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July 8, 2019 | Main line

SBB suspends inter-city appeal following talks with BLS

SWISS Federal Railways’ (SBB) has announced it has asked the Federal Administrative Court to suspend its appeal against the Swiss Federal Transport Office’s (BAV) allocation of inter-city concessions after weeks of discussions with BLS.

June 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Weeds in hot water as SBB trials herbicide alternatives

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has identified a range of alternatives to the use of the herbicide glyphosate, including spraying weeds with hot water, as the national railway plans to phase out the herbicide by 2025.

June 5, 2019 | High-speed

TGV Lyria: bringing frequent fliers back down to earth

Providing a comfortable service on high-speed trains as an alternative to air travel is the formula offered by TGV Lyria, which operates high-speed services between Switzerland’s main cities and Paris. Anitra Green talks to TGV Lyria’s director general Fabien Soulet, about the strategy.

May 31, 2019 | Main line

SBB considers reintroducing night trains

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) is thinking of reintroducing overnight sleeper trains due to increasing environmental concerns and political pressure, according to a report by Swiss broadcasting company SFR.

May 29, 2019 | Freight

Nexxiot secures funding for IoT sensor production

NEXXIOT, Switzerland, has secured SFr 35m ($US 34.8m) funding from DiaMedCare, Switzerland, to guarantee the long-term production of its new generation of IoT Globehopper sensors.

May 20, 2019 | Rolling stock

GoldenPass variable-gauge system successfully tested

PROSE has successfully tested a newly-developed gauge-changing bogie and the associated gauge changing system in Zweisimmen.

May 16, 2019 | Freight

SBB Cargo pioneers automatic couplers

SWISS rail freight company SBB Cargo has initiated a pilot automatic coupling process for locomotives and rolling stock, which the company says is potentially the first step towards automation of last mile operation.

May 10, 2019 | Main line

BLS pauses plan to take on Swiss inter-city services

SWITZERLAND’s second-largest railway BLS announced on May 9 that it will not take over the operation of two inter-city routes it was awarded in June 2018 by the Swiss Transport Office (BAV) following a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court.

May 9, 2019 | Fleet

SBB Giruno inter-city EMUs enter commercial service

SWISS Federal Railways marked the entry into passenger service of its new fleet of RABe 501 Giruno inter-city EMUs on May 8 with a special run from Zürich to Erstfeld.

April 17, 2019 | Financial

BLS declares loss in 2018 despite revenue increase

BLS, Switzerland’s second largest railway, reported positive operational results across all four sectors in 2018, but still ended the year with a loss.

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