Trans Europ Express Iris in 1979, seen departing Zürich for Brussels , 1983 in 1992, after being taken out of TEE service (in 1988), converted to two-class and repainted grey. Although no longer a TEE, it still has its TEE badge on the front. These trains were originally used on the following services: • TEE
Gottardo, Zürich – Milano • TEE
Cisalpin, Milano – Paris • TEE
Ticino, Milano – Zürich The trains ran in a 4-day circulation: •
Gottardo, Zürich – Milano, and
Cisalpin, Milano – Paris •
Cisalpin, Paris – Milano •
Ticino, Milano – Zürich – Milano, and
Gottardo, Milano – Zürich •
layover in Zurich From 30 May 1965, the southbound
Gottardo started from Basel, but nevertheless the northbound train still terminated in Zürich. This led to an empty run (every fourth day for any given trainset) from Zürich to Basel. From 30 September 1979, this section was only served on weekdays, and on 23 May 1982 it was withdrawn entirely. During the summers of 1974–1979 the
Gottardo was extended from Milano to Genova (in both directions). • TEE
Edelweiss, Zürich – Brussels – Amsterdam • TEE
Iris, Zürich – Brussels The last TEE
Edelweiss ran on 26 May 1979, and the TEE
Iris on 30 May 1981. The last international TEE until 1993—and the last TEE anywhere to use RAe TEE II trainsets—was the
Gottardo, which ran as a Trans Europ Express for the very last time on 24 September 1988, from Milano to Zürich. as well as in non-EC service between Bern and
Frasne, France. In May 1993, the RABe sets were taken off of the
Simplon railway line service (Lausanne to Milano) and the freed-up trainsets redeployed on a then-new Zürich to Stuttgart service == Preservation ==