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zürich 17th july 2008
17th july 2008, hardplatz.

bucheggplatz
27 october 2020, new swisstrolley5 at bucheggplatz.

bucheggplatz
27 october 2020, swisstrolley5 meets a tram 2000 at bucheggplatz.

trolleybuses at milchbuck
1st december 2019. milchbuck with swisstrolley plus 183 and swisstrolley4 171

trolleybus 183 (swistrolley plus) at milchbuck
1st december 2019. milchbuck with swisstrolley plus 183

trolleybus 171 at milchbuck
1st december 2019. trolleybus 171 at milchbuck

bucheggplatz
3rd october 2019. bucheggplatz.

bucheggstrasse / wehntalerstrasse
30th may 2019, impressions from the corner of bucheggstrasse and wehntalerstrasse

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176 click here to view full series.

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176. here sister vehicle 151 squuezes past. click here to view full series.

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176 click here to view full series.

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176. satisfied that the fire was put out, the trolleybus awaits the towing truck as sister vehicle 177 squeezes past on the last service of the day. click here to view full series.

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176. later, a towing truck of road help adliswil arrived to rescue the misfortuned trolleybus. click here to view full series.

trolleybus winterthur
winterthur hauptbahnhof, 21st march 2011. this photo is the first of a series on winterthur trolleybuses made during a visit on the evening of 21st march 2011. see also this news item: winterthur update .

trolleybus winterthur
approaching winterthur hauptbahnhof, 21st march 2011

trolleybus winterthur
technikum bus stop, 21st march 2011

trolleybus winterthur
approaching technikum, 21st march 2011

trolleybus winterthur
bettenplatz terminus, 21st march 2011.

trolleybus winterthur
hauptbahnhof, 21st march 2011.

trolleybus night impression
23rd january 2009. night impression of trolleybus at bucheggplatz.

zürich bucheggplatz
23rd june 2008, old and new trolleybuses meet at bucheggplatz.

zürich bucheggplatz
23rd june 2008, tram and trolleybus interchange at bucheggplatz.

zürich 16th march 2008

les diablerets
les diablerets photo by chris williams.

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

geneva
geneva, 2 artics on route 6 at la plage terminus. photo by chris williams.

geneva
geneva airport, route 10. photo by chris williams.

geneva
geneva airport, route 10. taken from inside the departure lounge whilst cuddling a bottle of belgian beer. photo by chris williams.

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 at bucheggplatz, about to depart using the auxiliary diesel on account of overhead works. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 departing from bucheggplatz with poles lowered and using the auxiliary diesel. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 at bucheggplatz. the bus has just left the stop using the auxiliary diesel on account of works on the overhead line, and is has now stopped to re-wire the trolley poles. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

bern trolleybus
22nd september 2007 a modern hess swisstrolley3 at hauptbahnhof.

trolleybus zürich
12th july 2007

trolleybus bern
21st june 2007

trolleybus zürich
21st june 2007

zurich trolleybus 144 at klusplatz
02.09.2006: the brand new hess/kiepe swisstrolley3 type trolleybus at klupslatz

geneva cointrin airport
10th march 2006, geneva trolleybus 733 at cointrin airport.

zurich trolleybus
11th september 2007, hess swisstrolley3 trolleybus in usteristrasse approaching löwenplatz.

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tram zürich west opening
16th may 2006. flashback to 2006. this was the same location as this 2011 view: the swissmill is still served by rail but the tracks have been relocated to the other side of the viaduct.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. these are not tram tracks but the tracks of the industrial siding serving the swissmill mill on sihlquai. the tracks are having to be diverted to make way for the tram tracks.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. view of the swissmill industrial siding from the west side. this will be diverted to pass under the bridge further south, so eliminating the need for two additional rail/tram crossings when the new tram line is built. the fumes of the diesel locomotives that work this siding have left their marks on the bridge. disused tracks of other industries are seen to the left.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. view of the swissmill industrial siding from the east side. this will be diverted to eliminating the need for two additional rail/tram crossings with the new tram line. the currently disused track that goes straight ahead will be reverted to use, with a new connecting rack added below the bridge further south.

hardbrücke
16th may 2006. freight train at street level in zürich. this industrial siding serves swissmill on sihlquai.

snow broom in the summer
20th august 2008, one of vbz's snow brooms in the yard of hard depot. these trams were converted from kurbeli swiss standard trams.

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, kurbeli 1408 in the yard at zw altstetten. this vehicle is subject to a preservation bid by aktion pro sächsitram . kurbeli was the middle-weight variant of the swiss standard tram and built in the 1940's and early 1950s. similar trams also ran in other swiss cities.

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, bogies of scrapped swiss standard tram trailers in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops).

end of the line
2nd december 2006, end of the line — withdrawn trams and parts of scrapped trams in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops). on the left is a mirage and on the right a kurbeli . the bogies in the foreground are from swiss standard tram trailers. those further away from mirages.

end of the line
2nd december 2006, end of the line — bogies from swiss standard tram trailers.

view of eth zürich with tram
the imposing main building of eth (swiss federal institue of technology) provides a suitable backdrop for a passing tram 2000 on route 9. this view was taken from schmelzbergstr. in november 2003.

basel steinenberg
22nd august 2008, the classic swiss standard tram lives on in basel, albeit refurbishes with small high-intensity headlights. i preferred the round ones. this set even conforms to modern disability requirements. the trailer has been converted to low floor.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bethlehem säge. heritage swiss standard tram set passing the wedding cake.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz unterführung. heritage swiss standard tram set.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz post and heritage swiss standard tram.

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
winterthur hauptbahnhof, 21st march 2011. as far as i could observe, 149 was the only gtz in service on this day. soon it will be replaced by new hess swisstrolleys. this photo is the second of a series on winterthur trolleybuses made during a visit on the evening of 21st march 2011, and also the first of a sub-series of those pictures documenting 149 as last gtz . see also this news item: winterthur update .

glass recycling by re460
15th february 2008, sadly, sbb chose to regularly deface their class re460 locomotives by advertising. most of this is incredibly boring, however 460 071-4 is a welcome break to this rule. it is sponsored by the glass recycling company, vetroswiss, and features painted holes for inserting those used bottles (please don't try!).

swiss express re4/4ii
16th February 2008, Zürich HB

swissexpress locomotive basel sbb
19.6.15 One of only two RE4/4 ii's still carrying the Swissexpress livery is seen at Basel SBB

zurich double-articulated trolleybus
11th september 2007, the first of zürich's double-articulated lightram3 -type trolleybuses. these are manufactured by the swiss company, hess, with electrical equipment by vossloh kiepe. i was quite surprised to encounter this vehicle as i hadn't been expecting it in service so soon. for a short movie taken at this location see this movie .

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