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March Swiss Express includes:

Gotthard 125
The Gotthard Over 40 Years Ago
Vapeur Mania 08
Lotschberg Base Tunnel - The Opening
What Future For MOB 2002?
Golden Commuting
Gotthard Photo Gallery
Working On Making It Work
Lotschberg Base Tunnel - Ready For Anything
Portrait of a Locomotive (RhB Ge6/6 707)
The Gotthard By Numbers
Swiss Post Celebrates Gotthard 125
Modelling News
Notepad
Shedmaster
Members' Letters
Society News

SWISS TRAVEL SYSTEM

Full information on 2008 Swiss Travel System ticket charges (updated 3rd March)

You can know book online direct with STS

Switzerland Travel Centre Ltd
1st Floor
30 Bedford Street
London WC2E 9ED
Tel: 00800 100 200 30 Fax: 00800 100 200 31
http://www.stc.co.uk sales@stc.co.uk

Swiss Timetable Availability - See notes below

SRS News

Society Diary - Full list of SRS meetings around the country

West Midlands branch are organising a 'Day Trip to Zurich!' on 25th June
- For details contact David Stevenson E-mail: bodensee@btconnect.com
or phone 01905 358440

Society Autumn Meet - 4th October, Letchworth

Society Contacts - Names & Email addresses

Membership Prospectus - Membership Details

SWISS EXPRESS

The March issue of Swiss Express has been published and was mailed to all members on 29th February

New Model List from 2008 Nuremburg Toy Fair

Information for Gotthard article in June Swiss Express

Updates to the book - The Essential Guide to Swiss Heritage and Tourist Railways

Model Railway Exhibitions featuring Swiss outline layouts

North Downs Model Railway Circle, Summer Model Railway Exhibition

St. Clements Catholic Church, 307 Kingston Road,Ewell, Epsom, Surrey KT19 0BW

Saturday 31^st.May 2008 - http://www.ndmrc.com/index.htm

Site last updated on 27th April 2008 © Swiss Railways Society 2008

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We have added a new page listing Swiss transport events - please send details of further events to the Webmaster.

Updated Sales Items list added with new DVDs and CD-ROMS of Swiss Express back issues,

Directory of Swiss Model Railway Shops (and some in other countries!) - the official Society list giving locations and directions, types of models sold, whether or not credit card facilities are available and if English is spoken. Updates from members requested!

SWISS TIMETABLE AVAILABILITY

The Switzerland Travel Centre in London has advised that in future it will not be selling the official Swiss Timetables.

2008 - Members who carry the timetables on their travels in Switzerland should note that the format of the bus timetable book has changed again - it now comes in two volumes (East & West), each the same size as the railway timetable.

The books are available for purchase at CHF 16.00 at any large Swiss railway station
or
Individual timetables can be downloaded as PDF files from http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch
or
Journey timetables can be checked at http://www.rail.ch

Alternative UK source - A number of members have used this company successfully (However, usual disclaimers apply and SRS offers no guarantee or recommendation!)

European Rail Timetables
39, Kilton Glade,
Worksop Notts S81 0PX
Tel: 01909 485855
Email: ghertmpp@hotmail.com
Price: £17.70 without Buses, £22.70 with.

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