Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Warehouse Wednesday: Swiss coal transhipment

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An interesting view from a couple of years ago in Switzerland. Approaching Thun on the boat, we passed by this gantry for moving coal from s...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Warehouse Tuesday: Steinbruch Cement Works

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Most people, when taking a boat along Lake Thun, will take pictures of the beautiful scenery. I did, but then there is this ugly cement work...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Swiss shunters

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 A quick look at some shunters I spotted in Switzerland.  A pretty basic shunter in front of the sheds at Jungfraujoch station. I'm ass...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Mobil Box - Lucerne

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  I nearly gave Mobil Box a miss - the shop doesn't open until 2pm, and my time in Lucerne was limited. However, in the window were some...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Swiss wooden engine shed

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I couldn't not photograph this engine shed when I saw it at Interlaken Ost station. I think it belongs to the Brünig steam railway , alt...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Noch Hausboot (14224) build

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  My kit of choice from the Thun model shop, is the Noch Hausboot (14224), which has the benefit of being tiny - the box is 10m long, and I ...
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Monday, November 11, 2024

Schaufelberger AG, Thun

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  Strolling around Thun, a really nice city with many pretty features, and very little in the way of tourist tat shops, I spotted a Marklin ...
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Friday, November 08, 2024

Berner Oberland train 'fridge magnet

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Obviously, from a trip that involved around 45 train trips, I had to buy a model train of some sort. Now that wasn't going to be some fa...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Warehouse Wednesday: Swiss goods sheds

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The Swiss seem to like moving things by rail. I lost count of the number of rail-served factoreis and businesses we passed travelling around...
Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Working narrow gauge freight

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Tuesday of my holiday involved a trip up the Jungfrau, an impressive series of trains and an incredible view from the top of the mountain. H...
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Monday, November 04, 2024

Bühler AG, Interlaken

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  If you go down the Bahnhofstrasse today, you are in for a slight disapointment. They don't open on Mondays. Yes, you can look at the s...
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Friday, November 01, 2024

That's not a model shop!

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  You're going to be hearing a lot about my recent Swiss holiday on the blog - partly because I enjoyed it, but mostly because preperin...