RMweb Premium JimFin Posted August 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2020 Coronavirus: Switzerland latest to join UK's quarantine list - damn. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53937997 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted October 27, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 27, 2020 Not good news - hope he is OK.... https://www.gr.ch/de/institutionen/verwaltung/djsg/kapo/aktuelles/medien/2020/seiten/202010271.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2ZywMXk0lldcyOjm0YMqOCdBkwoGgBy-4hiAGoAkHkeUZg-vST8pKaor4 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 27, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) Plus a Photo in the link https://www.gr.ch/de/institutionen/verwaltung/djsg/kapo/aktuelles/medien/2020/seiten/202010271.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2x4s8c2PVfGwPRnLTXi6iz0uYbz55UkAXdyv88GqWLKOVmDcoLOvVgl4U On Monday evening, shortly before Sils station in Domleschg, a train composition of the RhB Rhaetian Railway collided with several stone blocks. Three train carriages derailed. The train, which was carrying 27 passengers, was travelling from Tiefencastel towards Thusis station shortly after 7.30 pm. Shortly before Sils i.D. station, the composition collided with stone blocks of several hundred kilos, which lay on the tracks as a result of a rock fall. The control car and two passenger cars were lifted off the tracks by the collision with the boulders and came to a halt after another collision with a catenary mast. The train driver was moderately injured and was taken to the hospital in Thusis with the rescue of Mittelbünden. A train attendant, a catering staff member as well as the 27 passengers and two dogs were evacuated unharmed by the emergency services. Two ambulance teams from the Mittelbünden rescue team, twelve rescue personnel from the Thusis fire brigade, an employee of the Office for Nature and Environment and five specialists from the Railcenter of the RhB were on duty. Together with the Swiss Safety Investigation Office (SUST), the cantonal police and the public prosecutor's office in Graubünden are investigating the cause of the accident. Edited October 27, 2020 by PaulRhB 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Frutigen Posted October 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2020 18 hours ago, JimFin said: Not good news - hope he is OK.... I’ll second that. The German headline says it was a “train driveress“ Which gets lost in translation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelE Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I wonder which Allegra that was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 28, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2020 45 minutes ago, MichaelE said: I wonder which Allegra that was? It’s an Albula set driving trailer so it could be an Allegra or 4/4iii on the rear, you can just see the 5 series number amongst the snow. Apart from the windscreen it looks to have held up well structurally. Having seen a unit here that got breeze blocked through the windscreen glass dust in the eyes plus the impact injuries from being thrown against the desk are highly likely. I have my fingers crossed that moderate means bruised and cuts. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 28, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2020 More pictures here https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.20min.ch/story/sofortige-schnellbremsung-haette-kollision-nicht-verhindert-136867439659 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelE Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks for the additional photos. Overall, it seems to have survived pretty well. I did not know the RhB had sensors placed in various locations to warn of a rock fall or avalanche. Good idea in that kind of terrain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted October 28, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2020 It has been announced that normal Albula services will resume tomorrow Thursday 29 October. Information from Info 24 Schweiz-Eoropa. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted October 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2020 Happy outcome - everyone OK - https://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/djsg/kapo/aktuelles/medien/2020/Seiten/202010271.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0nV5XNXwxqN7wnBvUekspxaKubgWfwLSno4ZWuYlXG8xMS-3w-CVwuYwg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 22 hours ago, PaulRhB said: It’s an Albula set driving trailer so it could be an Allegra or 4/4iii on the rear, you can just see the 5 series number amongst the snow. Apart from the windscreen it looks to have held up well structurally. Having seen a unit here that got breeze blocked through the windscreen glass dust in the eyes plus the impact injuries from being thrown against the desk are highly likely. I have my fingers crossed that moderate means bruised and cuts. Agree with your hopes on "moderate". From one of the other websites linked it identified it as Alvra set 5705 with matching driving trailer 57805. As a consequence, two "scratch" sets of stock on the Albula today - both are Allegra powered push-pull sets: https://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/m201029130245275 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 29, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, Glorious NSE said: Agree with your hopes on "moderate". From one of the other websites linked it identified it as Alvra set 5705 with matching driving trailer 57805. As a consequence, two "scratch" sets of stock on the Albula today - both are Allegra powered push-pull sets: https://www.schmalspurbahn.ch/filisur/webcam/m201029130245275 One thing I noted from the second link of photos was the corridor connection was broken even with a minor lateral separation, I wonder if that’s being investigated. The sets are still in use on the webcam today but I wonder why two sets are replaced with steuerwagen and EW1’s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 They have 6 Alvra sets in total and believe it or not the schedule needs 6 sets to run! Journey time is just over 2 hours, so in the middle of an hour there will be 4 trains en-route, plus one sat at Chur and another at St Moritz. So one scratch set in use I think must be fairly common every time one needs maintaining (there was one out and about during the week we were there.) - this will mean 2 sets out if one is having its normal maintainance cycle. (Downside of long fixed formation trains, at least if you haven't got spares!) