A BLS RABe 528 MIKA is on the way as IR 66 3222 from La Chaux de Fonds to Bern and drives straight to Gümmenen over the striking, 293 meter long ...

A BLS RABe 528 MIKA is on the way as IR 66 3222 from La Chaux de Fonds to Bern and drives straight to Gümmenen over the striking, 293 meter long Gümmen viaduct.

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The 393 meter long Gümmenen Viaduct over the Saane is very impressive.

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A BLS RABe 528 MIKA is on the way as IR 66 3222 from La Chaux de Fonds to Bern and drives straight to Gümmenen over the striking, 293 meter long Gümmen viaduct.

October 5, 2024

Stefan Wohlfahrt http://klein-aber-fein---imagination.startbilder.de/ 07.10.2024, 147 Calls, 0 Comments

EXIF: SONY ILCA-77M2, Date 2024:10:05 12:55:27, Exposure time: 1/640, Blend: 80/10, ISO160, Focal length: 500/10

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BLS passenger train departs a BLS station – in itself, a perfectly ordinary occurrence – but this everyday occurrence was something one had to wait a full 110 years for! When the BLS/MLB line began operating in 1915, it was taken over by the SBB, initially – unusually for BLS – even with steam locomotives. The intended France-Italy traffic on the line gradually evolved, due to territorial changes in Alsace, into increasingly domestic traffic between Basel and the western Swiss Plateau. The reactivation of the Delle-Belfort line revived the historical concept of the service, but ridership fell far short of expectations. Therefore, since the timetable change, a half-hourly service has been offered on the Biel/Bienne-Basel SBB line, with BLS trains now supplementing the existing ICN trains and finally being used on the MLB BLS network. The image shows BLS RABe 528 132 operating as IR56 1858 from Basel SBB to Biel/Bienne, just leaving the BLS/MLB Grenchen Nord station. January 13, 2026 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Private Companies / Bern Lötschberg Simplon Bahn (BLS), Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 528 (BLS Flirt 4)

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If "one" had to wait 110 years, or rather, I had to wait 63 years until a BLS train finally appeared at Grenchen Nord station, I'll venture to post another picture on this topic. I would have liked to have taken the pictures earlier, but I had to wait until the fog and workdays cleared and I had the opportunity to make a quick trip to Grenchen; with the certainty that I would definitely revisit this colorful subject later this year. The picture shows the BLS RABe 528 132 as IR56 1861 on its way from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB, stopping and waiting for the oncoming train at Grenchen Nord. January 13, 2026 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Private Companies / Bern Lötschberg Simplon Bahn (BLS), Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 528 (BLS Flirt 4)

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With 20% more passengers, the Alpes region is reaching its capacity limits and has therefore leased a RABe 528 MIKA train from BLS. This train covers two to three round trips from Monday to Friday, freeing up Domino trains to reinforce other services. The image shows BLS RABe 528 109 in St-Gingolph, waiting to depart for Brig as train R 91 6125. March 4, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 528 (BLS Flirt 4)

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In Bouveret, the BLS RABe 528 109, operating as R 91 6125 to Brig is waiting the crossing wiht the incoming train. march 4, 2024 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 528 (BLS Flirt 4)

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