Shortly before Erstfeld, most trains heading south leave the route of the "old Gotthard" railway and travel through the Gotthard bass tunnel

Shortly before Erstfeld, most trains heading south leave the route of the "old Gotthard" railway and travel through the Gotthard bass tunnel.

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The FS Trenitalia IC 631 on the journey from Ventimiglia to Milan stopping at Finale Ligure train station.

Another transit of an SBB Giruno: the SBB RABe 501 009 Zürich is EC 10312 on the way from Milano to Zurich HB.

Shortly before Erstfeld, most trains heading south leave the route of the "old Gotthard" railway and travel through the Gotthard bass tunnel. Since this is currently only in very limited operation, most passenger trains and some freight trains, with a few exceptions, are rerouted via the "old Gotthard railway route", now also called the "Gotthard Panorama route". This means that high-quality passenger trains are safe when passing through Erstfeld Daily life again for a short time. For the vast majority of these services, SBB Giruno RABe 501s are in use, which run in double traction wherever possible. In the picture, the SBB RABe 501 027 "Schaffhausen" is in the lead and the 501 010 "Basel Land" as IC 10865 from Zurich HB to Lugano passing through Erstfeld.

October 19, 2023

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EXIF: SONY ILCA-77M2, Date 2023:10:19 09:17:40, Exposure time: 1/640, Aperture: 45/10, ISO320, Focal length: 500/10

How good the MGB still has cars in which the windows can be opened! Otherwise I would not have been able to photograph the MGB Ge 4/4 81 with its car tunnel train upon arrival in Realp.

Shortly before Erstfeld, most trains heading south leave the route of the old Gotthard railway and travel through the Gotthard bass tunnel.

Le Chablais en fête - The MCM railcar BCFeh 4/4 N° 6 of the Blonay-Chamby Railway is near Chaulin on the way to Chamby.

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Due to planned maintenance work, a large part of the Gotthard trains will be routed via the panoramic route during the low-traffic period in the second week of January. This includes this SBB RABe 501 "Giruno," which is in Airolo heading towards Bellinzona. January 21, 2025 
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