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted November 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2020 This was pointed out to me and it is a superb watch! Details through out are wonderful. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 New Italian Covid restrictions restrict cross border tourism. https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/aus-dem-leben/2020-11-05/keine-rhb-freizeitreisen-mehr-nach-tirano 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 14, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2020 A friend sent me this link. The Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke have just completed the restoration of their ex RhB rotary no.12 hers a video of it in action. 8 mins in for the internal mechanisim and the best ploughing shots from 21 mins 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Metropolitan H Posted December 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2020 Thank you. That is a superb bit of video - albeit it now seems strange to us - there is not much "social distancing" on view? I know the following is not now news, but I have only seen one rotary plogh working and that was in January 2011 on the Bernina line - see below. That was quite something, but there was nothing like the depth of snow to shift as there was on the DFB line last Friday!! Regards Chris H 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 13, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2021 Club 1889 released this film from the 1989’s 100th year 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2021 Engineering trains collided near Cazis, one track worker with minor injuries https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/graubuenden/auffahrunfall-mit-bauzuegen-rhb-crash-bei-cazis-gr-bahnarbeiter-verletzt-id16444515.html?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-button&utm_term=blick_app_ios 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutbrook Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 opps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 31A Posted April 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2021 All cleared up this morning? Trains seem to be running normally on the Filisur web cam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Just as i've not seen it mentioned yet, from the webcam Capricorn's now seem to be the default type on the Chur-centric commuter runs, the 4 car Allegra's which used to run those now seem to be showing up on some of the Scuol-Pontresina diagrams, with a bike coach and push pull trailer for company. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordonwis Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Glorious NSE said: Just as i've not seen it mentioned yet, from the webcam Capricorn's now seem to be the default type on the Chur-centric commuter runs, the 4 car Allegra's which used to run those now seem to be showing up on some of the Scuol-Pontresina diagrams, with a bike coach and push pull trailer for company. That is correct. Capricorns are now diagrammed for: Landquart - Klosters - Davos - Filisur Landquart - Klosters - St Moritz Chur S-Bahn The 4-car Allegras are moved from Chur S Bahn to Scuol - Pontresina For the sake of completeness, locos operate: Glacier Express workings: GE4/4II Alvra Albula workings that are not Allegra: Ge4/4III (occasional Ge4/4II) Albula non Alvra fil ins: usually Ge4/4II Disentis - Scuol: Ge4/4II Vereina tunnel car shuttles: Ge4/4III Freight: GE4/4II, Ge4/4III Albula new tunnel service freight: Ge4/4I (yes, still!) Ilanz fill in: often Ge4/4I Heritage Davos - Filisur: Croc unless there is a mech problem Edited May 27, 2022 by Gordonwis 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2022 17 hours ago, Glorious NSE said: Just as i've not seen it mentioned yet, from the webcam Capricorn's now seem to be the default type on the Chur-centric commuter runs, the 4 car Allegra's which used to run those now seem to be showing up on some of the Scuol-Pontresina diagrams, with a bike coach and push pull trailer for company. Have you seen this about the record attempt in October for the longest passenger train in the world? ;) https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/laengster-personenzug-der-welt-rhb-hat-hauptprobe-fuer-weltrekordversuch-erfolgreich-bestanden-id17478107.html More on the RhB forum on this and the stock movements. https://rhb.boards.net/thread/405/rhb-silly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelE Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 On 28/05/2022 at 00:49, PaulRhB said: Have you seen this about the record attempt in October for the longest passenger train in the world? ;) https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/laengster-personenzug-der-welt-rhb-hat-hauptprobe-fuer-weltrekordversuch-erfolgreich-bestanden-id17478107.html More on the RhB forum on this and the stock movements. https://rhb.boards.net/thread/405/rhb-silly Hi Paul. I didn't know about that forum and just signed up. Thanks for the link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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