The association SGEG, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Eisenbahngeschichte (translated: Swiss Society for Railway History) introduces itself to you on the following pages:
On a related note: Homepage
When we migrated our homepage to the now standard WordPress platform four years ago, we had already decided to redesign the colour scheme. To keep things simple, we opted for a two-step approach. Unfortunately, the second step was delayed for years for various reasons…
Now, the sombre SBB green with yellow lettering (like the lettering on railway carriages) has given way to lighter tones that are more appealing and, above all, easier to read. At the same time, the site should no longer appear so fragmented on mobile phones, although this is still a work in progress.
We have now started the conversion process and it will take some time. There will be few changes to the content of the website. We apologise for any temporary malfunctions or visual imperfections. However, we welcome any feedback on such issues. Perhaps we haven’t noticed them yet…
The old logo has been replaced by the new one, and the navigation bar at the top now features a drop-down menu. It leads to the same places as the previous navigation bar in the left-hand column, which will remain as an alternative. Clicking on the SGEG logo will take you back to the home page.
The list of links has disappeared, as it was hardly ever used (everyone uses Google these days; no one searches on the SGEG website) but required a lot of maintenance. The main contact page can now be found under the main heading ‘Association’.
The page for subscribing to a newsletter has disappeared. It was never used, and if anyone wants to contact us, there are other ways to do so.
News items have been moved from the right-hand column to the left-hand column, so the right-hand column has disappeared.
The partner display has also disappeared and will be relaunched under the main heading ‘Association’. The second navigation bar to the SGEG pages at the bottom has also disappeared. Written in blue on a green background, hardly anyone saw or used it…