PE143 SOB-Linien und angrenzende SBB-Linien

SOB (Südostbahn)
SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen

The SOB operates two independent regional rail networks in the pre-Alps area. One network is located in the canton of Schwyz and connects Arth-Goldau with Pfäffikon SZ and Wädenswil with Einsiedeln, where the SOB trains cope with gradients of up to 2%. The other network is located in Northeastern Switzerland and connects Romanshorn with Nesslau in Toggenburg.

The SBB line in the Toggenburg between Wil SG and Wattwil is served by trains from Thurbo and is considered an extended line to Nesslau, which in turn belongs to the SOB. Today, however, there are no continuous features.

The two SOB networks are connected by Voralpenexpress. The express trains take the route from Lucerne via Arth-Goldau, Rapperswil and Wattwil to St. Gallen. At the time of filming, the Voralpenexpress went to Romanshorn. The Rickentunnel, which is run by the Voralpen-Express - it is the longest straight railway tunnel in Switzerland - belongs to the SBB, whereas the Wasserfluh and Bruggwald tunnels are the two longest tunnels of the SOB; The 3 largest viaducts are located between Degersheim and St. Gallen. The pre-alpine region is characterized by hilly landscapes and partly has the character of a mountain range. which is why there are a large number of artificial structures on the section between Kaltbrunn and Wittenbach on the difficult topography.

Wädenswil – Einsiedeln (21'18")

Einsiedeln – Wädenswil (23'03")

Nesslau-Neu St. Johann – Wil SG (36'30")

Wil SG – Wattwil (20'16")

Luzern - Romanshorn (2h 21'40")

total RT 4h 02'47"   Double disc

All Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains and Van den Burg products are in PAL format. Region free (0).  

      DVD and BluRay compatibility in North America.

• Regions format and players
• Region 1 USA, Canada, US Territories
• All Region 1 DVDs are NTSC format. Many north American players are still NTSC region 1 only.
• Region 0 (region free) DVDs can be PAL or NTSC format. Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains are all PAL format
• The latest models of DVD players sold in north America are usually NTSC & PAL  compatible.              
•  TVs
• Some North American TVs play NTSC only.
• The latest TVs in north America play both 50Hz (European) and 60Hz (US)- probably High Definition sets.
• BluRay  discs
• To be able to play Blu-Ray discs,  you need a HDTV (High Definition Television), a multi region Blu-Ray Disc Player, HDMI cable and a Blu-Ray Disc.  Please note that BR players are also capable of playing standard DVDs.
• Summary
• The requirements for North American customers to watch PAL DVDs are:
• a multi region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV system;
• or be willing to watch the movie using a pc/laptop DVD ROM drive (pcs are not format dependent.
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• please contact us by email if you have any questions or would like a sample PAL disc sent.

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