Page last updated 27th November 2023
SWISS EXPRESS is the Society’s magazine published four times a year in March, June, September and December.
The December issue was dispatched to members at the end of November and includes the following features:
● The Gotthard Base Tunnel Derailment.
● Where’s Heidi?
● SBB Tractors – part 3.
● The VHE – The Verein Historische Eisenbahn Emmental.
● A First Swiss Visit – more information..
● BLS – Mika suceeds Lötschberger.
● The Gotthard Tunnel diversions over the ‘Panoramic’ Route.
● Future secured – the Mountain Route from Rheineck to Walzenhausen.
● Operating the Lötschberg Tunnel in the 1930s
● Swiss News.
● Heritage News.
● Society Pages.
● Society Diary – Branches and Meetings.
● Ivan Rodrigues from STC writes.
● Where’s Heidi?
● And Finally……….
All editions of Swiss Express, which cover the years 1995 to 2021, are available to download in pdf format from the “Swiss Express” page within the Members Area.
Back issues are available from SRS Sales, price £1.50 per issue, apart from the previous years magazines (2022) which cost £14.00 for the set of four. These can be purchased either from our on-line shop or by post from SRS Sales. Please look at the on-line shop to see which back issues are available.
Current year magazines (2023) are only available for sale under special circumstances.
Martin Fisher has compiled a new index to Swiss Express going back to issue No. 1 in subject order and in pdf format
Part one covers the first 60 issues from January 1985 until December 1999
Part two covers the subsequent 64 issues from January 2000 until December 2015
Part three covers the issues from March 2016 until December 2019
Part four covers the issues from March 2020 until December 2022
Part five covers the issues from March 2023 until December 2023
These are also available as searchable Excel documents
1985 to 1999 2000 to 2015 2016 to 2019 2020 to 2022 2023
The magazine editor is Graeme Henderson –
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Click on the “year” to see the cover and contents of that years magazines
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2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
The magazine has been published in A4 format since 2011 from 1985 until 2010 it was published in A5 format.
The next issue of Swiss Express will be published in March 2024.