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Steam locomotive E 2/2 No 11 St. Gotthard Railway GB 1881Construction locomotive of the St. Gotthard RailwayThis small locomotive uses the Brown system of lever-drive with elevated cylinders. The British engineer Charles Brown was the major founder of the Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works (SLM). He designed this special driving arrangement to reduce the width of the locomotive immediately above rail level. This type of construction was particularly suited for construction and factory locomotives as well as steam tramways.
  • Steam locomotive E 2/2 No 11 St. Gotthard Railway GB 1881
    Construction locomotive of the ...
  • GB Gotthardbahn (Gotthard-Bahn, Gotthardbahn-Gesellschaft) (1871 - 1909), Operator or user
    von Roll Giesserei Choindez (1871 - 1909), Operator or user
    SLM Schweizerische Lokomotiv- und Maschinenfabrik (1871 - 1998), Manufacturer
    Brown Charles sen. (1827 - 1905), Patent
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-72
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Sauber Petronas C16Switzerland 1997From driver to designerPeter Sauber built his first racing car in the cellar of his parents’ house. After a Swiss Championship title, Sauber decided to give up driving and to only build „racing machines“, as he calls them. Entry into Formula 1After successes with Mercedes in Group C in 1989 und 1990, this racing classification was dropped for reasons of cost. Formula 1 hardly costs anything more, but offers much more publicity. The racing team make their first start in the top class in 1991. Although some initial successes only establish the newcomer in the lower ranks, this represents a stable basis.Racing team without a trackAt the end of 2005, Peter Sauber sells 80% of his racing team to BMW. Even today, the BMW-Sauber team still has its offices in Hinwil, Zurich – a unique situation, because Sauber is the only team in Formula 1 that does not have a race track in its own country.
  • Sauber Petronas C16
    Switzerland 1997
    From driver to designer
    Peter Sauber built his first ...
  • PP Sauber AG (Sauber Motorsport AG, Red Bull Sauber AG, Sauber Petronas AG) (1970 - 2005), Betreiber/in, Hersteller/in, sign.
    Sauber Petronas Engineering AG (*1995), Engine manufacturer, sign.
    Herbert Johnny Paul (*1964), Racing driver, sign.
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-5936
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage Shooting Brake, GB/CH 1999The world’s fastest and most powerful estate carIn 1964, the British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin built its first estate car at the behest of the company owner so as finally to allow the family dog to travel in comfort and customary style. That’s why in this instance a sporty estate was developed from an exclusive sports car.The two Swiss companies Dante Rubli and Roos not only enhanced the chassis, but also fine tuned the engine and optimised the construction. The design stands apart from conventional sport cars lines and everyday family estate. The result – an independent shape, a car in the sporty luxury class: the fastest estate in the world.
  • Aston Martin V8 Vantage Shooting Brake, GB/CH 1999
    The world’s fastest and most powerful ...
  • Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd (1976), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Roos Engineering LTD (1976), Engine manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Design by Dante (1976), Designer/in, Carrossier, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-7621
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The magneto-inductive cable testThe cable is the most important structural element of the aerial railway. The travelling through the running gear, over rollers, round pinions and steering wheels, at a constant high tension, and the influence of the weather subject the cables to a perpetual wear and tear. For this reason they have to be periodically examined for possible damage.The wirebreak is the most frequent cable damage. Others are notches, pressure points, tears, corrosion and parts affected by lightning. Damage can be on the surface of the cable as well in the interior parts.Damaged cable = weakened cableGovernement regulations require therefore a periodic magneto-inductive cable test.In this disturbance-free method of examination the cable is locally magnetized and the differentiated formed magnetic field is abstracted by inductance. The electrical tensions arising thereby are visually recorded as a continuous diagram.
  • The magneto-inductive cable test
    The cable is the most important structural element of the ...
