With the reintroduction of direct ICE trains from Basel SBB to Lausanne, SBB RABe 512 trains have taken over service on the "new" connecting line from ...

With the reintroduction of direct ICE trains from Basel SBB to Lausanne, SBB RABe 512 trains have taken over service on the "new" connecting line from Biel/Bienne to Lausanne.

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First off, the EXIF date is correct – the SBB RABe 522 210 is operating as RE 56 4560 on its way to Biel/Bienne, a good month after the timetable change and the conversion of the

With EuroCity 'Bonifatius' NS 1609 calls at Utrecht CS on 21 August 1998.

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 512

With the reintroduction of direct ICE trains from Basel SBB to Lausanne, SBB RABe 512 trains have taken over service on the "new" connecting line from Biel/Bienne to Lausanne.

The picture shows an IR 55 from Zurich to Biel/Bienne shortly after departing Grenchen Süd.

January 13, 2026

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EXIF: SONY ILCA-77M2, Date 2026:01:13 09:42:36, Exposure time: 1/400, Blend: 56/10, ISO250, Focal length: 450/10

On 18 January 2001 NS 1851 stands at Den Haag CS.

A SBB RABe 512 on the way to Bex by his stop in Vevey.

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‘Foreign’ signals and overhead lines quickly give it away: this SBB RABe 512 was not photographed in Switzerland; since the 2025/26 timetable change, the SBB RABe 512 has been reaching Annemasse in France, albeit, like its ‘predecessors’, the SBB RABe 511, only on the single track ‘G’ electrified with 15,000 volts and 16 2/3 Hz. 21 February 2026 
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Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 512

 19 961x1200 Px, 22.02.2026

An SBB RABe 512 travelling as RE 33 from Annemasse to St. Maurice reaches the Veytaux-Chillon stop, but this train passes through without stopping. 4 February 2026 
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Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 512

 16 1200x877 Px, 18.02.2026

On the plattform 1 in Bex is arriving the RE 33 from Annemasse to St Maurice. In theis service is running a SBB RABe 512. 19.01.2026 
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Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 512

 28 1200x806 Px, 25.01.2026

A SBB RABe 512 on the way to Bex by his stop in Vevey. In the background is a CEV ABeh 2/6 to see. 13.01.2026 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Switzerland / Electric multiple units / RABe 512

 29 1200x806 Px, 24.01.2026

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