to be modernised and Railway become focus of heavy maintenance work. B 136 Dec-18 Update in Issue 137.

Railway BLS Cargo - acquires Crossrail (Belgium) B 138 Jun-19

Railway BLS Cargo - now 45% owned by SNCF 130 Jun-17

BLS Cargo - performance update; also Issue Railway B 136 Dec-18 138 BLS - carriage used by SBB on Gotthard Base Railway 128 Dec-16 Tunnel work BLS - ex RM/SMB branch line to be kept open Railway B 125 Mar-16 until 2020. Railway BLS - original terminus station at Frutigen B 130 Jun-17

Railway BLS - Heritage specials in 2018 134 Jun-18

Railway BLS - Huttwil station modernisation B 129 Mar-17 BLS - Interlaken West station building being Railway B 135 Sep-18 remodelled BLS - Intermediate stations between Interlaken Railway West & Spiez to close 12/20 and be replaced B 137 Mar-19 by bus service. BLS - Lötschberg base tunnel - 10 years' use. Railway 131 Sep-17 Update in Issue 136. BLS - Lötschberg old tunnel - track repairs. Railway B 131 Sep-17 Updates in Issues 136 and 138. BLS - Lötschberg old tunnel - vintage haulage Railway 138 Jun-19 over old route. BLS - operating network plans. Brief follow-up Railway B 131 Sep-17 in Issue 135.

Railway BLS - performance stats for 2018. B 138 Jun-19

Railway BLS- Rosshäusern Tunnel (BN line) opened. B 136 Dec-18 BLS - group exceeds 1 bn passengers/km for Railway B 135 Sep-18 first time Railway BLS - Saane viaduct, Gummenen B 131 Sep-17 BLS (ex RM/EBT group)- Summiswald-Wasen Railway im Emmental branch to re-open for occasional B 132 Dec-17 steam specials in 2018? BLS (Thunerseebhn) - archaeological survival Railway 134 Jun-18 of old train/boat ramp near Thun. BLS - Weissenstein Tunnel upgrade to start Railway B 138 Jun-19 Jun 2021. Railway BLS - new workshops planned near Bern B 128 Dec-16

Railway BOB - new Buechli tunnel opened B 126 Jun-16 Railway BOB - ABDeh8/8 321-326 being delivered B 129 Mar-17 Railway BOB (SPB) - Future prospects for SPB. B 136 Dec-18 BOB - new subways at Interlaken Ost. And Railway B 139 Sep-19 platform work there in Issue 140. BOB - Interklaken - Lauterbrunnen with Railway temporary bus rail-replacement service til B 140 Dec-19 12.19. Railway BRB - boiler for loco 7 repaired at Crewe. 126 Jun-16

Railway BRB - diesel locos 125 Mar-16 BRB - Switzerland to Snowdon (visit of BRB 2 Railway to SMR in 09.17 [later cancelled]) - and general 130 Jun-17 update Switzerland to Snowdon - arrangements at Railway Llanberis for visit of BRB no. 2 during 09.18. M 135 Sep-18 (Two articles)

Switzerland to Snowdon - report of the visit by Railway 136 Dec-18 BRB no.2 to Llanberis 09.18. (Two articles)

Railway BRB update. (Also Issue 133) B 129 Mar-17

Railway BRB update incl extensive track replacemnent. B 137 Mar-19 Cargo train-operators lobby for cheaper rail Railway 135 Sep-18 access oprices in CH

Railway CJ - Be4/4 651-655 delivered B 129 Mar-17

Railway CJ - Bef4/4 641 (ex RhB 487) scrapped B 132 Dec-17

Railway CJ - Combe Tabeillon station 134 Jun-18

Railway CJ - future prospects 136 Dec-18

Railway CJ - a reprieve for some freight traffic B 137 Mar-19 Competitiveness in future between SBB and Railway 131 Sep-17 BLS (and perhaps involving SOB too) Railway Crossrail - update B 130 Jun-17 DFB - 25th anniversary of reopening first Railway B 130 Jun-17 section DFB - Ex Vietnam HG4/4s 704 and 708 under Railway 127 Sep-16 restoration. Update in Issue 134. DFB - Ex Vietnam HG4/4 704 restored and now Railway 140 Dec-19 in use. DFB - Steam snowplough Xrotd R12. Update in Railway B 133 Mar-18 Issue 138. DFB - travel on a day when a loco ran short of Railway 128 Dec-16 steam Railway DFB - update B 129 Mar-17 Driverless-operation: inital plans at SOB and Railway B 129 Mar-17 BLT (WB). DSF - special gathering of preserved railcars, Railway 132 Dec-17 Koblenz and Laufenberg, 01.08.17

Railway DVZO - Ex CJ Ed2/4 no. 2 restored and in use. B 127 Sep-16 DVZO - outline planned improvements at Railway 139 Sep-19 Bauma. European Loc Pool - 10 multi-system electric Railway 139 Sep-19 Co-Co locos to be built by Stadler. FART - line blocked near Camedo in April 2018 Railway B 135 Sep-18 due to landslides. FB - Modernisation programme for fleet of Railway B 137 Mar-19 Be4/6 EMUs. FLP - Stadler to provide 9 low-floor tram/trains for improved service. And plans for tunnel under Railway B 135 Sep-18 Lugano SBB station and an extension (branch?) to Manno. Railway FMG - acquires diesel ex BRB 8/ MVR 4 B 128 Dec-16 Railway FMG - reopened April 2017 B 131 Sep-17 Railway FMG - the re-opened line. 132 Dec-17 Railway Freight - statistics on Alpine Transit Freight B 131 Sep-17 Railway Freightliner in Switzerland, 1968 131 Sep-17 Railway Geneva area updates 133 Mar-18

Railway Glacier Express - highlights of a journey 126 Jun-16

Railway Glacier Express - declining passenger numbers 132 Dec-17

Railway Grimselbahn project (also in Issue 126) 125 Mar-16 Grimselbahn project - consideration of related Railway electricity power supply initiative deferred to 132 Dec-17 2027 at least. HSTB (Historiche Seethalbahn ) has bought 2 Railway B 138 Jun-19 line carriages for use with 15301.

