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tram hardbrücke construction
18th july 2016. construction of tram hardbrücke.

glattalbahn construction wallisellen
14th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn in wallisellen near future belair stop. the siding once continued along the alignment on which the tram is now being built. the foundation block of an overhead mast for the tram is visible in the foreground.

wallisellen, glattalbahn
1st july 2008. route of the future phase three at wallisellen. to permit the trams to enter central wallisellen, a railway siding has been lifted to permit the alignment to be used by tram tracks.

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931, but the aligment has survived as a footpath. here is a steel viaduct that once carried the railway.

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, crumbling masonry of the viaduct. the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, viaduct. the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931, but the aligment has survived as a footpath.

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freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. hauptbahnhof. the tram lines are carried over the railway station on a high bridge (stadtbahnbrücke). here the herz-jesu kirche in the neighbourhood of stühlinger is seen in the background.

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. at duttweilerbrücke, the tracks part to circumnavigate a pillar of the railway viaduct. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. stop below the railway viaduct. is there a prize for the most hospitable tram stop? see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. the new archway carrying a foot and cycle path across pfingstweidstrasse will at the same time symbolise an 'entrance gate' to z&uum;rich. the path it carries is being created along a disused railway siding, the track of which is visible close to the new tram tracks in this view. apparently, this section of railway track will be retained as a visible reminder. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. impression of the new bridge, with the railway siding now converted to a cycle path in the foreround. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, an 1989 peckham truck from works car x2 1998. this truck will be shipped to the edmonton radial railway (canada) for use under an ex charlotte nc car. see also this news item .

glattalbahn
map of glattal light rail system (glattalbahn) also showing railways and tram lines in the area and their interconnections and transfer points. this map depicts the 2011 status, with all three phases in operation. the first phase, commencing operation on 10th december 2006, extended route 11 from messe/hallenstadion to auzelg. the second phase, commencing operation on 14th december 2008, extended route 10 between sternen oerlikon and flughafen fracht. the third phase, commencing operation on 12th december 2010, was of a new route 12 between bahnhof stettbach and flughafen fracht. this map can also be downloaded in higher resolution here . more news etc on glattalbahn can be read on this page of my website.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. pfingstweidstrasse. view of toni molkerei (being demolished) behind the oerlikon - hardbrücke railway viaduct.

glattalbahn
map of glattal light rail system (glattalbahn) also showing railways and tram lines in the area and their interconnections and transfer points. this map depicts the 2009 status, with the first and second phases in operation and the third phase still under construction. this map can also be downloaded in higher resolution for printing here .

cobra in hofwiesenstrasse
9th august 2008, a cobra tram between bucheggplatz and radiostudio. the sternen oerlikon destination probably indicates this is a depot working (on this day much of the town centre was closed due to the annual street parade). the overhead pipe in the foreground is to pump water out of the works of the new cross-town railway tunnel (durchmesserlinie) which is being built, and a shaft for which has been sunk close to this site.

neugut viadcuct, 6th august 2008
6th august 2008, the neugut viaduct at wallisellen. the train on the viaduct is heading for dübendorf and will pass below the viaduct on the right which carries the line to winterthur via dietikon. the two lines converge in stettbac which is behind the photographer's back. these viaducts were both built as part of zürich's new cross-town rail link in the 1980s. a third railway is now entering the scene in the form of the glattalbahn light railway. the earth mounds in the foreground are the signs of the first earthworks of its construction. the line will cross the picture from left to right at ground level approximately where the photographer is standing.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th february 2008. railway bridge over hagenholzstr. the new tram tracks are visible in the foreground. to permit these to pass under the bridge, the roadway must be widened at the expense of the pavement. this is being replaced by a pedestrian tunnel to be excavated to the left behind the digger.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th february 2008. railway bridge over hagenholzstr. to permit tram tracks to pass under the bridge, the roadway must be widened at the expense of the pavement. this is being replaced by a pedestrian tunnel to be excavated to the right.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th february 2008. bahnhof glattbrugg. entrance of the future tram subway. the railway passes under the ridge to the right. tram tracks have already been laid in the foreground.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th february 2008. vbg citaro buses meet at bahnhof glattbrugg. transition from the old to the new vbg livery is making some buses look patchwork. the sbb railway from zürich to bülach and schaffhausen is in the background. in the foreground the tracks of stadtbahn glattal can be seen. when this opens at the end of 2008, it will replace the buses on the airport service.

tram subway glattbrugg
26th july 2007, view of the tram subway at glattbrugg under construction taken from a winterthur-bound train. the subway passes under this line and then runs parallel to the bülach railway visible on the left. it then emerges at glattbrugg station. the subway is being built for thze second phase of stadtbahn glattal and will be used by airport-bound trams.

