Cisalpino Tilting Trains
The original service was and still is branded under the name "Cisalpino" using the abbreviation "CIS" in timetables. It operated with 9 Italian ETR 470 tilting trains (colloquially known as "Pendolino").
During the 2009 timetable these trains were used two main routes to connect Milan with northern Switzerland. Four trains per day and per direction ran via the Lötschberg line to Bern and Basel. Zurich was connected via the Gotthardbahn with seven daily trains, of which three are direct, and four others require a change in Lugano on to a leased Swiss ICN train. One of the Zurich-bound trains originally ran as far north as Stuttgart, but was cut back to Schaffhausen in 2006.
Train maintenance was carried out in Milan Greco workshop by the Italian railway operator Trenitalia. Trains were staffed with personnel from Trenitalia, as well as the Swiss Federal Railways, while the catering was provided by the Italian company Cremonini.
The trains had two classes. In first class, power sockets were available. The Cisalpino train included a dining car.
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