Railway HSTB - exhibition at Hochdorf. 140 Dec-19

HSTB - some stock used in a charter train for Railway 140 Dec-19 the Cantonal President of Luzern

Railway HUPAC update 126 Jun-16

Railway HUPAC Pt 2 (also a brief piece in same issue) 127 Sep-16

Railway HUPAC 50th anniversary B 130 Jun-17

Railway JB - 1m visitors in 2015 125 Mar-16

Railway JB - mixed financial results in 2016 B 128 Dec-16 JB - record financial results in 2018; also Issue Railway B 138 Jun-19 139.

Railway JB - 2019 half-year financial results B 140 Dec-19

JB - Bhe4/8 221 delivered and BDhe 205 Railway B 126 Jun-16 withdrawn JB - Bhe4/8 221-224 delivered, BDhe4/8 211-8 Railway B 128 Dec-16 modified and most BDhe4/8s withdrawn Railway JB - passenger reduction in 2016 B 129 Mar-17

Railway JB - passenger increase in 1st half 2017. B 132 Dec-17 Railway JB - brief suspension due to rock-fall B 136 Dec-18

JB - ticket-control to be on trust-the-passenger Railway basis, subject to spot-checks and fines for non- B 139 Sep-19 compliance La Traction, Pre-Petitjean. Use of 2 of its steam Railway B 136 Dec-18 locos. Railway LEB - partial reconstruction plans 125 Mar-16 LEB - No. 61, 1st of 6 new Stadler Be4/8 units Railway B 140 Dec-19 arrives on line. Railway Luzern - steel-based freight traffic 127 Sep-16

Luzern - proposals for new underground Railway through station gaining acceptance, for B 135 Sep-18 inclusion perhaps in 2030 programme.

Railway MBC - four carriages sold to Guinea. B 140 Dec-19

Railway MGB - rebuilding of Andermatt station 129 Mar-17

Railway MGB - 7 new shunting locos ordered B 130 Jun-17 MIB - Be2/6 no. 13, ex MVR 7004 - entered Railway B 137 Mar-19 service Dec 2018. Update Issue 138. Railway MOB Château d'Oex station rebuilt 126 Jun-16

Railway MOB, Lenk branch - special event Sept. 2017 B 132 Dec-17

MOB - Panorama cars (40 years) and Railway 127 Sep-16 introduction of new Stadler EMUs Railway MOB revisited 126 Jun-16 MOB - ABDe8/8 4001-4 to be withdrawn Sept Railway B 131 Sep-17 2017.

MOB - ABDe8/8 4001 and 4004 to be retained, Railway B 133 Mar-18 other 2 in store. 1002/3 to be scrapped.

MOB - Ge4/4 8002/8003 reportedly being Railway prepared for sale to RhB. Issue 136 said only B 134 Jun-18 8003 sold. Railway MOB Ge4/4 8003 transferred to RhB. B 139 Sep-19 MOB - 20 carriages ordered which will run on Railway gauge-changeable bogies; for delivery 2020. B 134 Jun-18 Update Issue 137. MOB - progress with Zweisimmen gauge- Railway 139 Sep-19 changer MOB/TPF - Montbovon station being rebuilt, Railway B 132 Dec-17 completion Dec. 2018. Railway MVR - ABeh2/6 7501-08 being delivered 126 Jun-16

Railway MVR - ABeh2/6 type on arrival Yes 127 Sep-16

Railway MVR - Climbing above Territet 125 Mar-16 MVR - Part of RdeN route celebrates 125th Railway B 130 Jun-17 anniversary MVR - special trains autumn 2017 Glion- Railway B 132 Dec-17 summit re 125th anniversary. Railway Nestlé - old 4-wheel shunting loco 128 Dec-16

"New" Ae477s. 2 ex DB class 142s now in CH Railway B 135 Sep-18 for use on track maintenance contracts.

Railway NStCM - part closure for rebuilding B 127 Sep-16

Railway OeBB 129 Mar-17 Railway OeBB - Em4/4 20 & 22 sold. B 137 Mar-19 Railway Olten - the Zero Hour Stone 137 Mar-19

Railway PB - modernisation plans (and Issue 131) B 129 Mar-17

Railway Queen Victoria's journey to Luzern, 1868. 129 Mar-17 Rack-railways - world-wide statistics and brief Railway 134 Jun-18 history RB - celebration event to mark Riggenbach's Railway 132 Dec-17 birth in 1817. Railway RB - record traffic levels in 2018. B 133 Mar-18 RBS Gem4/4 121 transferred to Railway 139 Sep-19 Bahnhistorische Verein Solothurn-Bern RBS - problems with coupling new Worbla Railway B 140 Dec-19 trains. RailAdventure; new operator, with ex SBB Railway B 136 Dec-18 11603 and 11604. Railway Rail-in Club, Interlaken; what became of it. B 136 Dec-18 Railcare class 476 Vectrons used on freight Railway service Hunzenschwil to Felsberg over dual- 134 Jun-18 gauge shared with RhB. Railcare delivering significant reduction in road- Railway 137 Mar-19 borne freight by Co-op in western Switzerland.

Railway Ralpin freight operator. Update in Issue 134. B 127 Sep-16

Railway RB - Arth Goldau RB station reopened B 131 Sep-17 Railway RB - 6 Bhe4/6 sets ordered from Stadler. B 139 Sep-19

Railway RBS - Aare Bridge, Worblaufen. B 133 Mar-18

RBS - 1st Worbla 4-car EMUs entered service Railway B 137 Mar-19 21.12.18; 14 to be delivered over 12 months.

RhB - Albula Railway Museum - more visitors Railway B 135 Sep-18 and plans for new exhibition area.

Railway RhB - Albula Tunnel - "Sprinters" and "Shuttles" 130 Jun-17

RhB - Albula Tunnel - work on new bore (and Railway 128 Dec-16 updates in Issues 132 and 136 (2 items in 136))

RhB Allegra unit tested at 132 kph (82 mph) Railway B 134 Jun-18 between & Untervaz.

