Swiss Crocodile on the loose.....

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Crocodile pulls historic train by Südbaden
The legendary SBB Locomotive "Crocodile" is driving a historic train from Switzerland to Sweden. The trip lasts for eight days and the train also stops in South Baden.

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   The legendary SBB Locomotive "crocodile" Photo: ZVG
   

There, the historic electric Veteran is a jewel at the anniversary "100 Years of electric trains". This trip to the north to the Swedish Railway Museum in Gävle lasts for eight days and leads both to start on August 31, as well as on the return trip on the Rhine Valley route through South Baden.

Reason for the invitation of the "Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum" are children's eyes light and youthful memories. Generations of Swedish children have grown up with a toy model of the "crocodile". Today is the model locomotive in many Swedish children's and adult bedrooms.

Queen of electric locomotives

With these statements the Swedish Museum founded the invitation of the "crocodile" for large railway festival "100 years of electric trains" as the Heritage Foundation SBB headquartered in Windisch announced on Tuesday. The "Crocodile" is considered the queen of electric locomotives. On Monday the historic train starts at 9:17 clock in Olten Station. Included are three dozen passengers. You can make yourself comfortable in the entrained Couchette-, salon and dining cars. Because of the maximum speed of 50 kilometers per study and a number of technical inspection Keep the journey of the green takes "crocodile" (Ce 6/8 III 14305, built in 1926) per way whole eight days.



Chassis must be lubricated

In Switzerland and in Germany, the train gets a biasing locomotive and will appeal, according to information from media spokesman Martin Ruckstuhl every 50 up to 60 km a technical stop, because the chassis is to be checked and possibly lubricated. According to schedule, the train reached the German railway station in Basel about at 10.15 clock and travels from there to 11.26 clock continues towards the north to Ludwigshafen; in Ludwigshafen the train is due to arrive then at 21.45 clock. On this route between Basel and Ludwigshafen are, according to the SBB Historic in coordination with Deutsche Bahn also a number of control Holding and thus also opportunities for railway enthusiasts to see the craft "in use" , . However, exactly where was until Tuesday afternoon not outfrom Ludwigshafen then goes to the ride on September 1, shortly after 8 clock until Weimar, and from there a day later after Frankfurt an der Oder; from there, the route leads to the Polish Baltic coast. From there, the historic train ferry is about to Sweden. The arrival in Gävle is scheduled for 7 September The return trip begins in Sweden on 14 September. On September 22, the "Crocodile" is then received after his excursion to the north again in north-west Switzerland and also in front of the historic team Baden crosses again from north to south. More about:

 

I'm looking forward to heading out to Sweden next week for it. I just hope the Krokodil makes it - it's currently dumped in Berlin with a case is GWRitus ie. a hotbox. Bums!