The BVZ Crocodile HGe 4/4 I 12

The machine is an technical anchestor of the FO HGe 4/4 I

Cogwheel locomotive HGe 4/4 II in Brig station

This machine is part of a series of 16 locos for the FO and the SBB

Railcar ABDeh 8/8 2041 in Visp

Panoramic coach series As 201x in Zermatt

Places: 48 places, first class

This coach is part of a series of 18 panoramic coaches for the BVZ, the FO and the MOB.

Express train at Brig station

Left hand the station building of SBB and BLS can be seen. The trains in direction of Zermatt and Disentis are starting in front of that building.

Express train with HGe 4/4 II 3 leaves Visp

In Visp station the BVZ leaves Rhone valley within a 90 degrees turn in direction of Zermatt. The station building is used by SBB and BVZ.

Cogwheel steam locomotive HG 3/4 4 in Oberwald

Loco No. 4 is the last steam engine owned by the FO. In 1999 it was lent to the Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway

Cogwheel railcar BDeh 2/4 45 in Andermatt

In 1941 and 1942 there were built 5 railcars of series ABDeh 2/4. In the middle of the 70th it was renewed and the first class part was changed into second class.

HGe 4/4 I 32 in Andermatt

This machine is derived from the BVZ HGe 4/4 I. The locomotives have the same technical data, but a complete new chassis. The BVZ HGe 4/4 16 was the prototype for the FO series.

Cogwheel locomotive HGe 4/4 II 106 in Andermatt

Detailed description

Shuttle train passes Nussbaum viaduct

HGe 4/4 II 105 nearby Lax

Glacier-Express with panoramic coaches nearby Hospenthal

The train crosses the Furkareuss viaduct II. Number I belongs to the steam railway Furka-Bergstrecke today.

Shuttle train at the Urner Loch

The former Schöllenenbahn is the steepest part of the FO, it has a gradient of 17.9 %. Here the train leaves the tunnel at the wild romantic gorge "Urner Loch".

Deh 4/4 II shuttle train on Val Bugnei viaduct

Shuttle train with Deh 4/4 II nearby Disentis

The baggage railcars Deh 4/4 I and II and their shuttle trains are the backbone of regional transport at the FO. The train is on the last cogwheel part of the line.

Western end of Disentis station

This view is historic: Between 1998 and 2001 Disentis station was recreated completely.