Railway RhB - Arosa branch 133 Mar-18

Railway RhB - autumn visit to Bever 138 Jun-19

Railway RhB - autumn visit to the Engadin 128 Dec-16 RhB - availability of locos and new train sets Railway B 133 Mar-18 limited in Autumn 2017. Railway RhB - Bernina line snowploughs 139 Sep-19

Railway RhB - braking systems B 133 Mar-18

Railway RhB - death of RhB chairman Hans Amacker 128 Dec-16

RhB - new limted Erlebniszug Rheinslucht Railway B 139 Sep-16 service Landquart-Ilanz. RhB - G3/4 no. 1 subject of fund-raising Railway B 137 Mar-19 campaign for overhaul. Update in Issue 140.

Railway RhB - G3/4 no. 11 approved for use on specials B 126 Jun-16

Railway RhB - G3/4 no. 14 used on a reserve train B 128 Dec-16

I Railway RhB - Ge4/4 602 returned to RhB from VHS 126 Jun-16 (and update in Issues 128 and 133) RhB Ge4/4II 628 withdrawn with severe Railway 140 Dec-19 accident damge. RhB Ge6/6I and period coaches used in Railway scheduled service summer 2018 between B 135 Sep-18 Davos and Filisur RhB Allegra 3515 tested on MGB between Railway 138 Jun-19 Disentis and Dieni Railway RhB Customer Satisfaction Survey results B 138 Jun-19 RhB Engadin line blockade, Susch to Scuol Railway Tarasp in March-Sept 2019. Update in Issue B 138 Jun-19 139.

Railway RhB - Graubünden 1990 125 Mar-16 RhB - Landquart, new workshop, depot etc to Railway B 136 Jun-18 be built on a new site.

Railway RhB InnoTren carriage for meeting room hire 138 Jun-19

RhB - Misoxer Memories (the Messocco Railway M 140 Dec-19 branch)

Railway RhB - new low-floor driving trailers 139 Sep-19 RhB - new carriage stock for Albula line (and Railway 126 Jun-16 also in issue 131) RhB - 27 4-car "Flügel" EMUs on order from Railway B 127 Sep-16 Stadler with option for 20 more. RhB - First of 36 Capricorn 4-car EMUs Railway 138 Jun-19 completed by Stadler. Update Issue 139. RhB Fire & rescue locomotives Xm 27401- Railway B 138 Jun-19 27404 on order. Railway RhB - news update 125 Mar-16

Railway RhB - Observations on current scene 133 Mar-18

Railway RhB - performance figures 2016 B 131 Sep-16

Railway RhB - Poschiavo station building rebuilt 140 Dec-19 RhB - Photographic exhbition of Rhb stock Railway 139 Sep-19 1960s-1980s Railway RhB - Retica 4-car EMUs on order B 129 Mar-17 RhB - Scuol to Sagliains temporary closure Railway 03.18 to 09.19. But changed to run from 03.19 B 133 Mar-18 in Issue 134. Railway RhB - special historic trains in October 2016 129 Mar-17 RhB - St Moritz - modernised station opened, Railway B 132 Dec-17 26.08.17.

Railway RhB - summer visit 128 Dec-16

RhB - Thusis station manned by trainees (also Railway B 128 Dec-16 SBB Langenthal)

RhB - various brief updates incl punctuality, bus Railway B 130 Jun-17 service to Lugano and overhaul of Ge4/4IIIs

Railway RhB - last 4-wheel silo wagons withdrawn B 132 Dec-17

Railway RhB - extra trains for World Econoimic Forum B 138 Jun-19

Railway RigiB - record no.of passengers in 2015 125 Mar-16

Railway RigiB - always upwards 128 Dec-16

Ralway RigiB - transporting a caged bird B 128 Dec-16

Railway SBB - possible tunnel from Aarau to Zürich 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Altdorf to be closed in 2020 for rebuilding 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB - Basel Harbour Railway Pt 1 137 Mar-19

Railway SBB - Basel Harbour Railway Pt 2 138 Jun-19 SBB - Basel : joint station with SNCF to be Railway 129 Mar-17 renovated Railway SBB - Basel on a Sunday 136 Dec-18

Railway SBB - Basel station improvements B 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB - Workshop B 133 Mar-18 SBB - Bellinzona Workshop; new facility to be Railway B 139 Sep-19 built at Castione and old works closed SBB - Bern-Lausanne line closure for 2 months Railway B 129 Mar-17 in 2018 Railway SBB - Bern station - print from 1860 Yes 129 Mar-17 SBB (and BLS/RBS) - Bern station - some Railway B 132 Dec-17 rebuilding work 2017-2025. SBB - Bozberg Tunnel, update (also issues Railway 126 Jun-16 132, 133 and 135)

SBB (and others) - burden on train operators of Railway B 135 Sep-18 handling demand for special events

SBB - A3/5 705 (preserved nowadays) was Railway used to help take Lenin from Switzerland in B 131 Sep-17 1917. Railway SBB - Ae6/6 swansong M 130 Jun-17

SBB - 11456 (last-surviving Ae6/6 without Railway 140 Dec-19 aluminim striping) scrapped. Railway SBB - Ae8/14 11852 128 Dec-16

SBB - Bm4/4 18451 and Re4/4II 11276 in Railway 126 Jun-16 , 1981

SBB - Be6/8III 14253 moved to Bellinzona for Railway B 139 Sep-19 repainting. SBB - Be6/8III 14270 moved to Zurich Seebach, Railway B 134 Jun-18 later Oerlikon.

