21st October 2000

Mittel Thurgau Bahn
Orient-Express auf der Sauschwänzlebahn

Locos Used 11269, V170 1142, 52 7596 & 86 333

Route :

Locos Route
11269 Zürich - Dietikon - Winterthur - Shaffhausen
V170 1142 (1) Shaffhausen - Lauchringen
52 7596 Lauchringen - Weizen - Zollhaus Blumberg - Immendingen - Singen - Radolfzell - Konstanz - Kreuzlingen
86 333 Banking loco : Weizen - Zollhaus Blumberg
11269 Kreuzlingen - Weinfelden - Frauenfeld - Winterthur - Dietikon - Zürich

Notes :
(1) 52 7596 on rear.

52 7596 and 86 333 are preserved German steam locomotives, ex Danish diesel V170 1142 has recently been bought for preservation.

This (expensive) railtour covered the NATO funded freight line from Lauchringen to Immendingen although the centre section from Weizen to Zollhaus Blumberg is run by a preservation group called Sauschwänzle Bahn.  The preserved section runs for 26km although it is only 10km as the crow flies! There is a spiral and three horseshoes to enable the trains to climb from 471 metres at Weizen to 702 metres at Zollhaus Blumberg. The train was a heavy load nine so a good thrash up the hill.

Source : Stew Robertson

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