Day 5 - Erstfeld, Wassen, Goschenen - Brian Garrett Photography

Day 5 - Erstfeld, Wassen & Goschenen

It's not always possible to produce the perfect picture, when you book a photographic holiday months in advance you have to take the weather as each day arrives. The fifth day of our trip provided non stop torrential rain all day long, with only limited amounts of let up in the conditions. Most fare weather photographers would probably sit in their hotel rooms all day or find an alternative activity. You can't pick the conditions in which your photograph but it's always best to make the best of what you have on any given day. Erstfeld was a natural starting point for the day as later in the morning we had arranged for a visit with SBB Historic to have a guided tour around the Historic Collection. After spending some time in the small township we had lunch in a local railwaymans cafe, and then set sail for Intshi. At Intshi there is a handy free public car park which gives good views of the alpine railway scenes in both directions. Later in the day we took up an alternative position at Goschenen Station.

Bombardier Railpool Class 187 No.187007 and No.186107 pause at Erstfeld Station to remove the pilot/helper locomotive from the front off the train, before the Class 186 continued solo.

Having removed the helper locomotive from the front of the train Railpool Class 186 No.186107 prepares to depart from Erstfeld Station heading north.

BLS Class 186 No.486509 arrives into Erstfeld Station in the pouring rain to await for a helper locomotive to be attached to the front of the train, for assistance over the Gottard Pass into Italy.

SBB Class 420 No.420279 is pictured stabled on Erstfeld Shed having returned from a driver training run.

International Pendilino Class 610 No.610004 passes Sielenen operating the 11:32 Zurich - Milano.

Having attached helper locomotive No.486507 at Erstfeld, both 486507 & 486509 round the curve at Silenen with a south bound container train.

SBB Class 420 No.11159 passes Intshi operating the 12:09 Zurich - Locarno (Train 2421).

Class 420 No.420277 passes Intschi with a south bound post train.

Class 620 No.620 061 and Class 420 No.11326 roll through Intschi with a south bound frieght.

Bombardier Class 187 No.187005 and Class 186 No.186110 pass through Intschi with a north bound container train.

Class 500 No.500 030 passes Intschi with the 13:09 Zurich to Lugano operating Train 671.

DB Schenker Class 185 No.185137 and No.185130 pass through Intshci with a south bound freight.

SBB Class 420 No.11157 passes Intshci on the 12:47 Locarno - Zurich operating Train 2426

DB Class 185 No.185112 No.185085 and No.185116 triple head a north bound freight through Intschi

Bombardier Class 187 No.187004 No.186109 wind through Intshci with a south bound intermodal.

SBB Class 420 No.11339 leads Class 620 No.11682 through Intschi

Bombardier Class 187 No.187005 and Class 186 No.186104 pass through Wassen heading south for the Italian border with a container train in tow.

SBB Class 500 No.500 020 passes through Goschenen working the 13:04 Basel to Chaisso.

SBB Class 460 No.460 012 arrives into Goschenen working the 14:09 Zurich to Locarno serivce.

In a rare platform change SBB Class 420 No.11198 calls at Goschenen working the 14:47 Lugano to Zurich service.

SBB Cargo liveried Class 520 No.620 065 leads Class 420 No.11340 through Goscenen on route towards Italy.

SBB Class 420 No. 420277 passes through Goschenen with a north bound post train.