Railway SBB Ce6/8III 14305 returned to CH Nov 17. B 133 Mar-18

SBB - C5/6 2969 restoration progress (and in Railway B 125 Mar-16 Issue 128) SBB - C5/6 2969 - planned use on a special Railway B 130 Jun-17 21.10.17 (also Issue 132) SBB C5/6 2969 and 2978 - use on Gotthard line Railway 133 Mar-18 special. Railway SBB ex SCB Eb2/4 15 Speiser 127 Sep-16

Railway SBB - E3/3 8410 being restored byVHS B 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - E3/3 8554 restored as NOB 456 128 Dec-16

SBB - Brünig G3/4 208 restoration complete Railway B 130 Jun-17 and re-entry to service due Spring 2017. Railway SBB - BDe4/4II 1301 & 1302 M 138 Jun-19

Railway SBB - Re4/4II - 26 locos placed in store. B 130 Jun-17 SBB - Re4/4II - some locos receiving automatic Railway B 138 Jun-19 couplers. SBB - Re6/6 (cl 620) - 25 locos to be Railway B 128 Dec-16 refurbished. SBB - the last green Re6/6, 11663, now red Railway B 137 Mar-19 620063. Railway SBB - Various shunters withdrawn B 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB Cargo - to dispose of cl 482 locos. B 139 Sep-19 Railway SBB Cargo - contract developments 138 Jun-18 SBB Cargo - 35% now owned by Swiss Combi Railway B 140 Dec-19 AG SBB Cargo trialling use of automatic couplings Railway on 22 locos (12 x cl 420; 10 x cl 843). Update in B 137 Mar-19 Issue 139. Railway SBB Cargo sugar beet traffic B 129 Mar-17

Railway SBB Cargo - wagonload freight 129 Mar-17 SBB Cargo International - Vectrons 193 256- Railway 193 260 being hired from ELL (see also Issue B 129 Mar-17 130) SBB Cargo International - Vectrons 193 461 & Railway 193 462 delivered Dec.18, the first of a batch of B 133 Mar-18 18. Updates in Issues 134 &136. SBB Cargo - 20 Vectron MS locos to be Railway purchased from Siemens with option for a 140 Dec-19 further 20.

Railway SBB - carriage stock overhaul plans B 131 Sep-17

SBB - carriage stock - suggestion to provide Railway B 138 Jun-19 third class seating SBB- carriage overhaul plans - the EW IV Railway B 136 Dec-18 coaches SBB- carriage overhaul plans - DB gets Railway 140 Dec-19 contract to modernise 93 EW IV coaches SBB- carriage modifications to- the EW IV Railway 140 Dec-19 coaches following a fatal accident SBB- carriage overhaul plans - the IC2000 Railway 138 Jun-19 double-deck carriages SBB - carriage temperatures reduced on some Railway B 134 Jun-18 Zürich S Bahn sets. Railway SBB - carriage toilets 127 Sep-16

SBB - carriages - trial of free 3G/4G internet Railway B 139 Sep-19 access SBB - carriages - restaurant cars not offering Railway B 139 Sep-19 vegan menus

SBB carriages - plans for on-train catering and Railway B 128 Dec-16 changed plans for bar-coaches (two items)

Railway SBB - Crumbling edge of quality 136 Dec-18 SBB - driverless train, first experimental use Railway B 133 Mar-18 Dec.17. SBB - Ceneri Tunnel project to include a direct Railway B 126 Jun-16 curve for Locarno-Lugano trains SBB - Ceneri Tunnel due to commence public Railway use Dec. 2020. Update in Issue 140 re formal B 132 Dec-17 opening in Sept. 2020. Railway SBB CEO to retire early. B 140 Dec-19

Railway SBB Chiasso depot in 2005 Yes 127 Sep-16 SBB - competition from other operators on Railway B 130 Jun-17 some routes in future? SBB - competition from BLS - no changes to Railway B 133 Mar-18 InterCity provision for at least 2 years. SBB - competition from other operators on some routes in future. Update - SBB monopoly Railway of long-distance routes to be considered in 132 Dec-17 2020 but various identified shorter routes earmarked for SOB and BLS. SBB and BLS resolve differences over award of Railway 140 Dec-19 long-distance concessions.

Railway SBB Crocodile locomotives - Part 1 M 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB Crocodile locomotives - Part 2 M 140 Dec-19

Railway SBB - Delle without trains in 2016 126 Jun-16 SBB - Double-slips being replaced to minmise Railway B 134 Jun-18 derailments SBB - Eppenberg Tunnel (between Olten & Railway B 128 Dec-16 Aarau) SBB - Eppenberg and Bozberg tunnel Railway 132 Dec-17 construction work; update in Issue 134 Railway SBB - Engineering-related closures in 2020 B 139 Sep-19 SBB - Erzingen- DB contract won Railway B 130 Jun-17 by SBB Railway SBB - Etzilen to Singen to be restored. B 139 Sep-19 SBB - Expenditure review, 2016 - impact of Railway B 128 Dec-16 planned staff savings Railway SBB - financial stats for 1st half 2019 140 Dec-19

Railway SBB - performance stats for 2018 138 Jun-19 Railway SBB - First Class lounges closed B 129 Mar-17 SBB FLIRTS being fitted with energy-efficient Railway B 133 Mar-18 dry transformers. SBB FLIRTS - Seven 4-car sets on order from Railway Stadler for Bern-La Chaux de Fonds route. B 137 Mar-19 Option for a further seven.

Railway SBB - Geneva area - Léman Express update B 128 Dec-16

Railway SBB - Geneva area - Léman Express update B 130 Jun-17

Railway SBB - Geneva CEVA line update 125 Mar-16

Railway SBB - Geneva CEVA - station renamings B 129 Mar-17

Railway SBB - Geneva CEVA - further updates 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB - Geneva CEVA - evacuation exercise 140 Dec-19

SBB - Geneva Cornavin - proposals for Railway 125 Mar-16 additonal (underground) platforms

Railway SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel, planned initial use B 125 Mar-16

Railway SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel, test trains B 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel, opening M 127 Sep-16

Railway SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel, travel on first train 128 Mar-16

SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel, full use from new Railway B 129 Mar-17 timetable, 16.12.16

Railway SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel - pathing problems 128 Dec-16

SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel - use since Railway 131 Sep-17 December 2016. Update in Issue 138.

SBB - Gotthard Base Tunnel - 37 Bomardier Railway B 128 Dec-16 locos barred from route due to ETCS problems

Railway SBB - Gotthard old tunnel route - as we know it 126 Jun-16

SBB - Gotthard old tunnel route - possible Railway 127 Sep-16 future service pattern. [Also Issue 128] SBB - Gotthard old tunnel route - Railway rationalisation and maintenance but still needed 132 Dec-17 as a diversionary route

Railway SBB - Gotthard steam (non-Swiss preserved) 125 Mar-16

SBB - The original Hauenstein route ("The Railway Liverpool connection and Switzerland's first M 132 Dec-16 main line").

