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Swiss express : the Swiss Railways Society journal

Swiss express : the Swiss Railways Society journal Band 5 (1997-1999)
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Issue 1 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Advertising 3
Rubric: Around the branches 4
Advertising 5
Rubric: Chairman's notes 6
Rubric: Secretary's report 6
Rubric: 16th spring meet - Carlisle - 8th March 1997 7
Rubric: Continental railways in Yorkshire 7
Rubric: Editor's jottings 7
Article: BLS Autoverlad Lötschberg 8
Article: New - Niederhorn aerial cableway : Bernese Oberland news 11
Article: Locarno SBB/FFS station 12
Rubric: SBB update January 97 13
Article: Railway walks. Part 2, Oberalppasshöhe to Andermatt 14
Article: Winter with the Montreux-Oberland-Bernois (MOB) 16
Article: "Braking; The sound barrier" 17
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 8 18
Article: Track relaying on the MOB (Montreux-Oberland-Bernois) 24
Article: Roco's HO Swiss specials 32
Index: New vessel for the Vier Waldstättersee (Lake Luzern) 34
Article: Swiss Radio International - SRI : turn on and tune in to Swiss news 36
Advertising 37
Rubric: Swiss Railways 150th anniversary celebrations 38
Advertising 39
Rubric: Notepad 40
Rubric: Mailbag 50
Rubric: Book review 50
Advertising 51
Rubric: Exhibitions report 52
Rubric: Members advertisements 52
Index: SBB stock changes 52
Advertising 53
Issue 2 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Rubric: Around the branches 3
Article: Railway walks. Part 3 4
Rubric: Secretary's report 6
Rubric: Chairman's notes 7
Rubric: 1998 AGM and 17th spring meet 7
Rubric: Editor's jottings 7
Article: NINA-BLS EMU for Bern 8
Article: AlpTransit - a brief overview 9
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 9 10
Article: Four days in Switzerland in April 1997 22
Advertising 24
Article: Verkershaus [i.e. Verkehrshaus] - Luzern new attractions 25
Article: A train called 'Redbeard' 28
Article: Hupac 32
Article: The Furka-Oberalp & Schöllenen-Bahn 36
Index: Swiss Federal Railways locomotives & railcars in stock at 1.1.97 39
Article: Kombirail - prototype and model 40
Article: Flying to Switzerland 42
Article: Peco HOm track 44
Advertising 45
Rubric: Notepad 46
Advertising 49
Rubric: Video reviews 50
Advertising 51
Index: SBB stock changes 52
Rubric: Swiss half fare card 53
Rubric: Mailbag 54
Advertising 55
Rubric: Exhibitions report 56
Rubric: Exhibitions & publicity officer - North 56
Rubric: Members advertisements 56
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 56
Advertising 57
Issue 3 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Article: SBB 150th celebrations - Lausanne triage 14-15 June 97 3
Index: Lausanne exhibition - parade 8
Rubric: Chairman's notes 9
Rubric: Secretary's report 9
Article: The "twinning" of Le Shuttle and Swiss locomotives 10
Article: New BTI railcar 14
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 10, BLS : Berner Alpenbahn-Gesellschaft Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon 16
Article: High speed trains to Switzerland. Part 1 22
Rubric: An open letter to the editor 25
Article: Swiss railways hit the jubilee trail : a look into the background of this years celebrations 26
Article: By rail to Switzerland : Eurostar and TGV 28
Advertising 31
Article: A dream fulfilled 32
Rubric: News from the Verkershaus [i.e. Verkehrshaus] - Luzern 38
Article: Observations from a recent visit to Switzerland 40
Advertising 41
Article: Modelling Swiss railways 42
Advertising 43
Rubric: Notepad 44
Advertising 47
Article: 66 days of steam in Luzern - trains and boats 48
Article: Martigny-Chatelard & Emosson dam 50
Index: SBB stock changes 52
Article: New MOB group - Be2/6 53
Advertising 55
Rubric: Exhibitions report 56
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 56
Rubric: Members advertisements 56
Rubric: Review 56
Advertising 57
Back matter 58
Issue 4 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Advertising 3
Article: Jungfraubahn - naming ceremony - 'Euro Tunnel' 4
Rubric: Chairman's notes 8
Rubric: Secretary's report 8
Rubric: 1998 membership renewals - please read 9
Rubric: Editor's jottings 9
Article: Celebrating the 125 years of the Bodelibahn : (or how to meet the editor 624 miles from home without really trying) 11
Article: 3 days in September 97 : the Golden Pass - Interlaken Ost to Zweisimmen, metre gauge - third rail! ACTS wagon system of the BVZ - BVZ drink handling! Naming of Furka-Oberalp locomotive HGe4/4 108 "Eurotunnel" 17
Article: A wanderer's return 26
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 11 28
Article: MOB update 32
Article: Rail'N'Dixie Arth-Goldau / Konzertzug / Solothurn Stadt Fest 34
Article: Switzerland 1997 - 150 Jahre Schweizer Bahnen 39
