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January 30, 2019 | Signalling

New Swiss traffic management system to boost capacity

A new railway traffic management system based on ETCS is under development in Switzerland following the successful completion of a feasibility study in December 2018 under the Smartrail 4.0 programme.

January 10, 2019 | Fleet

SBB criticises “unacceptable” Twindexx reliability

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) issued a statement on January 10 demanding immediate action from Bombardier to improve the reliability of its new Bombardier RABe 502 and RABDe 502 Twindexx (FV-Dosto) EMUs, which have suffered several failures since entering regular commercial operation last month.

December 20, 2018 | Fleet

SBB orders Stadler EMUs for Berne - La Chaux-de-Fonds services

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has awarded Stadler a contract worth around SFr 65m ($US 66m) to supply seven Flirt 3 EMUs for Line IR 66 (Berne - Neuchâtel - La-Chaux-de-Fonds) inter-regional services.

December 17, 2018 | Freight

Swiss government confirms plans for SBB Cargo reform

THE Swiss Federal Council has confirmed as part of its strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 2019-2022 that the company’s rail freight subsidiary, SBB Cargo, will be opened up to a third-party minority shareholder

November 19, 2018 | Metros

SBB turns down the heat on S-Bahn trains to save energy

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) announced on October 15 that it will begin onboard temperatures on Zurich S-Bahn trains from 22oC to 20oC during winter following a positive response to a pilot project.

November 5, 2018 | Fleet

Settlement reached in SBB Twindexx accessibility dispute

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) and lobby group Inclusion Handicap have reached an out-of-court settlement partially ending a dispute over accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility on the new fleet of Bombardier RABDe and RABe 502 Twindexx double-deck EMUs.

October 30, 2018 | Locomotives

SBB to modernise Matterhorn Gotthard Railway locomotives

MATTERHORN Gotthard Railway (MGB), Switzerland, has awarded SBB a SFr 35.4m ($US 35.2m) contract to modernise nine HGe 4/4 II geared locomotives and three BDt driving cars, and supply a spare parts package for the vehicles. The vehicles will be refurbished at the SBB workshop in Bellinzona over the next four years.

September 27, 2018 | Rolling stock

Suspension defects ground SBB Pendolinos

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has removed six RABe 503 Pendolino trains from service following the discovery of factory defects in the secondary suspension.

September 24, 2018 | Financial

Efficiency drive boosts SBB first-half profits

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) recorded consolidated net income of SFr 292m ($US 304m) in the first half of this year, a substantial increase over the SFr 152m in the first half of 2017, according to the company’s latest financial results.

August 29, 2018 | Rolling stock

Round Table Rail to simplify vehicle development and procurement

A joint initiative between rolling stock suppliers and major train operators was launched in Zürich on August 28 with the aim of simplifying rail vehicle development and procurement.

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