Railway SBB Historic in financial difficulty 130 Jun-17

SBB Historic - National Day celebration at Railway 136 Dec-18 Erstfeld Railway SBB Historic and Erstfeld 140 Dec-19

SBB etc - Infrastructure plans for 2030-2035 - Railway 138 Jun-19 approval of project costs (not construction)

SBB - Koblenz to Laufenburg; closed 1990 but Railway B 136 Dec-18 possible long-term candidate for re-opening.

SBB - Koblenz to Laufenburg possible re- Railway B 139 Sep-19 opening; campaign.

SBB - Koblenz to Bad Zurzach, catenary Railway B 139 Sep-19 renewal

Railway SBB - near Koblenz; bridge refurbishment 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB - Läufelfingen branch 133 Mar-18

SBB - Lausanne station rebuild, funding Railway B 139 Sep-19 confirmed SBB - temporary closure Lausanne - Puidoux Railway Chexbres, summer 2018. (And follow-up report B 134 Jun-18 in Issue 136) SBB - Flyover near Lausanne - between Prilly Railway B 137 Mar-19 and Renens - work started 11.18.

Railway SBB - Le Locle; new lift to the station 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Liestal remodelling B 139 Sep-19

SBB - Ligerz. Plan for a double-track tunnel to Railway B 137 Mar-16 bypass this single track section. SBB - Locarno branch; 4 km section to be Railway 139 Sep-19 double-tracked.

Railway SBB - Lost Property 125 Mar-16 SBB - Lugano Paradiso stn. closed in 2017 for Railway B 130 Jun-17 rebuilding. Update Issue137. Railway SBB - Luzern in 1937 Yes 130 Jun-17 SBB - Luzern - new onward connectiuon display Railway B 139 Sep-19 panel Railway SBB - Minibar service to be phased out 126 Jun-16 SBB - Neuchâtel to La Chaux de Fonds - new Railway route agreed in principle by voters in Canton 126 Jun-16 Neuchâtel Railway SBB - new halt at Neuhausen Rheinfall B 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Oerlikon - vandalism/fire B 127 Sep-16 SBB - "Only in Switzerland" - the continued use Railway of extra carriages on fixed rakes to 132 Dec-17 accommodate peak traffic flows. Railway SBB - Ostermundigen railway history 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Planning for passenger demand 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Planning for track maintenance 126 Jun-16

Railway SBB - Planning network post 2030 B 132 Dec-17

Railway SBB - Punctuality dropped in 2018 B 137 Mar-19 SBB RBe4/4 1405 (preserved by DSF) and Railway associated carriages used on a round- 137 Mar-19 Switzerland trip 20.10.18. SBB - Re4/4II 50th anniversary of class Railway B 133 Mar-18 introduction SBB - Re4/4II : 17 locos withdrawn Jan-July Railway B 136 Dec-18 2018. SBB - 420 294 and 460 058 repainted to Railway 137 Mar-19 celebrate Circus Knie's 100th anniversary. SBB - Re4/4II 11191 (eg) used with scratch set Railway on Geneva-Brig service in place of a class 460. 140 Dec-19 09.16. Railway SBB Red Arrows - Part 1 M 139 Sep-19

Railway SBB Red Arrows - Part 2 M 140 Dec-19

Railway SBB - remaining locos in old green livery B 130 Jun-17 SBB losing sugar mill wagon load traffic at Railway B 135 Sep-18 Rupperswil. SBB St Gallen to St Margrethan line to be Railway doubled between Goldach Ost and B 138 Jun-19 Stadt

SBB - Schaffhausen-Singen route. Contract Railway had been joint SBB/DB but from Dec 2017 to be B 132 Dec-17 solely DB.

Railway SBB Seetalbahn - featuring Crocodile 15301 125 Mar-16 SBB Seethal line - special event including Railway 15301 and Eb3/5 5810. And Issue 137 for an 132 Dec-17 event in September 2018. SBB - Sissach-Olten (old Hauenstein) line Railway B 128 Dec-16 reprieved

Railway SBB - Skip-stopping to reduce train delays 140 Dec-19

SBB - smoking-policy changes at selected SBB Railway B 134 Jun-18 stations SBB station-to-station baggage transport greatly reduced; SBB promoting more Railway B 135 Sep-18 expensive door-to-door luggage system instead.

SBB ticket offices to close at 21 stations, Railway B 135 Sep-18 leaving only 1 in 5 stations with a ticket office.

SBB - track and signalling improvement plans in Railway B 131 Sep-17 Laufental and near Lake Geneva. SBB - Tunnel des Cretes to be altered to allow Railway B 134 Jun-18 double-deck trains along Rhone valley Railway SBB - Vaud S-bahn extension plans 129 Mar-17 SBB - delays to plans to improve Zug to Arth Railways B 130 Jun-17 Goldau section. Update in Issue 136.

SBB - What else has changed? (A review of Railways developments with train frequency; journey time M 131 Sep-17 & speed; train weight; energy consumption etc.)

SBB - Zürich Durchmesserline stage 2 cross- Railway city link in full use. (And platform displays Yes 125 Mar-16 illustrated in Issue 126).

SBB Zürich S Bahn trains to be slightly cooler Railway B 137 Mar-19 from 2019/20 to reduce energy consumption.

Railway SBB - Zürich Stadelhofen to get 4th platform B 138 Jun-19 Railway SBB - east side Zugersee line upgrade 138 Jun-19

SBB 501 "Giruno"class for Gotthard line. (see Railway 130 Jun-17 also Issue 131)

SBB "Giruno" ("buzzard") 501001 on test - and Railway 132 Dec-17 class to be known as SMILEs by Stadler!

SBB 501 class tested on 02.04.18 in Gotthard Railway B 134 Jun-18 Base Tunnel at 275 kph (172 mph).