Article: The plus travel Jura trip 41
Article: High speed trains to Switzerland. Part 2, TGV 48
Advertising 51
Rubric: Notepad 52
Advertising 57
Index: Swiss Federal Railways stock changes : other information 58
Advertising 59
Rubric: Book & video reviews 60
Rubric: Mailbag 62
Advertising 63
Rubric: Exhibitions report 64
Rubric: Members advertisements 64
Rubric: Mailbag 64
Advertising 65
Article: Chur-Arosa Express - new stock - new service 66
Issue 5 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum! 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Article: The new 'Arosa Express' 5
Rubric: Chairman's notes 8
Rubric: Secretary's report 8
Rubric: AGM dinner & spring meet 9
Rubric: Swiss express publication date - please read 9
Rubric: Editor's jottings 9
Article: Observations on our Swiss holiday 1997 10
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 12 14
Article: The Switzerland '97 tour 22
Advertising 27
Article: My trip on the Glacier Express ?1993 ?1994 28
Article: Thusis station before and after 30
Article: A steamy weekend in Switzerland 32
Article: High speed trains to Switzerland. Part 3, ICE 38
Article: Cheaper holidays in Switzerland 40
Advertising 41
Rubric: Notepad 42
Advertising 47
Article: 150th anniversary celebrations 48
Advertising 51
Rubric: Mailbag 52
Advertising 53
Rubric: Book & video reviews 54
Advertising 55
Rubric: Exhibitions report 56
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 56
Rubric: Members advertisements 56
Advertising 57
Article: Vallorbe - Pontarlier & RhB Ge4/4 649 B.C.U. livery 58
Issue 6 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Advertising 3
Article: Locomotive for a day 4
Rubric: Editor's jottings 5
Rubric: Notes by the joint presidents 6
Article: My first trip to Switzerland 7
Article: Steam in Brienz 1997 13
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 13 16
Article: Riding an Re6/6 25
Article: Speech of Peter Senn at the Annual General Meeting of the Swiss Railway Society on March 21st 1998 at Stevenage 27
Article: AlpTransit update. Part 1 32
Article: SBB says farewell to Edmondsons 34
Article: High speed trains to Switzerland. Part 4, Cisalpino 36
Advertising 39
Rubric: Notepad 40
Advertising 45
Article: BLS news 46
Index: Swiss Federal Railways stock changes 47
Article: A birthday holiday 48
Article: Rigi Ramblimgs 1997 50
Advertising 51
Index: Swiss Federal Railways locomotives & railcars in stock at 1.1.98 52
Rubric: Model shop guide - update 52
Advertising 53
Rubric: Book & video reviews 54
Advertising 55
Rubric: Exhibitions report 56
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 56
Advertising 57
Issue 7 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Rubric: Notes by the joint presidents 3
Rubric: Secretary's report 3
Advertising 4
Article: Switzerland - in my view 5
Article: The Vereinigte Bern Worb Bahnen 11
Article: Furka-Bergstrecke news : after 18 years of "Tunnel only", a Furka train again takes the high road past the Rhone Glacier! 13
Article: BLS news 14
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 14 16
Article: AlpTransit update. Part 2, Lötschberg base tunnel 25
Rubric: 1999 A.G.M. and spring meeting 31
Article: Go by rail; Travel by train; Use the railway; Fahren Sie mit dem Zug! 32
Article: High speed trains to Switzerland. Part 5, SBB tilting trains (Der Bahn 2000 Neigezug fur [i.e. für] die SBB) 34
Article: Night ferry to Switzerland 36
Advertising 37
Rubric: Notepad 38
Advertising 47
Article: Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV). Part 1 48
Advertising 49
Rubric: Book & video reviews 50
Advertising 51
Rubric: Exhibitions report 52
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 52
Rubric: Members advertisements 52
Advertising 53
Issue 8 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Advertising 3
Rubric: 1999 Annual General Meeting 4
Rubric: Secretary's report 5
Advertising 6
Rubric: From the membership secretary 1999 renewal 7
Article: Kriens revisited 8
Article: The little line with the big views 10
Article: My first trip to Switzerland. Part 2 11
Article: Pilatus and its dragon : Swiss express reviews the recent developments at Mount Pilatus railways 17
Article: Brünig update : more information on the popular 74 km route linking Interlaken with Luzern 19
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 15 20
Article: Luzern Stans Engelberg Bahn birthday party 28
Article: Rigi Ramblings 1962 31
Article: A seen at the Berlin Expo Octobeer [i.e. October] 98 33
Article: BWB celebrations 34
Index: Swiss Federal Railways allocations 24.5.98 38
Article: AlpTransit update. Part 3, Gotthard 39
Article: BLS NINA roll - out 41
Article: Some notes from Glenn Allen - September 1998 42
Advertising 43
Index: Internet sites 44
Index: Swiss Federal Railways stock changes 44
