More than sixty years old, but still going strong is SBB 11116, seen here at Bern on 31 December 2024, putting her pantograph to the energised cable ...

More than sixty years old, but still going strong is SBB 11116, seen here at Bern on 31 December 2024, putting her pantograph to the energised cable to prevent frost damage.

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SBB 11109 departs with an IC to Schaffhausen from Zürich HB on 19 May 2023.

Still green SBB 11330 is about to bank one of the many intermodal freights out of Erstfeld station on 4 June 2014.

Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Re 420 (Re 4/4 II)

More than sixty years old, but still going strong is SBB 11116, seen here at Bern on 31 December 2024, putting her pantograph to the energised cable to prevent frost damage.

Leonardus Schrijvers 12.09.2025, 4 Calls, 0 Comments

After a sunny day, the weather darkens at Brugg AG on 26 May 2019 late in the afternoon whilst 460 075 hauls an IC out of the station toward Basel SBB.

On 2 January 2020 SBB 11303 stands in front of an EC service from Zürich HB at Singen (Hohentwiel) and will get swapped for an ÖBB Taurus.

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SBB 11109 departs with an IC to Schaffhausen from Zürich HB on 19 May 2023. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Re 420 (Re 4/4 II)

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On 2 January 2020 SBB 11303 stands in front of an EC service from Zürich HB at Singen (Hohentwiel) and will get swapped for an ÖBB Taurus. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Re 420 (Re 4/4 II)

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Still green SBB 11330 is about to bank one of the many intermodal freights out of Erstfeld station on 4 June 2014. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Re 420 (Re 4/4 II)

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Railway competition in practice: SBB 420 298 stands on 28 May 2019 at Spiez -deep into BLS territory. On the other hand, BLS freights find themselves back dep in SBB territory at least as much as SBB freights are sen in BLS Land. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Switzerland / Electric locomotives / Re 420 (Re 4/4 II)

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