swiss bullet

[the stripler]

I was on this beauty in the summer travelling through switzerland, it was before i got the job as a trainee driver, now i am wondering what type / name it is...

Can anyone advise?

 

[eastwestdivide]

Quick google for Swiss high speed gives ETR 610, a Swiss Pendolino variant.

 

[the stripler]

Quick google for Swiss high speed gives ETR 610, a Swiss Pendolino variant.

Ahhh Google...why didnt i think of that.

cheers

 

[eastwestdivide]

Was it comfortable? And where did you travel from/to?

 

[the stripler]

Was it comfortable? And where did you travel from/to?

I was originally travelling from Alessandro in Italy to S'hertogenbosch (Spelt very wrong im sure) in Netherlands. However the original train ran into mechanical difficulties and the passengers were boarded onto one of these for a part of the journey till our own train was then up and running again.

It was very comfortable and i thought more quiet than other trains i had been on.

 

[starrymarkb]

They were ordered for Cisalpino services but were too heavy for the intended route (and with their speed restrictions as a result were slower then conventional stock...