On 20 February 1898 the Swiss people agreed in a referendum to the creation of a state-owned railway company. The first train running on the account of the Swiss Confederation ran during the night of New Year's Day in 1901 from Zurich via Berne to Geneva. January 1, 1902 is regarded as the official birth date of the Swiss Federal Railways.
MThB - Mittelthurgau-Bahn ABDm 2/4 - Siegershausen station, Thurgau, Switzerland, August 03, 1964 - The rare sight of a diesel railcar owned by a Swiss railway. Shortly before the Mittel-Thurgau-Bahn was electrified the 15.48 Konstanz to Wil train calls at Siegershausen amongst the orchards of Kanton Thurgau in 1964.
SBB RBe 4/8 - Arbon station, Thurgau, Switzerland, August 05, 1964 - SBB two-car red arrow railcar No 1021, the 'Churchill Pfeil', stands in Arbon station forming the 07.57 Schaffhausen to Rorschach train during a shortage of SBB rollling stock due to the Expo that year. Now classified RAe 4/8 it belongs to SBB Historic.
SBB C 5/6 2-10-0 - Locomotive depot, Bellinzona, Switzerland, August 14, 1964 - In one of my earliest colour transparencies three generations of Gotthard motive power are seen at Bellinzona depot in 1964. Four-cylinder compound 2-10-0 No 2959 was built by SLM in 1915, Be 6/8 II 'Krokodil' No 13259 was built by SLM only four years later in 1919 and finally pair of almost new Ae 6/6 Co-Co electrics Nos 11490 and 11476.
Appenzeller Bahnen (Switzerland) ABe 4/4 - Herisau, St.Gallen, Switzerland, April 17, 1981 - Pre-war (1933) metre gauge Appenzeller Bahn motor coach No 40 approaches Herisau with the 16.53 Wasserauen to Gossau train.Link: More RR photos from Brian Stephenson on Railpictures.Net