SBB 501 class - authorisation given to run at Railway B 138 Jun-19 200 km/h

Railway SBB 501 class (Giruno) - 1st set in service B 139 Sep-19 SBB 501 class - traditional names (most being Railway named after cantons like the first Ae6/6s). And 140 Dec-19 namings of first few. SBB 501 and 502 classes - first impressions in Railway M 140 Dec-19 traffic

Railway SBB 502 class - 1st examples delivered 04.16. B 127 Sep-16

SBB 502 class - 502203 under test; 23 sets to Railway B 130 Jun-17 be delivered in 2017? SBB 502 class - SBB gets approval for class to Railway B 133 Mar-18 enter service. SBB 502 class enters service Zurich-Bern Railway 26.02.18. And on Geneva - St Gallen service 134 Jun-18 from 09.12.18, Issue 136.

SBB 502 class - proving unreliable and no immediate prospect of them being deployed on Railway St Gallen-Geneva route. Updates in Issues 138 137 Mar-19 & 139 (by which time things improving). But updates in 140 show continued difficulties.

Railway SBB 503 class - unreliability 127 Sep-16

Railway SBB 503 class - faulty bogies being replaced. B 136 Dec-18

Railway SBB 940 class Aem diesel locos B 128 Dec-16 940001 delivered 2018; 1st of 47 electro-diesels Railway for works trains and heavy shunting. Update in B 135 Sep-18 Issue 139. SBB receives 12 hybrid heavy shunting locos Railway B 137 Mar-19 known as type Prima H3.

SBB (mainly) - Fed Govt approves new rail Railway 139 Sep-19 infrastructure budget of CHF12.9bn up to 2035.

Sernftalbahn BDe4/4 no. 5 joins no. 6 at Railway 132 Dec-17 musueum at Elm. Sernftalbahn stock to be housed in former bus Railway 140 Dec-19 garage at Elm.

Service disruption due to collapse of DB line at Railway 135 Sep-18 Rastatt. Initial attempts to cost the effect of this.

Service disruption in 2018 across CH due to a Railway lot of engineering work and also to failures of 135 Sep-18 some class 503/610 trains on the Gotthard.

SOB - Autonomous train operation being trialled Railway B 139 Mar-19 at night .

Railway SOB - CFZe4/4 no. 5 131 Sep-17 SOB - Discovering the Toggenburg (and Railway 133 Mar-18 Appenzell) Railway SOB - "H ö fner Narrenfahrt " carnival train 134 Jun-18 SOB - Re446 class (ex SBB Re4/4IV) sold to Railway Eisenbahndienstleiter GmbH (EDG). Ex BT 140 Dec-19 Re456 class available for sale.

Railway SOB - Sitter Viaduct 134 Jun-18 SOB - 11 "FLIRT" EMUs on order from Stadler. Railway B 127 Sep-16 (Six 5-car and five 4-car) SOB- 11 new sets on order from Stadler for use on old Gotthard route from Dec 2020. Issue 135 Railway has brief item on SOB assuming control of B 133 Mar-18 Basel/Zürich-Lugano/Locarno route from Dec 2019.

Railway SOB class 526 Traverso EMUs entering service 139 Sep-19

SRT - Hochrhein container termional - Railway 134 Jun-18 Reckingen SRT - TRAXX 487001 replaced by ex SBB Railway B 138 Jun-19 Re4/4I 10016/410016 Railway Stadler EMUs for UK market 136 Dec-18 Railway Stadler - stock market flotation B 138 Jun-19 Stadler - record order book and good first half- Railway 140 Dec-19 year results Railway Steam in the Jura 136 Dec-18 Railway Swiss carriage seating : Part 1 M 134 Jun-18 Railway Swiss carriage seating : Part 2 M 138 Jun-19 Railway Swiss "EMU" - The NPZ (mostly SBB 560s) 136 Dec-18 Gold Coast EMUs - SBB 510s and original Railway 137 Mar-19 511s. Railway SwissPost - new sliding wall bogie wagons 126 Jun-16

Railway SwissPost - Zürich's underground railway 131 Sep-17

Railway Swiss Rail Centres - Olten Part 1 138 Jun-19

Railway Swiss Rail Centres - Olten Part 2 139 Sep-19 Swiss rail routes now numbered (IC and IR Railway B 134 Jun-18 routes) Swiss railway performance - 2017 index Railway B 135 Sep-18 reaffirms CH as best in Europe overall SwissTrain - sale of some locos because of Railway B 130 Jun-17 bankruptcy SZU - Temporary closure of upper part of Railway Uetliberg line for trackwork and provision of a B 135 Sep-18 replacement (VBZ) bus.

Railway SZU - Sihl Tunnel trackworks completed. B 140 Dec-19

TMR - railway preservation schemes in the Railway 131 Sep-17 Suisse Romande TMR (MC) operated makeshift emergency Railway freight service Jan-Mar 2018 while "parallel" B 135 Sep-18 road was blocked by a landslide.

TN (ex CMN). Ponts de Martel branch closed Railway 127 Sep-16 but could reopen fully by end of 2016.

Railway TPC (AOMC) modernisation work 125 Mar-16

Railway TPC (AOMC) - new Stadler units in use 127 Sep-16

Railway TPC (AOMC) - new Stadler units in use 129 Mar-17 TPC(AOMC) Possible 800m extension in Les Railway B 133 Mar-18 Diablerets. Railway TPC (AOMC) 132 Dec-17 To Switzerland by Bendy Bus - in part about Railway 132 Dec-17 trains on the TPC (AOMC). TPC (ASD) closed Jan-Apr 2018 due to Railway B 135 Sep-18 snow/avalanche damage.

Railway TPC (ASD) - new 2-car Stadler units on test. 140 Dec-19

Railway TPC (BVB) - withdrawal of residual tram service 126 Jun-16

TPF(GFM) - Van restored by BC and loaned to Railway 127 Sep-16 NEST (Nestlé) museum in Vevey. TPF - Châtel St Denis station. Update Issue Railway B 133 Mar-18 138. TPF - Estavannens and Siviriez stations closed Railway B 134 Jun-18 12/17 Railway TPF - Givisiez station. B 133 Mar-18

Railway TransN (CMN) - Les Brenets branch 126 Jun-16

TRAVYS - possible withdrawal of freight Railway B 131 Sep-17 services

TRAVYS - the YSC line; "Mr Barbey's private Railway M 132 Dec-17 railway".

