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                  Front matter
                
                
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                  Advertising
                
                
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                  Rubric: [Impressum]
                
                
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                  Preface: Editorial
                
                
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                  Table of Contents
                
                
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                  Article: 'The Lake Thun Right-Bank Railway' : Bryan Stone recalls this long-lost line...
                
                
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                  Article: Luzern's Gütschbahn returns
                
                
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                  Article: A Crocodile gets back to its roots
                
                
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                  Article: By 'V-Bahn' to the top of Europe
                
                
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                  Article: Climbing above Territet : Bryan and Hanna Stone explore the railway history of the slopes above Le Léman
                
                
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                  Article: By cable car to the skies : David & Elizabeth Carpenter travel to the highest cable car station in Europe
                
                
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                  Article: Old book prints
                
                
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                  Article: In praise of the Swiss railway system : David Bisno thanks the SBB
                
                
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                  Rubric: Where's Heidi?
                
                
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                  Article: Graubunden [i.e. Graubünden] 1990 : a day trip to nostalgia
                
                
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                  Article: Brockenhaus bargains : in expanding her collection of Swiss memorabilia Heidi Marriott shows that shopping in Switzerland need not be expensive
                
                
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                  Article: Waldenburgerbahn : re-gauging now decided
                
                
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                  Article: Bad day on the RhB
                
                
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                  Rubric: Photo gallery
                
                
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                  Article: The MIB and a walk through the Aare Gorge
                
                
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                  Article: The Grimselbahn?
                
                
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                  Rubric: Swiss news
                
                
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                  Article: Times past - Luzern Bahnhof, 1937
                
                
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                  Article: Steam on the Gotthard
                
                
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                  Article: Autumn notes from the Rhätische Bahn
                
                
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                  Article: Itlay in Switzerland : we explore Campione d´Italia, a working model of confusion in an idyllic location
                
                
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                  Article: Sunday morning with Charlie
                
                
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                  Article: Photographing the Landwasser Viaduct
                
                
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                  Article: Splügen Pass - a journey made by Peter Keating in September 2015
                
                
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                  Rubric: Modelling news
                
                
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                  Article: Sta. Maria. Part 2, Martin Fisher continues his article on the construction of his RhB layout
                
                
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                  Rubric: Society pages
                
                
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                  Rubric: Book & DVD
                
                
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                  Rubric: And finally...
                
                
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                  Rubric: Ivan Rodriguez from the STC writes
                
                
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                  Issue 126
                    
                
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                  Front matter
                
                
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                  Advertising
                
                
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                  Article: The final year of the Gotthard - as we know it
                
                
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                  Rubric: Where's Heidi?
                
                
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                  Article: Ostermundigen : part of the mystery of railways in Bern
                
                
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                  Article: Brienz Rothorn Bahn : a Swiss heritage railway goes searching for old skills
                
                
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                  Article: Château d'Oex : Richard Parker reports on the complete rebuild of this station
                
                
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                  Article: MOB revisited : Peter Bowen reports on changes and surprises during a winter visit
                
                
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                  Article: Left hand, right hand... : ...Der Beobachter reports on the threatened, well-loved minibar service
                
                
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                  Article: The Belle Epoque : the 1890s in Kandersteg - or how the BLS took us back 120-years in 3 ½ hours
                
                
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                  Article: Highlights of the Glacier Express : Jason Sargerson takes a brief look at the route of the world's slowest express
                
                
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                  Article: Hupac : an update on this progressive company
                
                
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                  Article: All change at St Gallen
                
                
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                  Article: BVB line 8 to Weil am Rhein
                
                
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                  Article: Two perspectives of Le Locle : the lift to the station
                
                
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                  Article: The line to Les Brenets
                
                
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                  Article: New coaching stock for Rhätische Bahn Albula line on test
                
                
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                  Rubric: Photo gallery
                
                
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                  Article: Saurer - a Swiss success story : Boyd Misstear takes a brief look at lesser-known innovations of Adolph Saurer AG
                
                
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                  Rubric: Swiss news
                
                
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                  Article: Old notebooks and a shaky memory! : Bryan Stone enjoys some summer holiday nostalgia
                
                
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                  Article: Volgelsberg visitor
                
                
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                  Rubric: Modelling news
                
                
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                  Article: Nürnberg Toy Fair report
                
                
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                  Article: Scale Rail International
                
                
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                  Article: Is it a railway?
                
                
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                  Book review: Book reviews
                
                
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                  Rubric: Society pages
                
                
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                  Article: Roger Ellis offers an opportunity - to spend weekends in Southampton or Birmingham , and days in Derby!
                
                
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                  Rubric: And finally...
                