cobra at zw altstetten
25th april 2007. a freshly delivered cobra tram at zw altstetten (main workshops). in the foreground are the standard gauge railway tracks by which this tram was delivered. the ramp which is used to roll the tram off the railway wagon is also visible.

bahnhof glattbrugg
17th april 2007. a view from the railway bridge on the construction of the subway for the new tram line. this subway links lindbergplatz to bhf. glattbrugg.

bahnhof glattbrugg
17th april 2007. the tram will emerge from its subway through the new opening in the embankment (centre of picture). this embankment carries a road over the railway line. in the past, when the old zos tram service still ran here, it used a level crossing instead.

bahnhof glattbrugg
17th april 2007. the former goods yard at glattbrugg is now the station car park. old railway tracks are still visible in the asphalt as the new tram line takes ahpe on the right. the foundation of one of the overhead masts is visible. the tram will run to the right of this.

glattalbahn construction
19.10.06 bhf glattbrugg. view of alignment of stadtbahn subway towards lindbergh. this subway will be built by cut and cover. the railway on the right is the zürich - büach - schaffhausen line. in the background the zürich - airport - winterthur line is visible under which the subway must pass.

glattalbahn construction
19.10.06 bhf glattbrugg. the stadtbahn subway will emerge to the left of the railway bridge. interestingly, it will not be the first tram to run here. the zos (zürich - oerlikon - seebach) line to glattbrugg ran on the road which is now carried by this bridge (but then crossed the railway at grade).

glattalbahn construction
19.10.06 unterriet, alignment for stadtbahn. the railway line on the right is the zürich - kloten - winterthur line. an interchange station between this line and the stadbahn will be built at balsberg.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 the stop at ambassador under construction, with the shelter taking shape on the right. the building in the background on the right is the renaissance hotel, with behind it the railway line from oerlikon to the airport, winterthur and bulach.

forchbahn
autumn 2003, classic forchbahn bogie car 10 close to neuhaus. although this was a special working, the vehicle could at the time occasionally still be seen in regular service. it is now the subject of a preservation attempt by vhf (link to external website). the vehicle was ordered by forchbahn 1940, but due to wartime material shortyges it was not delivered until 1944. together with its sister vehicle, number 9 (now a works car), it heralded the beginning of the transformation of this railway from an antiquated interurban tramway to a modern suburban light railway.

(archive view)
limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2lsb_eschwyss_c.html?" zürich. ex limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) tramcar nr.2 under restoration by tram museum zürich at escher wyss depot. the car, dating from 1900, was sold to the martigny chatelard railway in the 1930's where it remained in use for many years. the car was returned to zürich in forlorn condition in the 1970's but restoration did not start until 1995. here the historic car is being reassembled. it will be restored to it's 1920's condition with lsb yellow livery. for more information on this exciting project and the car's history, visit the lsb page of the tram museum zürich (in german). this picture is part of a series on the restauration of this vehicle: <previous | next> if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 03.07.00.

railway viaduct at ferrandet
Ferrandet, Spain, September 2011.

alicante tram
alicante, spain, september 2011. closed section of trenet narrow gauge railway. the trams now runs on a new alignment on the other side of the road.

fgc montserrat
tunnel on monserrat rack railway, spain, september 2011.

alicante
december 2000, halle tram on the seafront in alicante la marina. this siemens tram was visiting alicante for demonstration purposes. the buffers in the background mark the limit of the "trenet" railway. the demonstration tram line continues beyond this to puerta del mar. alicante's landmark, the santa barbara castle atop mount benacantil forms the backdrop.

alicante
map of alicante tram system (2008) also showing narrow gauge railways between alicante and valencia. this map can also be downloaded as pdf . plano de la tranvia de alicante, 2008. planol del tramvia de alacant, 2008.

bern tram map 2011
map of bern tram system also showing light and full railways and interconnections. this map depicts the 2011 status, after the opening of tram bern west. a higher resolution version is available here .

halberstadt tram
07.09.2006. the railway crossing on westerhäuserstr with typical socialist-era street furniture.

(archive view)
lyon tram at jean mace picdescr="w&l&jpg" lyon. a tram on t2 leaves jean mace tram stop on 03.09.01. in the background is the railway to perrache station. if picture failed to load, click here photo by andrew moglestue last updated 03.10.01. counter added 03.10.01.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th december 2007, a bit off topic. this is a miniature railway giving children rides on the stuttgart christmas market.

montreux
montreux, railcar of rochers de naye rack railway. photo by chris williams.

gyrobus lineup in léopoldville
lineup of gyrobuses outside the main railway station of léopoldville, belgian congo (now kinshasa, democractic republic of congo). mfo/tmz

durchmesserlinie construction in altstetten
6th december 2013, view from hardbrücue with the new altstetten flyover taking shape surrounded by other railway activity. this flyover will act as an approach to the new durchmesserlinie cross-city tunnel.

