A SBB RABe 502 on a test run in Lausanne. 15.08.2017

On the Lausanne - Biel/Bienne line, long-distance traffic is firmly in the hands of the SBB ICN RABDe 500. However, due to the construction-related closure of the Fribourg - Bern line, two additional train pairs per day run from Neuchâtel to Lausanne and back to relieve the scheduled ICN services. Typically, one of these train pairs is operated by two RABe 502 "Twindexx" locomotives. The photo shows two of the rarely seen Twindxx RABe 502 locomotives traveling from Neuchâtel to Lausanne between Ependes (VD) and Essert-Pittet. The Lausanne - Yverdon line opened on May 7, 1855, from Bussigny to Yverdon, and two years later, service to Lausanne began. On November 1, 1921, the Chavornay-Ependes section was upgraded to double track, and on May 14, 1933, the Ependes-Yverdon section of the line, which had been electrically operated since February 1, 1925, was upgraded to double track. It should be noted that the double track upgrade of the Lausanne-Bienne/Bienne line began in stages as early as 1872 and is now nearing completion with the final section, Ligerz-Twann. July 12, 2025 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 502

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On the Lausanne - Biel/Bienne line, long-distance traffic is firmly in the hands of the SBB ICN RABDe 500. However, due to the construction-related closure of the Fribourg - Bern line, two additional train pairs per day are running from Neuchâtel to Lausanne and back to relieve the scheduled ICN trains. Typically, one of these train pairs is operated by two RABe 502 "Twindexx" trains. The photo shows the Twindxx, which is otherwise rarely seen on this line, with the RABe 502 225 and the RABe 502 402 "Biel/Bienne" as IR 30071 from Lausanne to Neuchâtel passing through Chavornay. July 5, 2025 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 502

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On the Lausanne - Biel/Bienne line, long-distance traffic is firmly in the hands of the SBB ICN RABDe 500. However, due to the construction-related closure of the Fribourg - Bern line, two additional train pairs per day are running from Neuchâtel to Lausanne and back to relieve the scheduled ICN trains. Typically, one of these train pairs is operated by two RABe 502 "Twindexx" trains. The photo shows the Twindxx, which is otherwise rarely seen on this line, with the RABe 502 225 and the RABe 502 402 "Biel/Bienne" as IR 30071 from Lausanne to Neuchâtel passing through Chavornay. July 5, 2025 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 502

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While the SBB Re 6/6 11622 (Re 620 022-4) "Suhr" waits in the background in Lausanne for its onward journey, an SBB RABe 502 "Twindexx" has arrived on plattform 4 as an IC1. This train is en route from St. Gallen to Geneva Airport. 11.11.2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 502

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A SBB RABe 502 on a test run in Lausanne.

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