RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 That’s all for day 2 and Iron Horses ticked off the list 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2019 43 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: One of the modern Tm2/2’s Magnificent photo, just what I needed to get the weathering done, thanks Paul, shame you got the orange thing in frame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 You’re going to need the ‘orange thing’ y’know on the modern version 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 Last set for tonight, Day 3 turned out to be wet . . very, very wet in Chur. 3 car Allegra out front on an Arosa service. A four car version in the main platforms, these only have one powered car and are used on surburban services between Landquart and Thusis. My loco was the LGB 50th anniversary engine. G scale today! Passing the Volg depot with a different kind of shunting tractor. Heavy rain meant I didn’t try more photos on the way until I got to Davos, Ge4/4iii 652 carrying the Davos Hockey Club livery. Loads of kids travelling on school time trains carrying hockey sticks too. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Handy to know they swap the shunters regularly, it was 111 at Ilanz a month back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Great set of photo's and remind me how wonderful the railways are in Switzerland. I can feel a visit coming on in the next 12 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 41 minutes ago, Glorious NSE said: Handy to know they swap the shunters regularly, it was 111 at Ilanz a month back. I think in theory there’s a dedicated loco and another subs for it when they go to works but they obviously don’t follow that all the time as certain locos do seem to change! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MikeB Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 30, 2019 Many thanks, great pictures! I spent a week in Switzerland earlier this month and like you, went on the DFB, except I went eastwards from Oberwald to Realp. The loco was HG 3/4 No 9, with Tm 506 on the rear as insurance up the grade through the Furka tunnel. Not a cheap journey (what is in Switzerland?) but hugely enjoyable with great scenery and a very professional railway with friendly staff - encouraged to get off and watch activities at the station and to ride on the coach balcony (at own risk and not through the tunnels) if desired. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold DaveF Posted September 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 I'm very much enjoying these photos, they are bringing back very happy memories of my trips in the 80s and 90s. Some stations do look very different now, as does a lot of the stock. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, PaulRhB said: I think in theory there’s a dedicated loco and another subs for it when they go to works but they obviously don’t follow that all the time as certain locos do seem to change! Wouldn't be surprised if 111 had gone to works, it was pretty scruffy. We'd nicknamed it 'orange peel'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2019 Some of the Allegra’s are also looking pink rather than red 19 minutes ago, DaveF said: Some stations do look very different now, as does a lot of the stock. Yes the do not cross the tracks signs are everywhere and where the old foot crossings survive there are signs saying don’t cross to the platform itself until the train stops. I can see why with legal precedents of the modern era, the higher management must have been having kittens. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) So turn around and what’s waiting on Gleis 3? time for a quick ‘snap’ 415 Krokodil ! Busy too with enthusiasts and public a little surprised at their service train Windows steamed up as a result! Edited October 1, 2019 by PaulRhB 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 It was still raining but fortunately easing and not coming in if you opened the window a crack. You aren’t allowed on the balconies, and we were going at a fair crack, so people were swapping sides to grab photos. All very civilised Destination Filisur, usually they are push pull sets on this diagram. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) A shunter rides with the train as Filisur no longer has one based there and they also assist the Guard with luggage and dispatching at stations. Driver has stayed in the far cab and you can just see the shunter in the front cab calling the signals. Edited October 1, 2019 by PaulRhB 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Ready to return Pure classic RhB, I also noted that at least 415 now has both pantographs fully operational again as only one was connected for a few years. Edited October 1, 2019 by PaulRhB 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 Our Crew were soaked now but the Guard was enjoying himself getting everyone ready to whip down the windows for a shot of the waterfall between the tunnels. By the time they’d come down we were in the next tunnel! He was brilliant chatty and teasing without going over the top, a bit of a character 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Not many takers for the open-sided panorama cars by the look of it. Would have been a bit of an endurance test. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 Returning to Davos 415 ran round and returned to the yard to wait for the afternoon run. I guess the slower timings with the Krok mean it would cause chaos if it did the trip every hour, plus the wear and tear. The Bernina coach providing first class on this day but they seemed to change the formation every day for variety. heading into the sidings 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JimFin Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2019 Think we had the same guy on board last year, he was great pointing out when there were good spots for photos and points of interest. Annoying that those orange things keep spoiling perfectly good photos.... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 So with four hours before the next Krok service I went for trip on a normal shuttle too! 613 arrived from Klosters and changed crew. Then shunted over to make the Filisur train. The Tm picked up the coaches from behind the driving trailer that 613 had left in platform 2 as it was now in push pull mode. on our return 415 waiting to drop back in to the platform 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MikeB Posted October 1, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) Interesting how they switch the coaches. A leaflet I picked up described a typical formation as having four-wheeler A 1102 as the first class accommodation, but when I went on it, Pullman As 1143 (as in your other photo) was provided and I noticed A1102 sitting alone at Klosters Platz, with tape across the end balcony. The schedule seems padded. The normal trains are allowed 25 min from Filisur to Davos, but I rode with 415 one afternoon which did it in 31 minutes against the allowed 44 minutes. The train stated 14 minutes late, waiting for the train from St Moritz, which was 16 minutes late to Filisur due to delays at Spinas and Preda waiting to cross trains. This is the Krok on the same morning: Edited October 1, 2019 by MikeB 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 For a relatively small station Davos had four shunters kept busy. They decided they needed a bigger shunter! Well we’ve run out of things to shunt and played with both shunters so what next lads? oh good more toys arrived! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 So with the weather improved 415 backed in. Our Guard for the afternoon trip checked the vans with s big hammer. The windows were fully open this time The Shunter even stayed out during the run round at Filisur. Heading back to Davos and after a perfect day on the Krok service I head back to Chur via Klosters 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Interesting to see 242 in use as a "revenue" shunter! Hoping they keep the Krok diagram for next year too, as I've booked an apartment in Davos next August, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2019 I do like having a stop right next to the Hotel Shield on the Allegra Thusis Solis Viaduct Pullmans tagged on the back Surava being used as storage for the engineering work around Tiefencastel Over the Landwasser 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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