With a very impressive black plume of smoke the Baldwin built former french railways SNCF 2-8-2 "Mikado" 141 R # 568 of owner Andrew Cook (William Cook Rail, UK) is storming up the 2.1 % grade through the Lavaux vineyards near Grandvaux on the line from Lausanne to Puidoux-Chexbres, with the Lake Geneva in the background. The train "La Capitale à tout vapeur" (to the capital of Switzerland, Berne, all by steam traction) came from Vallorbe via Lausanne and is running via Palézieux-Payerne-Kerzers-Lyss to Berne and back via Fribourg-Lausanne to Vallorbe. The 2929 Hp, coal fired (with stoker) 141 R # 568 was built by the Baldwin Locomotiv Works in 1945 and entered service in april 1946 in France. It is now operated by association "141 R 568" in Vallorbe. The first marron car is a former french mail car, now serving as staff and tools car. Following are 8 Swiss Classic Train (SCT) former SBB cars, lettered as Bern-L?tschberg-Simplon, of owner Andrew Cook. In the rear is electric locomotive Re 420 # 503 of Travys for help on the heavy grade.
