"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14270 is ready for the lift by two large railway cranes after 30 years on a short piece of track in front of Erstfeld depot.

A first attempt to lift the "crocodile" at 10.30 AM failed, because the locomotive was moving around its longitudinal axis. The mounting on the crane had to be done in a different way and the acti... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II # 14270 from Erstfeld made a short fly today with the help of two large railway cranes back to the network. The 126 ton legend from the electrification of the Gotthard line i... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II from 1920 is dreaming in the snow from a better life, slowly rusting away.

The extra train on the way back from Airolo to Erstfeld with the Ce 6/8 II 14253 in the lead, Ae 8/14 11801 and Ae 6/6 11402.

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II 14253, built by SLM and MFO in 1919 for the Gotthard line of the SBB, is operational historic locomotive based in Erstfeld since 1976. Here the mighty reptile is standing on ... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II 14253 from Erstfeld, on a visit in Olten on the occasion of the depot festival, is passed by a live steam model of HG 2/3 6 of Steam Railway Furka mountain section (Dampfbahn... (more)

The 33 locos of the Ce 6/8 II lot had been delivered as no. 14251 to 14283 in the years 1921-1922. They had been equipped with their typical bar-drive with a flywheel at the outer end to reduce vi... (more)

"Crocodile" Ce 6/8 II 14270 was built in 1921 by SLM and BBC for the Gotthard line of the SBB. Withdrawn in 1969, the locomotive in on display in front of the large service building in Erstfeld si... (more)

Crocodile in the classic brown color with a special train of 1930' vintage cars for action pictures for the film "Mein Name ist Eugen" in the Wattinger curve below Wassen on the northern ascent to... (more)

The classic "Crocodile" locomotive Ce 6/8 II 14253 in traditional brown color was built in 1919 by SLM and MFO for the newly electrified Gotthard route, she was in regular service till 1976, the l... (more)

A Swiss 'Krokodil' in its hey day. No 14281 stands in Fluelen station with a northbound goods train on the Gotthard line. Photo taken by an unknown photographer in c1927.

"Crocodile" 14253 leaves the Wattinger loop tunnel and crosses the river Reuss with a charter for film purposes ("My Name is Eugene"), near Wassen. This type, built from 1919, was the standard fre... (more)

80th anniversary of Crocodile