I have often mentioned that “my” popular MOB photo locations in the surrounding area are hardly suitable for the GoldenPass Express due to ...

I have often mentioned that “my” popular MOB photo locations in the surrounding area are hardly suitable for the GoldenPass Express due to backlighting.

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A MOB Ge 4/4 Series 8000, barely visible at the rear of the train, pushes its GoldenPass Express 4065 towards Montreux near Planchamp.

The Aem 940 017 is in diesel mode in Renens VD, so the pantograph is also lowered.

Switzerland / Private Companies / MOB (Montreux-Berner Oberland Bahn)

I have often mentioned that “my” popular MOB photo locations in the surrounding area are hardly suitable for the GoldenPass Express due to backlighting. Now I have found an exception: At Les Avants in midsummer, the first train can be seen perfectly in the light and in its entire, now normal length: the MOB Ge 4/4 8002 is with the Golden Pass Express GEX 4064 from Montreux to Interlaken East just before Les Avants. In Zweisimmen, a BLS Re 465 will replace the MOB Ge 4/4 8002. In the background the Valais and Savoyard Alps and, far below, Lac Léman.

June 28, 2024

Stefan Wohlfahrt http://klein-aber-fein---imagination.startbilder.de/ 04.07.2024, 102 Calls, 0 Comments

EXIF: SONY ILCA-77M2, Date 2024:06:28 08:00:59, Exposure time: 1/500, Blend: 80/10, ISO125, Focal length: 260/10

While the MOB GoldenPass Express GPX 4068 leaves Montreux in the picture on the right, another one is ready on the left in the picture.

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The MOB line between Gstaad and Schönried gains the necessary altitude in wide curves. The image shows the GoldenPass Express (GPX) PE 4068 from Montreux to Interlaken Ost, hauled by the Ge 4/4 8004 Swisstainable, which will be replaced by a BLS Re 465 in Zweisimmen. October 13, 2025

Switzerland / Private Companies / MOB (Montreux-Berner Oberland Bahn)

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Switzerland / Private Companies / MOB (Montreux-Berner Oberland Bahn)

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The MOB line between Gstaad and Schönried gains the necessary altitude in wide curves. The image shows the GoldenPass Express (GPX) PE 4068 from Montreux to Interlaken Ost, hauled by the Ge 4/4 8004 "Swisstainable," which will be replaced by a BLS Re 465 in Zweisimmen. What's special about this image: unlike the previous one, this picture doesn't show the shadowy front of the Ge 4/4 8004, but rather the sunlit rear of the locomotive. October 13, 2025 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Private Companies / MOB (Montreux-Berner Oberland Bahn)

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