| SBB Cargo 420 251 was outshopped today with new "175 year Swiss railways" livery. A few milestones of Swiss railway history: 1847 First train, called “Spanish Bred Train” run between Zürich and Baden; 1852 The parliament decided by law, against the government, to put the development of rail tracks and railway companies into the hands of cantons and private companies; 1882 Opening of the Gotthard summit tunnel; 1902 Switzerland nationalized the complete railway system. |