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RhB (Rhätische Bahn) 2011

Tuesday 16th August 2011, 2nd day

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We reserved our second day on RhB for Bernina line, because we must visit town Tirano through Bernina pass and taste good Italian coffee and their soft frizzante wine. This is our traveller's ritual on RhB.

Morning passage of Bernina
Express from station Davos to
St. Moritz.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Railway station in Filisur.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Arrival of train R 1809 from
station Davos.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Arrival of our train RE 1121
from Chur to St. Moritz.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Locomotive Ge 4/4 III No. 652.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing with oncoming train RE 1128 in railway station Preda.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We changed trains for Pontresina in railway station Samedan.
Only few photos from trip Samedan - Pontresina, because we had not time in Samedan:

Group of refrigerate containers Coop.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

View back to Samedan.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Behind train stop Punt Muragl.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Before Pontresina.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

New railway train ABe 8/12 "Allegra", there is with train R 1632 Tirano - St. Moritz.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Warehouse with a bottle crates,
as near as at our garden railway.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Top station of the Muottas
Muragl Bahn.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We got on train R 1621 in station Pontresina. This train is taking us to Italian Tirano through Bernina:

(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are passing train D 970
Bernina Express in the train
stop Surovas.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Train stop Morteratsch.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are passing by known arc
with radius mere 45 metres.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Along Bernina arterial road
and river Cascata da Bernina.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

There is Piz Lagalb before us,
altitude 2.959 m.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Level crossing before station
Bernina Suot.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Railway station Bernina Suot.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Cableway to Diavolezza
at the altitude of 2.978 m.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing with train R 1636
in railway station Bernina Lagalb.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Pantograph of ABe 4/4 No. 55.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

The Japanese at Bernina.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are climbing to highest placed station on RhB - Ospizio Bernina.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Lake Lago Bianco and glacier
feild at Bernina Hospiz.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Shunting locomotive
Tmf 2/2 No. 87.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Fouling point.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Glacier field between Piz Canton
and Piz Cambrena.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

And cloud blowed in.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

In the arc under railway station
Alp Grüm.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We went through these galleries
a moment ago. Boy that was
downslide!
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing track between railway stations Alp Grüm and Cavaglia and passing with oncoming train R 1640.
There were two open panoramatic cars at the end of train.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Descent in arc. Difference in
height between our car and train
front is clearly visible.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

From bridge directly into gallery.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Did not build this bridge
Mr Chudoba by chance?
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

This house is placed near station Alp Grüm.
There is catched by zoom lens before station Cavaglia in the left picture.
There is a real view without zooming in the right picture.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Station building Cavaglia.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Oncoming Bernina Express.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are beginning to descent
to station Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Picturesque valley with a lake
Lago di Poschiavo. We will on
the top end of this lake.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Practically an air cityspace
Poschiavo. The railway station
is lower right.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Request train stop Privilasco in
the meadows above Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Railway station in Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Descent to Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Train R 1644 in Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing trains is really tight.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are sitting in our carriage and we jawing.
And we registering a motion of employees suddenly and we asking what is going on here?
Hey presto, the last carriage ends here. You must quickly change carriage or we stranded here.
But we want go to Tirano and we quite hurry up.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Electric car ABe 4/4 II No. 46.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Shunting electric locomotive
Ge 2/2 No. 161.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

There is when shunting.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are leaving Poschivo without
last carriage.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

A wired up little church.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are passing by narrow
streets in Sant´ Antonio.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are passing through
main road.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

People are accustomed to trains
in streets.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Train stop Miralago next to lake
Lago di Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Lago di Poschiavo.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

This is station Alp Grüm yet.
Chatched by zoom lens.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

And now go downhill into next
valley nearer to Brusio and
Tirano.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Already we see viaduct in Brusio.
But what those red curtains?
We saw it somewhere already.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Shortly before Brusio.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Railway station Brusio. Is not our
train as crooked as a corkscrew?
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Stone cellars in hillside.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing over partially shrouded Brusio viaduct.

Level crossing before border
railway station Campocologno.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are leaving station.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

As on big dipper.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Italian Tirano.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are pulling into Tirano.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

In the mirror.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Level crossing before station.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Allegra at railway station Tirano.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Two panoramatic cars.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Is not a little tight here?
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Engine driver switches the point himself.

Our return train No. R 1652
is ready for departure.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Up there is maybe a super
housing next to a little church.
But you must not forget during
shopping. Then you have
a lot of running.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are leaving Tirano.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Drive down the road.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Goodbye Italy.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We are climbing to Brusio.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Border crossing into Switzerland.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Station Campocolgno.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Transit shed in Campocologno.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Passing over partially shrouded Brusio viaduct during return journey.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

Train R 1625 from Poschiavo is
coming into Brusio. Will be
next passing.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

There was an open panoramatic
car at the end of train.
(photo © Tomas Randysek)

We got off the train in station Ospizio Bernina and we walked round the track to next station.
And we chatched some photos of the passing trains of course.