TRAVYS - Re4/4II 420 503 (ex SBB 11119) up Railway B 140 Dec-19 for sale.

Railway TRAXX locos - Making Tracks 138 Jun-19

TRN Le Locle-Les Brenets service withdrawn Railway B 132 Dec-17 28.07.17; long-term plans unclear.

Railway Tren Italia - withdrawal of cl 470 Pendolinos B 125 Mar-16

Variations on a theme by Stadler - new metre Railway gauge EMUs for TPF, MVR, NStCM, MBC and 128 Dec-16 TRAVYS (YSC). See also Issue 134.

Railway Vectron locomotives M 136 Dec-18

VHE Emmental - a Historical Railway Railway 136 Dec-18 Association. Update Issue 138. Railway Visiting Swiss railways, 2017 M 130 Jun-17 WAB - freight traffic for Hotel Jungfrau, Railway 126 Jun-16 Wengernalp Railway WAB - photographing the WAB 131 Sep-17 WAB - Wengen station tracks being lowered to Railway B 135 Sep-18 give step-free access to trains. Railway Waldenburgerbahn - re-gauging decided 125 Mar-16 Waldenburgerbahn - preservation plans for Railway G3/3 no. 5 and Stadler hoping to win contract 135 Sep-18 for 10 new EMUs. Railway Waldenburgerbahn. 137 Mar-19 Zb - 8-week closure in 2018 Interlaken Ost - Railway 132 Dec-17 Brienz for engineering work. Zb - Meiringen (from historical perspective Railway concerning earliest days of railway in the M 135 Sep-18 village) Zurich Oberland - the closed railways UeBB, Railway M 135 Sep-18 UOe and WMB Railway "4m Corridor" - creation of 129 Mar-17

Signalling BLS Operational Control Centre 139 Sep-19

Signalling Brig -now controlled by BLS B 125 Mar-16

ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Mgt System) Signalling 140 Dec-19 installed from near Lausanne to Villeneuve.

Signalling IRSE Conference, Switzerland, 05.18 - Pt 1 137 Mar-19

Signalling IRSE Conference, Switzerland, 05.18 - Pt 2 138 Jun-19

SRS Alan Ramage - obituary 129 Mar-17

SRS Archive proposals 131 Sep-17

SRS Archive proposals (in more detail) 134 Jun-18 Book on BLT/BTB planned for publication in SRS B 136 Dec-18 2019. SRS Changes to website B 134 Jun-18

Company Limited by Guarantee : EGM to be SRS held 23.07.16 to approve the new Articles of 126 Jun-16 Association. Company Limited by Guarantee : Confirmation SRS that EGM approved the new Articles of 127 Sep-16 Association Eisenbahn Amateur - subscription scheme SRS 127 Sep-16 discontinued (also in Issue 128) SRS Facebook 138 Jun-19 SRS GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) 135 Sep-18

SRS Neil Wheelwright - notification of his passing 140 Dec-19

Nominations to join Board - process to be SRS 138 Jun-19 overhauled Pulling your hair out - the frustrations of being SRS 137 Mar-19 the Membership Director SRS Role of Publicity & Exhibitions Manager 126 Jun-16 SRS Roy Dunglison - Seat Dedication M 131 Sep-17

SRS Year-by-Year SRS membership as at 01.12.15 125 Mar-16 Different Times 1951 (2) - article based around Stamps 137 Mar-19 a stamped letter posted at that time. Stamps Gotthard Base Tunnel opening 127 Sep-16 Stamps Notable Swiss stations B 129 Mar-17 Stamps Stamp news - linked to the Bodensee 140 Dec-19 Tickets Day Passes "on the parish" 129 Mar-17 Tickets Edmondson ticket machines 129 Mar-17

Tickets MVR - Rochers de Naye joins the GA B 125 Mar-16 SBB - proposal for full refundsfor delayed Tickets B 138 Jun-19 services Tickets SBB - Saver Day Pass 139 Sep-19

Tickets SBB - ticket non-purchase B 128 Dec-16

Tickets SBB - ticket outlets reduced B 128 Dec-16

Swiss Pass validity to be maintained (after all) Tickets B 137 Mar-19 on routes incl Rigi, , Schilthorn.

Tickets Tracing a ticket - Pt 1 M 129 Mar-17

Tickets Tracing a ticket - Pt 2 M 131 Sep-17

ZVV-area ticket machine screens changed to Tickets standard SBB format. But system-wide number B 136 Dec-18 of ticket machines expected to decline.

Timetables European Rail Timetable 130 Jun-17

Timetables Last (printed) Kursbuch 129 Mar-17 Kursbuch -a 2017/18 edition to be printed as a Timetables private venture but without the PostAuto 132 Dec-17 element. Update re 2018/19 in Issue 136.

Timetables Long-term passenger service planning 135 Sep-18 2017/18 - key changes mainly in French- Timetables B 133 Mar-18 speaking Switzerland. 2018/19 - key changes principally on Gotthard Timetables 137 Mar-19 and Lotschberg lines. 2018/19 - a few station closures, some Timetables temporary and Lugano Paradiso reopened after B 137 Mar-19 rebuilding. 2019/20 - SBB timetable changes outlined Timetables 139 Sep-19 (principally around TGV Lyria) Timetables NStCM improved frequency from Dec 2015 B 125 Mar-16

Timetables SBB (and others) wef 16.12.16 129 Mar-17 AAG (Allaman-Aubonne-Gimel) and RG (Rolle- Trams 132 Dec-17 Gimel) Trams Basel Tram Museum - work commenced 139 Sep-19 BLT (ie BEB) 12 on a charter trip for Bryan Trams 140 Dec-19 Stone. Trams BLT - Be4/6s sold to Serbia. 125 Mar-16 BLT - Margarethen spur with BVB rejected in Trams B 133 Mar-18 local vote. Trams BLT - modern management M 134 Jun-18 BVB - Start of work to extend line 3 to St Louis Trams SNCF and report of success of extension of 125 Mar-16 line 8 to Weil am Rhein. BVB - Extension of route 3 to St Louis Gare Trams B 133 Mar-18 opened Dec. 2017.

BVB - Extension of line 3 to St Louis SNCF Trams goes public 12.17. 2nd batch of Flexity trams B 130 Jun-17 (no 6000 upwards) being delivered in 2017.

