Baldwin built, former french railways SNCF, 2-8-2 "Mikado" steamlocomotive 141 R # 568 (owner Andrew Cook of Wiiliam Cook Rail) is now based at Vallorbe ant operated by association 141R568. This day it made a nice roundtrip through western part of Switzerland, called "Lac Léman et campagne Vaudois" (Lake Geneva and landscape of canton Vaud). The route was from Vallorbe to Lausanne, through the vineyards up to Puidoux-Chexbres, to Romont-Fribourg-Payerne-Moudon-Palézieux-Lausanne back to Vallorbe. The train is tackling the 1.8 % grade near Puidoux-Chexbres towards Moreillon. Because in the rear of the 11 car train, electric locomotive Re 420 # 503 of Travys shoved rather powerful sadly, the coal fired locomotive shows nearly no smoke and exhaust was poor.
