125th Anniversary of the Gotthard Railway (Part 3)


After working from Basel on the 8th Sept. RAe TEE no.1053 went on display at Biasca before returning north the following day.

 E3/3 no.8501 from Mendrisio was giving short rides at the exhibition site. (Biasca 9th Sept)

 Re4/4 l no.10001 on display. (Biasca 9th Sept)

Ae4/7 no.10976. (Biasca 9th Sept)

Be4/6 no.12320. (Biasca 9th Sept)

 

 Be4/7 no.12504 with Erstfeld's Ce6/8 ll "Crocodile" no.14253 in the background. (Biasca 9th Sept)

Siemens 4-voltage Re474 016 belonging to SBB Cargo. (Biasca 9th Sept)

 Bombardier 4-voltage Re484 021 "Gottardo" The loco was named on the 6th Sept before being used to haul the VIP special seen in Part 2. (Biasca 9th Sept)

 

 Twin voltage TILO "Flirt" RABe524 002 "Ticino" on display. Similar units were being used to operate the special service to Luino. (Biasca 9th Sept)

 Ae610 496 in its new SBB Cargo livery. (Biasca 9th Sept)

G2000 diesel Am840 003 belonging to SBB Cargo and normally employed in Italy. (Biasca 9th Sept)

MaK 1700 diesel Am843 068.(Biasca 9th Sept)

 

 ES 64 U2 100 representing the HUPAC intermodal company. (Biasca 9th Sept)

On the 9th Sept.C5/6 no.2978 was scheduled to work back from Biasca to Erstfeld. However the steam loco, which was steaming badly, started a number of lineside fires and had to be piloted from Faido by Re4/4 no.11161. The pair are seen here approaching Airolo.

 A fire-fighting train hauled by a Bm4/4 diesel loco is seen here heading south to deal with one of the fires started by the steam loco. (Airolo 9th Sept)

 

Re4/4 no.11161 and C5/6 no.2978 departing from Airolo after a short inspection stop. (9th Sept) 

On 9th Sept. Eurovapor operated a special train from Basel Bad to Luino. The train is seen here at Faido hauled by Ae4/7 no.10997 and BLS Re4/4 no.190.

A pair of RABDe500 units working one of the additional services carrying visitors between the Erstfeld and Biasca exhibitions. (Airolo 9th Sept)

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