A nice collection of Swiss items.

A couple of comments regarding correctness:

In your consist with the Re 4/4I (39420), among the Liliput coaches, you have one with the center doors. These coaches were not designed for push pull operation. You could replace this coach with one of the Liliput EWIs if you can find one. I am also not certain that the baggage car as made by Liliput was authorized for push pull operation either. Maerklin's model (43401) was used in such trains. If you can find a Maerklin 26534 at a good price, buy it, use the coaches with the Re 4/4I and the Re 4/4II for another train.

For your Ae 3/5, Roco has a very nice set of historic coaches.

For the BLS Ae 4/4, AFAIK this type of locomotive was not used for push pull operations. The pilot coach could be used with a Re 4/4I or BDe 4/4 only.

For your Bavaria (TEE) Set, the Dome coach and the Restaurant coach with the "Bueckel" were not used on this route, but were used for the TEE Rheingold and the Rheinpfeil. The Rheingold was pulled by a Re 4/4I and not by a Re 4/4II. Still, your train could symbolize a typical German TEE train on Swiss rails.

Your EC train is nice. The SBB never actually repainted their dining coaches (as modelled by Maerklin). The current livery is as reflected in the 42173 model. You could also add the first class SBB coach from the 26544 Cisalpino Set as these coaches are now used in IC/EC traffic of the SBB.

The Cisalpino coaches (FS) can be mixed with XMPR (FS) coaches (41895/41896) to form a current FS Intercity into Switzerland.

I like your IC with the 3434. If you can find one, you can add a RailTop 21401 (AC) or 11401 (DC) BDt pilot in the NPZ colors or the earlier Lima model 309410 to make this one a push pull.

The IC 2000 and S-Bahn trains are very nice.
The Swiss Express is a gem and is a rarity as the orange loks were not often used with the matching liveried coaches after the lok and first coach couplings were reconverted for normal operation.

For your Austrian train, you can add one 4365 Panorama coach and a 42173 for a reproduction of the EC Transalpin, now pulled by a 1016/1116.

For your Ae 6/6 with Liliput coaches, the coaches can derail if using Maerklin's 7203 couplers. By using Roco's Universal Close Coupler, I have been able to run the trains buffer to buffer as each coupler provides the necessary extra mm for clearance. I do the same for most LS Models, ACME and RailTop coaches as well.

You can find more info about current consists at www.reisezuege.ch

If you have any more questions, contact me or post here.
Once again, thanks for the nice photos.

Regards and Happy New Year

Mike C

Mario,
Yes, me too, I've got a soft spot for Swiss locos.
If you ever want to sell the 1:87 double decker coaches let me know.
I had six of them and sold them, I'm regretting it now.

regards.,
John

Hi Mario,
Great collection of Loco's and coaches,very good photo's.
Ian.

Thanks for your comments and thanks to Mike for the useful link and information. I forgot this set that came from a starter set 28851 with c/c M42178





Mike, afak currently the Re 4/4 are used mostly on passenger trains while the Re 6/6 are used mostly on freight trains.. is it right? I saw plenty of Re 460 and Re 4/4 in Zurich Hauptbanhof when I was there but no Re 6/6.

I will try to get some of the models you suggest.

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Wow! That's a beautiful Swiss collection! I hope we get lots of pics from you when the layout is up.


Bill

Oooohhh.... Very nice!!!

Mario,
A number for Roco Universal Coupler is 40395 a Pack of 12. Cost last year 11.50 CHF

I began with that Swiss Mega Start set.
When I get organised I will post all of my Swiss trains. With ht e exception of the Start Set the majority are HAG one exception I got a HAG TEE set but did not read the description carefully. a HAG Loco but Fleishmann Carriages
Will have to get them unpacked and onto the new Layout.

NN

Thanks Mike.. extremely helpful. I will still need your assistance for era III and IV consists.. thanks!

Very nice collection!

Pietro

I thought I would take some photos of consists using my collection:

Here is the first. This would be a typical IC (Intercity) or IR (Interregio) on the Gotthard. Such trains run between Basel or Zurich and Lugano or Locarno. Normally, the trains join the Gotthard route at Arth-Goldau, where they are scheduled to depart to the south alternately every half an hour. The reverse trains are on a similar schedule from Bellinzona to Arth-Goldau, where the Zuerich and Basel bound trains continue north on separate routes.

The train is made up of a Re 460, an Apm coach in the Cisalpino livery (26544), a panorama coach (4365), an EWIV B in ICN colours (42166), a Bpm EC (4369) and an EWIV B in the original green/white livery (42162). This combination of various liveries is sometimes made more interesting by adding a restaurant (42173) and a baggage coach (Roco 45188 or 45189).



See: http://www.reisezuege.ch/reisez...ction=5&znummer=2165

Regards

Mike C

What a nice collection you have Mike! Congrats!

Thanks for the picture of the consist Mike. You just confirmed what I thought about which Cisalpino 1st class car was SBB owned. Now I can combine the others with some FS stock.

Roger