BVB - Consequences of extending Line 8 into Trams 126 Jun-16 Germany BVB - Withdrawal of last Swiss Standard and Trams B 127 Sep-16 Düwag trams BVB - Trams from batch 659-686 being sold to Trams B 130 Jun-17 Sofia, Bulgaria. Trams GB - Glands to Begnins 130 Jun-17

Trams STI - the Lake Thun Right-Bank railway M 125 Mar-16

SVB - 27 Stadler Tramlink trams ordered for Trams delivery 2023-25 with option for a further 23.

Trams TN - Preserved Neuchâtel tram 74 in Lille. 133 Mar-18 TPG - work to extend route 12 to Annemasse Trams started; phase 1 to open in 2019 and phase 2 in B 130 Jun-17 2022.

TPG - agreement in principle for route 15 to be Trams 125 Mar-16 extended to St Julien en Genèvois in 2023.

Trams TPG - tram extension plans 129 Mar-17

TransN - Canton Neuchâtel agrees in principal Trams that tram route be extended eastwards via 126 Jun-16 University to Stade de la Maladi è re

VBZ - 70 Bomardier Flexity trams to be Trams B 130 Jun-17 purchased with an option to buy another 70.

VBZ - Zürich approves funding for Limmattal line. Update in Issue 136 including suggestion Trams B 125 Mar-16 the line be extended beyond Killwangen to Baden. Further update 138.

VBZ-AVA - First stage of Limmattalbahn Trams completed; work on second stage started same 140 Dec-19 day.

BLT/AVA - 10 Tramlink Be6/8s on order for Trams Waldenburgerbahn and eight for Limmatalbahn B 137 Mar-19 for delivery 2022-23. VBZ - Line 8 extended from Hardplatz to Trams B 134 Jun-18 Hardturm from 12.17 Trolleybuses Luzern - abolition of trailer-working 132 Dec-16

Trolleybuses Luzern - 75 years (1941-2016) 127 Sep-16 Trolleybuses Luzern - update B 130 Jun-17

Walking Aare Gorge (and the MIB) 125 Mar-16

Walking BOB - station to station 128 Dec-16 Walking RhB - Landwasser Viaduct 125 Mar-16

Walking RhB - Part 1 Upper Engadin 129 Mar-17

Walking RhB - Part 2 Upper Engadin 131 Sep-17

Walking Rigi 127 Sep-16

Walking Schöllenen Gorge 130 Jun-17

Weather RhB - A bad day (17.09.15) 125 Mar-16 Severe disruption winter 2017/18 with many Weather closures, blockages due to unusually large 134 Jun-18 snowfalls. www.166.ch about rail disruptions caused by Websites 127 Sep-16 maintenance work etc. Misc Basel - Bordering on the Quirky 136 Dec-18 Basel - christmas market (and related letter in Misc 131 Sep-17 Issue 132) Misc Basel - new intermodal terminal to be built 136 Dec-18

Misc Brienz - a moveable bridge to combat flood risk. 132 Dec-17

Misc Brockenhaus Bargains 125 Mar-16 Misc Campione 125 Mar-16 Cantons Neuchatel and Basel Stadt (and part of Misc Basel Land) - free travel within specific canton if B 135 Sep-18 you stay overnight there. Misc Chateau d'Oex - British POWs in World War I 130 Jun-17 Misc Different times - 1951 (1) 137 Mar-19 Misc Different times - 1950s (2) 139 Sep-19 Early Railway Competition - old postcards of Misc 137 Mar-19 Luzern showing an airship in its hanger. Misc Eating out on a budget 135 Sep-18 Misc Fête des Vignerons , Vevey - July/Aug 2019 B 137 Mar-19 First impresssions - a first visit to CH in the Misc 133 Mar-18 1990s. Misc Gotthard road/rail corridor 134 Jun-18 Misc Highway projects 131 Sep-17 Misc Jura Jaunts 133 Mar-18

Misc Luzern - public transport celebration in 1999 138 Jun-19

Misc Museum of musical Automatons 125 Mar-16

Misc Old electric tractor once used at Nestlé, Vevey 129 Mar-17

Misc Old Book Prints 125 Mar-16 Repair cafés for damaged/broken household Misc 127 Sep-16 goods Misc Road and rail safety - comparative stats. B 127 Sep-16

Misc SBB-style class 460s used in Hong Kong 140 Dec-19 SkiTube - an Australian railway where the Misc vehicles include Swiss equipment and are 140 Dec-19 controlled by Swiss signalling. Statistics on rail journeys made by Swiss Misc B 136 Dec-18 people and on cost-cover in Zürich. Smoking ban on Swiss stations from 01.06.19 - Misc possibly with designated areas still permitting B 137 Mar-19 smoking. Designated smoking zones in Swiss stations - Misc 139 Sep-19 to be provided by mid 2020 Stern und Haffel () - last ex Swiss units Misc (ex Trogenerbahn and ex Birsigtal 8 & 9) due to 127 Sep-16 be withdrawn. St Gallen - progress in rebuilding station Misc B 134 Jun-18 facilities Misc Swiss contrasts 128 Dec-16

Misc Swiss National Exhibition, Zürich, 1939. 127 Sep-16

Misc Swiss Railways - Organisational Changes M 134 Jun-16 Swiss handling of international freight - impact Misc 132 Dec-17 of tunnel collapse in Germany. Sugar beet traffic in 2017/18 and plans for Misc B 133 Mar-18 2018/19. Misc Swiss Transport during World War II. 133 Mar-18

Misc Summer holiday nostalgia - 1969 M 126 Jun-16

Misc Ticino - Travel by public transport 132 Dec-17

Misc Times Past - Luzern 1937 130 Jun-17 The effect of moving from Swiss neighbourhood Misc 131 Sep-17 to another Misc Trade Union Centenary 138 Jun-19 Misc Train simulators (and Issue 136) 135 Sep-18 Vehicle taxation in CH, 1902 (and letter in issue Misc 130 Jun-17 131)

Misc Zug: 25 years of preservation 138 Jun-19

Martin Fisher, 28.11.19