Historic train ride for the double anniversary of the RAe TEE II 1053 and SBB Historic The RAe TEE was not only the SBB’s most comfortable train – it was the only one with a separate ladies’ toilet with a make-up corner – it was also the first train in Europe that could run freely under all four electricity systems in Europe.
It also represented a high point of Swiss mechanical engineering and is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. For the 60th birthday of the international luxury train RAe TEE II 1053, treat yourself to a round trip from Olten at the anniversary price. As in the past, you can refresh yourself at the bar or eat in the dining car.
26.06.2021
TEE Reloaded
Those who are nostalgic about the railways will remember times long past – and everyone who also travels across borders by train should be happy: The once legendary Trans-Europ-Express (TEE) could come back. At least that is what Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) wants to initiate on Monday at the EU Transport Ministers’ Conference. This could make rail travel over long distances within Europe more attractive.
The system had already existed for 30 years, it was discontinued in 1987. The sets used consisted exclusively of air-conditioned first-class wagons, speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour were possible on upgraded routes. The trains of the various European railway companies were painted uniformly in wine red and beige. TEE connections existed between the states of the European Economic Community as well as Austria and Switzerland. They were replaced by the not so comfortable Eurocity.
07.08.2021 TEE Emmental II
Kraftwerk’s minimalist 1976 tribute to the pleasure of long-distance train journeys will likely be familiar to music fans, but to a generation of Europeans, Trans Europe Express remains a byword for fast, luxurious international travel.
Replaced by the patchy and somewhat less glamorous EuroCity brand in 1987, the stylish red and ivory TEE trains were a response to the growth of air travel and the private car in the late 1950s.
In Nieuw-Vennep (the Netherlands) a ‘pop-up’ museum has been created with TRANSPORT as its theme. It is a consolidation of eleven groups all aiming to preserve heritage of forms of mobility They organised themselves as ‘Stichting Nederlands Transport Museum’ in 2017.
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