                
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                  Rubric: Ivan Rodriguez from the STC writes
                
                
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                  Issue 127
                    
                
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                  Preface: Chairman's notes
                
                
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                  Table of Contents
                
                
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                  Article: Gotthard Base Tunnel opening
                
                
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                  Article: Gotthard Base Tunnel - 1st June 2016 : some personal thoughts from your Swiss news editor
                
                
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                  Article: Stamp news
                
                
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                  Article: The Münchenstein railway accident : Bryan Stone commemorates the 125th anniversary of Switzerland's worst railway crash
                
                
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                  Rubric: Where's Heidi?
                
                
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                  Article: Hupac. Part 2, Ron Smith continues his review of this Swiss Intermodal Company
                
                
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                  Article: 1941-2016 75 years of Luzern Trolleybuses : Mario Gavazzi reports on the 'Trolleybus days' at the Swiss Transport Museum
                
                
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                  Article: m/s Rigi : Luzern's first floating art gallery
                
                
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                  Article: 40 years of MOB panorama cars - and a revolution
                
                
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                  Article: Trains and boats and... balloons! : The weekend of 21-22 May 2016 was a busy time for Jim Cook
                
                
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                  Article: Vevey gains a NEST
                
                
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                  Article: Vevey surprise
                
                
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                  Article: Postcards - a short history
                
                
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                  Article: Bern gets a lift - or two : Ernst Leutwiler reports on the commissioning of two new inclined plane lifts
                
                
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                  Article: Times past - the 'Landi' : Boyd Misstear looks at the 1939 Swiss National Exhibition
                
                
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                  Article: The 'Limmat' Donor! : Boyd Misstear recounts the history of SCB Eb 2/4 No. 15 'Speiser' (1857-1946)
                
                
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                  Rubric: Photo gallery
                
                
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                  Article: A trip to Chiasso depot : Fionnbarr Kennedy found paradise for a rail fan
                
                
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                  Rubric: Swiss news
                
                
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                  Article: Treib-Seelisberg-Bahn centenary
                
                
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                  Article: Luzern - Switzerland's Sheffield?
                
                
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                  Article: The land of the geriatric hiker
                
                
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                  Article: Switzerland's 'TGV'
                
                
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                  Article: Beat Feller April 26th 1957 - May 12th 2016 : "These men are what we are dreaming of: Engine drivers in the Swiss mountains"
                
                
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                  Rubric: Modelling news
                
                
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                  Article: Landquart Grusch Bahn : our railway, the story
                
                
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                  Article: Sta. Maria. Part 3, Martin Fisher concludes his article on the construction of his RhB layout
                
                
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                  Article: Making a quayside : Peter Marriott looks at one way of making quayside walls
                
                
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                  Rubric: Society pages
                
                
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                  Rubric: DVD review
                
                
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                  Rubric: And finally... freightliner wagons in Switzerland, 1968 : Bryan Stone seeks help in solving an historic puzzle
                
                
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                  Issue 128
                    
                
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                  Article: The Rigibahnen - always upwards!
                
                
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                  Article: Variations on a theme by Stadler
                
                
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                  Rubric: Where's Heidi?
                
                
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                  Article: Pioneering on the 'Gottardino'
                
                
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                  Article: The "New" Pranzaira - Albigna cable car
                
                
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                  Article: St Gallen's Ruckhaldetunnel
                
                
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                  Article: It beats flying!
                
                
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                  Article: Times past - "Blauer Pfeil" : Boyd Misstear looks at the background to BLS "Blue Arrow" No.731
                
                
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                  Article: Times past - "Landilok" : Boyd Misstear looks at the history of SBB Ae 8/14 No.11852
                
                
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                  Article: Station to station walking on the BOB : David and Elizabeth Carpenter suggest some more short walks between stations
                
                
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                  Article: The new BLS Class Re475 'Vectron' Locomotive
                
                
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                  Article: Built by beer - powered by sewage! : Malcolm Bulpitt describes Fribourg's eco-friendly funicular
                
                
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                  Article: Steam shortage on the Furka
                
                
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                  Article: Summer notes from the Graubünden : Michael Donovan's return to Tarasp 18th-30th June 2016
                
                
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                  Article: Autumn in the Engadin : following-on from his summer comments on the RhB Michael Donovan pays an autumn visit
                
                
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                  Rubric: Photo gallery
                
                
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                  Article: Swiss contrasts
                
                
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                  Rubric: Swiss news
                
                
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                  Article: New Albula Tunnel : Bergün resident, and SRS member, Werner Haas has supplied some background information to the construction of this new tunnel
                
                
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                  Article: New life for an old lady
                
                
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                  Article: Fare exchange!
                
                
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                  Article: A distinguished diligence
                
                
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                  Rubric: Modelling news
                
                
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                  Article: Boyd Misstear describes how he used 12 Peco "Manyways" train shed kits to derive an intervention centre for his BLS 'Weston Division' HO scale alpine layout
                
                
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                  Rubric: Society pages
                
                
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                  Book review: Basel and the church in England [Bryan Stone]
                
                
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                  Rubric: And finally... a mystery coach at Biasca
                
                
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                  Rubric: Ivan Rodrigues from the STC writes
                
                
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