rigi staffel
20th may 2010, the rigi railway does not only take tourists up mount rigi, but as large parts of the rigi are inaccessible by road, all sorts of goods are also transported. here is a vrb freight train at rigi staffel

dining special on bdwm railway with musicians
14th August 2015. Musicians on board heritage car "Sebni" during a dining special.

ewz railway
30th January 2006, narrow gauge train used to service the tunnel of the EWZ district-heating system in Zürich.

ewz railway
30th January 2006, detail of narrow gauge battery locomotive used to service the tunnel of the EWZ district-heating system in Zürich.

ewz railway
30th January 2006, map showing the service the tunnel of the EWZ district-heating system in Zürich. The power plant at Hagenholz is at the upper left, the university area is on the right. The branch in the centre serves the Irchel university complex.

rheineck walzenhausen
27th july 2007, rheineck walzenhausen bahn at rheineck, photographen from the window of an sbb train. the rhw is a remarkable little railway in that it has only one single vehicle.

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 September 2013, Roadworks on Elias-Canetti-Strasse in Zürich Oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. I don't know anything about the history of these tracks. The rail is of extremely light grade and so possibly used for hand-pushed trolleys. This area was part of the MFO factory site, which was until not very long ago criss-crossed by a veritable labyrinth of industrial sidings, the remnants of one of which is still visible in this same street. These tracks are definitely too light to be standard gauge however, so must have been part of a different system. This picture is part of a series of four .

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 September 2013, Roadworks on Elias-Canetti-Strasse in Zürich Oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. This picture is part of a series of four .

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 September 2013, Roadworks on Elias-Canetti-Strasse in Zürich Oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. Cracks in the asphalt to the right may indicate the position of the other rail, giving some indication of the gauge. The remains of the former standard gauge siding can just be made out in the left distance. This picture is part of a series of four .

szili beer in mav restaurant car
21st august 2020. szili beer in mav restaurant car on the balaton route. commencing in 2019, restaurant cars were reintroduced on the budapest to balaton route (summer only) ... and again in 2020. i hope this becomes a permanent fixture. this railway-themed craft beer is named szili after the class v43 electric locomotive.

balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway
27th July 2019, Balatongenyves GV terminus of Balatonfenyves - Somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway

balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway
27th July 2019, Balatonfenyves - Somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway near Palmajor

bernina bahn alp grüm
bernina railway, train at alp grüm — a scene that has not really changed to this day, except for the disappearance of the old rolling stock and the melting of the glacier. the brown boveri review , august 1929.

airolo
3rd august 2007, monument in airolo to the workmen who died digging the gotthard railway tunnel.

piotta
3rd august 2007, railway hydro-generating station at piotta (near airolo). this power station was built at the time of the electrification of the gotthard railway. the tracks going up the mountain on the left are the funicular to piora. the power station is fed from a lake at ritom, just beyond piora. the tracks in the foreground are a siding from the gotthard railway, built to deliver parts tom the power station. the siding crosses the gotthard motorway at grade!

bremgarten west
27.6.15. former sbb director plazid weissenbach (1841-1914) recalls how the railway came to bremgarten

bremgarten west
27.6.15. former sbb director plazid weissenbach (1841-1914) tells how the railway came to bremgarten . the talk was held as part of the events marking the end of the mixed gauge track between wohlen and bremgarten west and was held in an old sbb luggage car in bremgarten west station.

san francisco
november 2011. different levels of activity in san francisco. the milano ventotos have found a new home. muni trams today run both on the city's streets and under them. the bay bridge that overlooks this scene once also carried a light railway on its lower deck.

god's wonderful railway lives: paignton
Paignton, 11th September 2008.

god's wonderful railway lives: kingswear
Kingswear, 11th September 2008.

dart valley railway 4277
Dart Valley Railway, 11th September 2008.

dawlish
the famous seafront railway scene at dawlish, 14th september 2008.

exeter st. david's
exeter st. david's with west coast railways class 47 number 47245, 15th september 2008.

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, elevated railway crossing gerard street

murcia zaraíche
10th april 2008, the former zaraíche station in murcia. the railway line to caravaca de la cruz used to start here. the line is no longer in use and the building is used by the water company, aguas de murcia.

murcia tram juan carlos i
10th april 2008, tram leaving the juan carlos i terminus of murcia's demonstration tramway. the canopies of zaraiche station can be seen in the background. this was the terminus of the now closed railway to caravaca de la cruz. the tram follows part of the old railway alignment.

la rhune
la rhune, 30th august 2007, view of railway near summit

la rhune
la rhune, 30th august 2007, detail of track of la rhune railway, with stampings from 1923.

la rhune
la rhune, 30th august 2007, view from the la rhune train. the railway and passing loop are visible below.

la rhune
la rhune, 30th august 2007, bilingual sign at railway station (french/basque)

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