Lötschberg Pass
Sadly the base tunnel has now opened and most freight over the scenic top is now history. Here are a selection of photos from the last decade of the pass as a Trans European route betweeen Spiez and Brig.
 11320 leads a Lötschberg Express south past Reichenbach - 30/12/2005 |  BLS Ae4/4 251 is seen leading a railtour north at Reichenbach - 18/07/2006 |  BLS Re4/4 190 and another double head a northbound Lötschberg freight downgrade at Reichenbach – 27/07/2006 |  11205 is seen leading a northbound passenger near Reichenbach - 28/12/2006 |
 SBB/Cisalpino 484017 is seen leading a southbound express near Reichenbach. These locos worked the Lötschberg-Milano trains before the new Cisalpino units arrived - 28/12/2006 |  BLS Re465 013 with 011 are seen leading a south bound freight near Reichenbach – 29/12/2006 |  Re6/6 620065 (former 11665) and an unknown Re4/4 II is seen leading a southbound freight near Frutigen the base tunnel works can be seen in the background – 28/12/2006 |  460065 is seen leading a northbound express near Frutigen (this is/was one of the few northbound trains worked by a 460 leading instead of a push pull car on the front) - 26/07/2007 |
 BLS Re420 512 in the new livery is seen leading Lötschberg Regional Express near Frutigen - 31/12/2007 |  BLS 465013 is seen leading a northbuond freight over the Frutigen Viaduct - 14/07/2006 |  460088 is seen leading a passenger service north near Frutigen - 19/12/2006 |  BLS Re4/4s 184 and 173 are seen near Kandergrund with a southbound freight – 29/12/2006 |
 SBB Re4/4 II 11251 on hire to the BLS is seen leading the Lötschberg Pass hourly Regional Express which is now the only passenger over the top now the base tunnel has opened south of Frutigen - 31/12/2007 |  460098 is seen here coming into Kandersteg with a express Lotsberg passenger service - 30/12/2004 |  BLS 485017 is seen leading a south bound freight at Lalden - 29/07/2007 |
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