Celebrating Swiss Krokodils

[philipmartin]

Gothard 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig_Ii2Owcvw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[george matthews]

The Swiss have a number of very modern and comfortable trains. These of course are historical relics, never seen on regular trains.

[philipmartin]

To me those crocodiles are great machines, in a great part of the world.
Here's info from railfaneurope: http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/switz ... b_del.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Here's an article from the 1918 Electrical Railway Journal on them: https://books.google.com/books?id=uaZMA ... 8Q6AEIFTAF" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[philipmartin]

Here is a link to Wiki photos of Oerlikon locomotives. https://www.google.com/search?q=oerliko ... k6DAuo7PAh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;