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I am looking to change the dates on my HO swiss loco stock to fit into my period of modelling (1979) but am struggling to find dates when locos went in for maintenance and subsequently had their date changed on the locomotive sides. Is their a website to find this information or a book on the various classes of swiss locos? I haven't been able to find either via internet surfing thus far. Pete

Thank you. unfortunately my layout is set in the late 1970s so I will have to hope Piko issue an earlier version of it.

Good evening all. i have been on the lookout for a SBB Rbe 4/4 in plain green livery. I see that Piko do/did a green livery but with a red end. Does anyone know the significance of the different colour end? Was it for a certain line, region, or specific period at all? Pete

Good evening all. i have been on the lookout for a SBB Rbe 4/4 in plain green livery. I see that Piko do/did a green livery but with a red end. Does anyone know the significance of the different colour end? Was it for a certain line, region, or specific period at all? Pete

Morning Gordonwis Thank you for linking the 2 photos as the same type of coach. In the photo of the full train the UIC looked taller ie a domed roof whereas the coach in Marktplasse looks lower. Pete

Thanks Mark. I had assumed so but am just finding my feet in all things Swiss still.

Can anyone distinguish what type the second coach along is? It appears to be SBB but taller than the first and all other SBB coaches beyond the 2 SNCF coaches.

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My straight framed bulldog - a (Finney) Brassmasters kit. Rather grubby.

I have Claude Jeanmaire’s excellent and thorough book on all things Brunigbahn but one thing puzzles me. locos 901-916 are referred to in the photographs as: Fhe 4/6, Feh 4/6, Geh 4/6 and Ghe 4/6. They all look the same in every photograph. Am I missing something? Pete

Paul - I literally found this on YouTube yesterday. Wonderful stuff. I remember buying both videos and loving Filisur. It was the reason I started being interested in modelling Swiss railways! i wonder if the layout still exists? Pete

Thank you, both. I find it very interesting to accumulate knowledge in this way. You can't beat tapping into guys with a lot of swiss railway knowledge. I am seriously considering modelling St Moritz in early 1970s condition. I have the track plan as at 1966 which wouldn't I assume have changed much by early 1970s. So the line to Chur will have stahlwagens fronted by Ge 4/4 is, Ge 6/6 I & IIs, Ge 4/6s with I assume Ge 2/2 or Tm 2/2s buzzing around on shunting duties. Meanwhile the Bernina platforms will have ABe 4/4 I & IIs to-ing and fro-ing with the odd RhB coach and a couple of wagons in tow. Pete

Before the days of red locomotives what locomotives were used on the Bernina line from Tirano to St Moritz in the late 60s early 70s? I assume Ge 6/6 Is, Ge 2/4s, Ge 4/6s (all in brown livery) and ABe 4/4 I railcars (in yellow or red?) were the DC locos. Would standard RhB coaches be used or did the Berninabahn have different liveries too? Presumably the Albula line to St Moritz used green Ge 4/4 Is and Ge 6/6 IIs before the Ge 4/4 IIs were introduced in 1973? Pete

I am starting to tackle some Cambrian kits for my IOW 4mm layout and want to improve the kit with better brake lever and buffers details. can anyone point me in the right direction to look? Pete

Hi Have you been working on any conversions lately? I do enjoy seeing examples of your excellent work. Pete