Dscf0053.jpg (104573 bytes)

Historic SBB steam engine in the front of Buchs SG train station, which is situated near the border between Switzerland and Principality of Liechtenstein. On the small plate is written the following: Schweizerische Locomotiv & Maschinen Fabrik Winterthur, No 1967, 1909. The big number (8487) is actually the number in traffic. The almost 100 years old engine had a capacity of 4.2 tons of water and 1.7 tons of coals, which was used for generating power. In the background it can be seen the mountains of Liechtenstein, on the opposite site are the Swiss Alps. Liechtenstein actually does not have any railway stations, just a single line pass through the country from the Swiss station Buchs SG to the Austrian station Feldkirch. From Buchs the visitor has to take the bus to visit the country and the capital Vaduz. Friday, September 12, 2003. Digital photo with a Fujifilm Finepix A204 by Lorant Bodis (lbodis@yahoo.com); Homepage: www.geocities.com/lbodis [Actually, the Buchs SG - Feldkirch line has a few stations in Liechtenstein where local trains stop. However, Vaduz itself inded can't directly be reached by rail, although the closest station in Liechtenstein, Schaan-Vaduz, additionally bears its name and is connected to Vaduz by bus. - SM]

Dscf0054.jpg (88807 bytes)

Historic SBB steam engine in the front of Buchs SG train station, which is situated near the border between Switzerland and Principality of Liechtenstein. On the small plate is written the following: Schweizerische Locomotiv & Maschinen Fabrik Winterthur, No 1967, 1909. The big number (8487) is actually the number in traffic. The almost 100 years old engine had a capacity of 4.2 tons of water and 1.7 tons of coals, which was used for generating power. In the background it can be seen the mountains of Liechtenstein, on the opposite site are the Swiss Alps. Liechtenstein actually does not have any railway stations, just a single line pass through the country from the Swiss station Buchs SG to the Austrian station Feldkirch. From Buchs the visitor has to take the bus to visit the country and the capital Vaduz. Friday, September 12, 2003. Digital photo with a Fujifilm Finepix A204 by Lorant Bodis (lbodis@yahoo.com); Homepage: www.geocities.com/lbodis [Actually, the Buchs SG - Feldkirch line has a few stations in Liechtenstein where local trains stop. However, Vaduz itself inded can't directly be reached by rail, although the closest station in Liechtenstein, Schaan-Vaduz, additionally bears its name and is connected to Vaduz by bus. - SM]

E3-3_8487_Buchs.jpg (108793 bytes)

SBB CFF FFS steam locomotive E 3/3 8487 in front of the station Buchs SG. 2003-02-07. Photo: tobias b köhler

IMG_0821.jpg (148420 bytes)

Bahnclub San Gottardo E 3/3 8501 (ex SBB) in Biasca Depot during the Gotthard-Anniversary (09.09.2007) Photo by Ulrich Böcker (uli.boecker@bitel.net)

SBB1067.jpg (45767 bytes)

Preserved steam locomotive SBB CFF FFS No. 1067. Photo from http://www.sbb.ch/ used with permission. Copyright (C) by photo archives service of the Swiss Federal Railways, 3030 Bern, Switzerland.

SBB_8487_Buchs.jpg (160441 bytes)

SBB Denkmal 8487 am bahnhof Buchs SG Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

SBB_8487.jpg (135481 bytes)

SBB-CFF-FFS - Museum locomotives Locomotive 8487 on display at Buchs station, August 2000 Photo: Darko Pahic Szabo <dp.szabo@ipc-corp.si>

SBB_denkmal.jpg (161560 bytes)

SBB Denkmal 8487 am bahnhof von Buchs SG, 23 May 2001. Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk