The RhB often carries freight on the back of its passenger services. On Saturday afternoon a container of the Aldi-Suisse supermarket chain brought up the rear of the 12:02 St Moritz to Chur at Filisur 4079x2529 20090509_01.jpg |
Albula Line (Chur to St Moritz) trains cross at Filisur. Ge 4/4 650 advertising the world heritage status awarded to the Albula and Bernina lines by Unesco on the 11:58 Chur to St Moritz. 4092x2736 20090509_02.jpg |
This train conveys a full service dining car. The building on the right is the Grischuna Hotel, location of the Filisur webcam. 3852x2377 20090509_03.jpg |
The 13:32 Davos Platz to Filisur local train approaching Filisur. 3232x2468 20090509_04.jpg |
The Landwasser Viaduct on the approach to Filisur is one of the iconic images of the RhB. Unfortunately at the moment it is covered in scaffolding and hidden by a shroud. So the approach viaduct will have to do. Here the 12:58 from Chur behind yet another Ge 4/4 of the third series approaches the Landwasser Viaduct, just below us to the right. 3876x2520 20090509_05.jpg |
About 10 minutes later the 13:02 from St Moritz headed towards Tiefencastel and Thusis. 4084x2652 20090509_06.jpg |
As you can see from the state of the blossom and leaf growth spring is about a month behind the UK. 3716x2501 20090509_07.jpg |
The 15:32 Davos Platz to Filisur crossing the Wiesen Viaduct which spans the Landwasser river, 88m below. The pedestrian walkway is not for those who, like me, are uncomfortable on high places 3660x2496 20090509_08.jpg |
We caught the next train back to Filisur, the 16:32 from Davos, here pulling in to Wiesen. 3988x2573 20090509_10.jpg |
Back at Filisur the onward connection to St Moritz was none other than the Glacier Express, complete with through cars from Chur and Zermatt. Here it climbs away from Filisur and is about to enter a spiral to gain height. 3744x2584 20090509_11.jpg |
Switzerland is amazingly well organised for outdoor activities. This footpath sign directs you to views of the viaducts and further afield and also shows public transport connections 2436x4092 20090509_12.jpg |
The RhB take great pride in their two named trains, the Glacier and Bernina Experesses. Here they are advertised in 6 languages. 2134x4092 20090509_13.jpg |
After our walk to Wiesen we stopped for a beer in the Filisur station cafe. The 17:02 from St Moritz descends towards the station . 3468x2548 20090509_14.jpg |
On Sunday morning the first train of the day, the 06:48 from Chur departs Filisur at 08:02. The Hotel Grischuna is on the left. Highly recommended. 3952x2523 20090510_01.jpg |
Between Filisur and Tiefencastel the Albula line winds its way along the hillside. The 07:58 from Chur is in the hands of one of the RhB's older 6 axle power. 3940x2568 20090510_02.jpg |
The multi-lingual nature of Graubunden is evident in the different names of the railway on the loco and the baggage car. 3720x2528 20090510_03.jpg |
The 08:02 from St Moritz 3696x2691 20090510_04.jpg |
All the Ge 4/4 series 3 wear advertising liveries. We saw 650 yesterday, it's promoting the railway's world heritage status. 3769x2660 20090510_05.jpg |
This view of the Wiesen viaduct was taken from the Davos road. The station is a long way from the village 3876x2576 20090510_06.jpg |
Sunday was Mother's Day in Switzerland and to celebrate the RhB ran a steam special from Landquart to Chur via Davos. The elderly 2-8-0 was given a helping hand as far as Davos, here on the approach to Klosters. 3864x2636 20090510_07.jpg |
The Ge 6/6 was doing all the work, the steam engine contributing the odd blast on it's whistle. 3460x2612 20090510_08.jpg |
At Klosters the special was passed by the 10:47 Landquart to Davos Platz. 3924x2489 20090510_09.jpg |
The Ge 4/4 is pulling a push pull set, routinely used on these services. 3352x2340 20090510_10.jpg |
The special still had its helper 3913x2405 20090510_11.jpg |
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