Advertising 45
Rubric: Notepad 46
Advertising 53
Rubric: Mailbag 54
Rubric: Book & video reviews 56
Advertising 59
Rubric: Exhibitions report 60
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 60
Rubric: Members advertisements 60
Rubric: Trevor Ridley publications 60
Advertising 61
Back matter 62
Issue 9 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Advertising 3
Rubric: 1999 Annual General Meeting 4
Rubric: Secretary's report 5
Rubric: From the membership secretary 5
Rubric: Eisenbahn amateur subscriptions through SRS 5
Advertising 6
Article: Preservation in Switzerland. Part 1, The Chemin de fer Museé Blonay-Chamby 7
Advertising 10
Article: Titlis Rotair 11
Article: 1998 Swiss steam notes 12
Article: EC "Albert Einstein" (Prague - Zürich) 15
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 16 20
Article: Get off the train 26
Advertising 33
Rubric: Notepad 34
Article: Commuting to Geneva 37
Article: EWWG and the SRS at the railway technology '98 exhibition 39
Index: Internet sites & stock changes 40
Index: Swiss Federal Railways stock changes 40
Advertising 41
Rubric: Mailbag 42
Rubric: Editors jottings 42
Advertising 43
Rubric: Book & video reviews 44
Advertising 45
Article: The stamp of approval 46
Advertising 47
Rubric: Exhibitions report 48
Rubric: Swiss layouts on view 48
Rubric: Members advertisements 48
Obituary: Obituary 48
Advertising 49
Back matter 50
Issue 10 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Rubric: From the chairman 3
Rubric: AGM report and secretary's notes 3
Rubric: From the membership secretary 5
Rubric: Exhibitions report 5
Advertising 6
Article: Some Swiss locomotives for the SNCF 7
Rubric: Echo from the past 9
Rubric: Swiss transport news 9
Article: Postmark corner 10
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 17 10
Article: Avalanche in the Alps 17
Article: SBB modified shunting locomotive type E3/3 20
Article: Results of the Titlis competition 22
Index: Special trains in Switzerland 1999 23
Article: Connections par excellence 23
Article: Forced back onto the train 26
Advertising 28
Article: Private railways in Switzerland - Supplement : the BLS Shipping Fleet 29
Rubric: Annual General Meeting 34
Index: Photographic competition winners 35
Article: Perrapswil : a Swiss HO layout fitting model to prototype or prototype to model? 36
Rubric: Notepad 40
Rubric: Books and video reviews 44
Rubric: Letters 44
Rubric: Stock changes 44
Index: Swiss Federal Railways locomotives & railcars. stock at 1.1.99 45
Advertising 46
Back matter 50
Issue 11 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Rubric: Chairman's notes 3
Rubric: Secretary's notes 3
Rubric: Exhibitions report 4
Article: The Gotthard low-level tunnel. Part 1 5
Advertising 9
Article: Railway walks. Part 4, Faido to giornico 11
Article: Private railways in Switzerland. Part 18 14
Article: Installationsplatz Allmend-Brunau 20
Rubric: Postmark corner 22
Article: Preda loop extended 23
Article: Switzerland to Vietnam & return 26
Article: Locotrol will increase capacity in Alps 29
Advertising 30
Rubric: From the editor 31
Advertising 32
Article: 73 years and 25 million cars : BLS car transport through the Lötschberg Tunnel 34
Index: Cyberspace corner - Swiss Railway websites 36
Article: Switzerland's railways - another perspective 37
Index: Swiss Federal Railways stock changes 40
Article: Towards rail 2000 and EXPO 2001 41
Article: Vintage Swiss trams in Nord pas de calais 44
Rubric: SVEA annual general meeting 1999 45
Rubric: Reviews 45
Rubric: Notepad 47
Rubric: Letters 54
Advertising 56
Back matter 58
Issue 12 _
Front matter _
Advertising _
Rubric: [Impressum] 1
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Society diary 2
Rubric: Chairmans thoughts 3
Rubric: Secretary's notes 3
Advertising 5
Rubric: 2000 Annual General Meeting 6
Advertising 7
Article: Steam returns to Gletsch 8
Rubric: Exhibitions report 9
Article: Swiss Rail ticket wallets 10
Rubric: Postmark corner 12
Rubric: Renewals 2000 12
Advertising 13
Article: Other Swiss walks 14
Article: Mit Volldampf voraus! 18
Article: P.T.T. - Patchwork trains & tea 20
Advertising 21
Article: Gotthard Base Tunnel. Part 2 22
Article: Chemoil : SBB Cargo & Transportol go logistics 26
Article: Railway eras 28
Article: Nit picker returns 32
Article: Switzerland at reasonable cost 34
Article: Bitte alles umsteigen 36
Rubric: From the editors desk 39
Article: RHB Railrider : new ways to see the spirals 40
Article: Ticket search 1999 42
Article: Exiled in France 43
Advertising 44
Article: Bahnhoffest Bergün 1999 46
Article: Derailment at Bergün 49
Index: Swiss Federal Railways : allocations 1st June 1999 sectorisation and stock changes 51
Rubric: Notepad 54
Rubric: Reviews 60
Rubric: The letters pages 61
Rubric: The classified section 64
Advertising 65
Back matter 66