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No, but i took the Steamboat "Blüemlisalp" (built 1905) from Interlaken to Thun. 8-)

I live in Winthertur, it is a three hours trip to Interlaken or St. Moritz.

The Schynige Platte Bahn ist located in Wilderswil, near Interlaken. Schynige Platte, altitude 1967 metres, is surrounded by an incredibly impressive mountain world. An excellent excursion destination and starting point for a host of hikes. The natural paradise is also famous for its unique...

ICN Cab with ETCS:

ETCS Level 2 in Switzerland is in service since 1996 (Project Overview). The lineside Equipment ist built by Alcatel. Since may this year the ICE () capable of running in switzerland are also equipped with ETCS (by Siemens). Some nightshots of the cab with the new ETCS diplay in the middle...

But todays railway needs modern rolling stock to be competitive (aircon, low entry, good acceleration...). But there's also a market for heritage railways. SBB has also a heritage foundation: www.sbbhistoric.ch

There's not much staff left in Switzerland I'm afraid... Swiss Railways may be very efficient with good connections, modern rolling stock and reliable, but it lost much of its charme depsite some beautiful landscapes. That's why I visit GB in June :-). I'll make a trip through the south by rail...

The actual timing in Switzerland is very tight, especially in urban areas. Infrastructure is used very heavily with almost no recovery time. It is usually about 7% additional time to the best(!) technical running time, but for lots of trains its less due to the lack of paths. The are some...

11 "Blue Tigers" were built by ADtranz/Bombardier: Blue Tiger (German) They stopped production in favour of the new dieselelectric TRAXX-series: F140DE