The Rhätische Bahn’s Bernina Express operates from Chur in Switzerland to Tirano, in Italy - a breathtakinghly scenic run of over four hours. At Ospizio Bernina the line reaches an altitude of 2,253 m, this making it Europe’s highest adhesion-worked railway. Its hourly services, some marketed as Bernina Express, complement those of the Glacier Express between Zermatt and St. Moritz. In 2000 RhB ordered from Stadler ten new air conditioned panoramic carriages, both first and second class, and such is their popularity among travellers on this world-famous touristic route that a further ten were ordered in April 2004.