  • Ernst Kündig AG (1962), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-9108
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Ferryboat “Vogel Gryff” of the Basel Klingental Ferry Service, built 1962From Greater- to Lesser-Basel by ShipThe history of the Basel ferry, unlike that of its bridges, only goes back to the 19th century. The first ferry commuted between Harzgraben and Waisenhaus from 1854 until the opening of the Wettstein Bridge in 1877. From 1877, the Münster ferry, a little further downstream, was in operation, and in 1862 there was a ferry service between Totentanz and Kaserne. Under the name “Klingental Ferry” it is still working today, a “flying bridge for pedestrians”, as the ferries were described in a pilot project of 1848. The youngest of the three present-day Basel ferries, the St Alban ferry, dates from 1894. In 1944 on the initiative of the then director of the Basel Tourist Office, the three ferryboats were given the names of the heraldic figures from the three Lesser-Basel honorary companies. From downstream on, they are “Wilde Ma” (St Alban), “Leu” (Münster) and “Vogel Gryff” for the Klingental ferry. Until 1954 the three ferries were run by the Basel Cultural Society – the Basel Art Gallery was financed from the proceeds. Subsequently the Cultural Society donated these ships to the ferrymen who had manned them. In 1972 the Klingental ferry, and in 1976 the St Alban ferry, came into the hands of a foundation which appointed lessees, while the Münster ferry is still today in private ownership. In 1977 the “Wilde Ma” and in 1983 “Vogel Gryff” were replaced by new ships with the same name. The old “Vogel Gryff” now has a place of honour in the Transport Museum.
  • Ferryboat “Vogel Gryff” of the Basel Klingental Ferry Service, built 1962
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  • Fähri-Verein Basel (Verein Freunde Basler Fähren) (1974), Model operator, archivalisch belegt
    Johann Waldmeier AG Bootbau und Sport (1974), Model manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-9157
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Astronautennahrung für Apollo 11 in einem Display von Milprint Inc. (Verpackungshersteller), 1969
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  • Milprint Inc. (1899), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (*1958), Model operator, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-11411
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Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969Faster to the south with the car on the trainThe BLS railway company began conveying cars with their occupants through the Lötschberg and Simplon tunnels in 1926. In the early days, they were carried on open goods wagons hitched onto the back of a passenger or freight train. With the timetabled car/rail service launched in 1960, passengers stay in their cars. The car transport wagons now have roofs to guard against falling stones or contact with the catenary wire. The BLS celebrated its 40 millionth car transport in 2010.
  • Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969
    Faster to the south ...
  • SWS Schweizerische Wagons- + Aufzügefabrik AG (Schweiz. Wagonsfabrik Schlieren, Schweiz. Waggonsfabrik AG) (1899 - 1985), Manufacturer
    BLS Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Bahn (1907 - 2006), Operator or user
    BLS AG (*2006), Operator or user
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-11935
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Aerial cableway mast with two circulating gondolas, 2016One means of transport conquers the AlpsThe mast is equipped with articulated, cable-bearing sheave assemblies (arrays of grooved wheels). It also carries elements needed for its maintenance (e.g. the transverse struts) and to ensure the safety of those working on it. Usually, the cable passes over the sheave assemblies, which support the load. However, where a mast has to keep a cable down rather than up, the cable is made to pass beneath the sheave assemblies. Also possible are so-called compression assemblies that fulfil both roles.After 30 years of evolution, CWA’s fourth generation of Omega gondola with its ideal shape is seen by many as an industry standard. In 2015 gondolas could be found in over 60 countries – and increasingly in urban environments. Gondola development in Switzerland in terms of engineering know-how is focused on optimised aluminium profiles and connection technology.
  • Aerial cableway mast with two circulating gondolas, 2016
    One means of transport conquers ...
  • Garaventa AG, Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    CWA Carrosseriewerke Aarburg AG (*1939), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH (*1939), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-11948
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DS «Chablais»Güterdampfer 1904Genfersee
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  • Graf (Monogramm RG) Ruedi (Rudolf) (+2018), Model maker
    Gebrüder Sulzer AG (Gebr. Sulzer AG, Sulzer Frères SA) (*1834), Model manufacturer
    CGN Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le Lac Léman (*1873), Model operator
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-12139
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Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama helicopter HB-ZGP, France 1974Flying workhorseThe multi-purpose SA 315B helicopter by the French aerospace manufacturer Aérospatiale (formerly Sud Aviation) is based on the familiar Alouette II, though better suited to mountainous terrain thanks to its more powerful turbine. It was originally developed for the Indian Army. Its inaugural flight was in 1969. The aircraft is considered exceptionally reliable mechanically. Altogether more than 80 Lamas have been registered in Switzerland, although the number in active service as of March 2018 stands at 15.In 41 years of service, this particular example, built in 1974, worked over 24,000 flying hours in France, Bolivia and (from May 2005) Switzerland. That is a record for this type of helicopter in our country. This Lama was most recently in service with Alpinlift Helikopter AG in Buochs. Its missions in the often underrated realm of aerial transport included construction and installation projects in poorly accessible terrain, forestry work, providing alpine herdsmen and mountain refuges with supplies, and firefighting.
  • Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama helicopter HB-ZGP, France 1974
    Flying workhorse
    The multi-purpose ...
  • Alpinlift Helikopter AG (2005), Operator or user, archivalisch belegt
    Aérospatiale (-Matra) (1970 - 2000), Manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
    Turboméca (1938), Engine manufacturer, archivalisch belegt
  • Inv. Nr. VHS-12204
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Hans Erni (1909-2015)Picture panel for the UNESCO exhibition, Zurich 1949Hans Erni-Stiftung, Luzern, Depositum der Kunstsammlung des BundesA few months after the end of the Second World War, UNESCO was founded in London in November 1945 as a sub-organisation of the UN. Its objectives can be seen in its full name, "United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization", of which "UNESCO" is an abbreviated form reduced to the initial letters: To this day, the organisation is dedicated to the promotion of education, science and culture, as well as to mutual exchange among representatives of these fields, but also lay people from different countries. Still under the impression of the devastating war, one of UNESCO's overriding goals was to prevent future armed conflicts by promoting international communication.In 1949, Switzerland also joined this organisation, which was immediately celebrated at the end of August of that year by an exhibition in the Zurich Kongresshaus. The exhibition was also intended to inform the Swiss population about the aims and possibilities of this organisation and to encourage them to participate, which is why it was connected to the popular radio exhibition taking place at the same time.Central pieces of the exhibition, conceived and designed by the Zurich artist and designer Gottfried Honegger (1971-2016), were 13 picture panels by the Lucerne artist Hans Erni, who had achieved national fame a few years earlier with the monumental mural "Switzerland, the holiday land of nations" at the tourism pavilion of the 1939 Zurich National Exhibition.In Erni's virtuoso drawing style, the panels show motifs that can be loosely identified with UNESCO's fields of activity: A reading couple may be taken to indicate education, a head next to organ forms may signify science, while the multitude of faces - also found on the present panel - may stand for peacemaking communication. The panels are thus an early example of Hans Erni's lifelong endeavour to use his works to present complex issues in a visually appealing form. The panels were received very controversially: While some commentaries in the press praised their freshness and modernity, the conservative press in particular rejected the panels outright, whereby Erni's reputation as an "extreme leftist" artist in the Switzerland of the beginning Cold War may have played a role.After the exhibition, the panels disappeared and led a shadowy existence in a public depot for decades. They were recently restored on behalf of the Federal Art Collection and handed over on permanent loan to the Hans Erni Foundation, in whose museum they will be on public display again for the first time in decades.
  • Hans Erni (1909-2015)
    Picture panel for the UNESCO exhibition, Zurich 1949
    Hans ...
  • Erni Hans (Pseudonym François Grèques) (1909 - 2015)
  • Inv. Nr. HEM-424
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Logbook of the Comte AC-4 Gentleman CH-262 from 1933.This document is one example from the well over 150,000 records in the Swiss Museum of Transport collection. Around 12,000 records have been digitised and can be called up on the terminal in the documentation centre in Lucerne (in German). The online collection is being constantly expanded.
  • Logbook of the Comte AC-4 Gentleman CH-262 from 1933.
    This document is one example from the ...
  • Swissair (Schweizerische Luftverkehr AG, SAirGroup) (1931 - 2002), Author
    Alfred Comte Flugzeugwerke (Alfred Comte Schweiz. Flugzeugfabrik, Alfred Comte Luftverkehr, A. Comte Luftverkehr Zürich) (1923 - 1935), Model manufacturer
  • Inv. Nr. VA-23656
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