September Swiss Express includes:

  • "Stadt Luzern" at Seventy

  • Paddle Stamps Parade '78

  • Success for Vapeur Mania 08

  • Horgen.... Then Home

  • Bernina Cab Ride

  • RAlpin Intermodal Growth

  • The Proposed Swiss Timetable 2009

  • The Rigibahnen Event Marquee

  • A Bird's Eye View of the Gotthard North Ramp

  • MOB 2002 is Saved

  • MOB Diesel Refurbished

  • Sernftalbahn Museum Update

  • A Moving Story

  • CityNightLine Expands Services

  • Switzerland in your Garden

  • Ringing the Changes in Locarno

  • Preserving the Prototype Ae6/6 11401

  • Sidetracks......

  • Modelling News

  • Notepad

  • Shedmaster

  • Members' Letters

  • Society News

Further information on Swiss Express

 

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

Hampshire Branch - Inaugural meeting on 1st November

See Society Diary for full details

2008 Autumn Meet - Cancelled

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the SRS Autumn event this year due to unforeseen circumstances which have arisen during the organising of the event.

Society Contacts - Names & Email addresses

Membership Prospectus   -   Membership Details

SWISS EXPRESS

The September issue of Swiss Express has been published and was mailed to all members by the end of August

Article on Safety in Switzerland

New Model List from 2008 Nuremburg Toy Fair

Information for Gotthard article in June 2007 Swiss Express

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

Model Railway Exhibitions featuring Swiss outline layouts

None advised!

Site last updated on 22nd September 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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