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SWISS PostMail unveiled its newly-commissioned fleet of Habbiillnss sliding wall bogie freight wagons at its Härkingen sorting centre in central Switzerland this week.

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) railfreight subsidiary SBB Cargo and AlpTransit Gotthard operated the first freight train through the Gotthard Base Tunnel on January 16, marking another milestone in the test programme for the 57km tunnel, which is due to open in December.

SWITZERLAND's Federal Office of Transport (BAV) published a report on January 14 detailing the reasons behind the deterioration in the condition of the country's standard-gauge rail infrastructure and outlining potential solutions to the problem.

SWISS intermodal operator Ralpin carried 110,500 lorries on its Transalpine rolling road service last year, a 0.4% increase over 2015.

PLANS to upgrade Geneva's main railway station at Cornavin by constructing an underground extension with two tracks took a step forward yesterday with the signing of a general agreement by representatives of the Swiss Federal Office of Transport and the city and Canton of Geneva.

THE first intermodal terminal for direct loading of lorry semitrailers between rail and ferry in France was inaugurated at the Port of Calais on October 23.

THE Swiss Federal Office of Transport has granted a permit to Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to construct the new Bözberg railway tunnel.

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) announced its results for the first half of 2015 on September 15, revealing group profits surged 60.1% year-on-year to SFr 92m ($US 94m) despite the worsening financial performance of its freight unit.

A GROUP of independent engineers and transport experts in Switzerland has carried out a study in the possibility of setting up a car shuttle service on the Gotthard route as an alternative to building a second road tunnel.

THE Swiss Federal Transport Office and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have agreed a budget of SFr 7.6bn ($US 7.7bn) to fund rail infrastructure for the 2017-2020 period which is 15% more than the current 2013-2016 agreement.