Virtual Railfan Tour of Switzerland - Wednesday - Spiez


Looking south east at Spiez. To the right is the main line towards Brig and Italy through the Lotschberg tunnels. To the left the line drops down to run beside Lake Thun to Interlaken.

Spiez is on the Bern Lorschberg Simplon (BLS) main line between between Bern and Brig.  It carries heavy passenger and freight traffic with many freight trains having locomotives added or taken off for the grades through to Italy.  There is a convenient overbridge and a several places to obtain refreshments.  Many of the freight trains are recrewed here in the passenger platforms.

Passenger trains 
 The BLS runs local services from Bern and Zweisimmen (Golden Pass) through to Interlaken and Brig.  The SBB has a number of long distance services while DB ICE trains run to Interlaken.


A sight not seen anymore is a BLS brown Re 4/4 on a local train from Interlaken

A BLS Re 4/4 on a Regio service arriving from Bern

BLS EMU on a local service

SBB double deck KISS train.

SBB Pendolino from Italy
Paul took this video of a 610 Pendolino departing while I was at the platform end.

DB ICE train heading for Interlaken

Italian Pendolino

Freight Trains
At times there is a lot of activity with freight trains being slotted into the passenger schedules as well as adding or removing locomotives.  Locomotives waiting for their assignments are stood along the southern side.

BLS Vectron

Older BLS Re 4/4

BLS 465

BLS Vectron

SBB postal train behind a Re 4/4

An SBB TRAXX

SBB Cargo 10/10

With all this action there is still time to slot in the odd work train

If you can break away from the station the town and lake is worth exploring.

There are many videos to choose on YouTube




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