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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 18, 2018 | Signalling

Swiss ATO pilot set for December 2019 launch

SWITZERLAND’s Southeastern Railway (SOB) announced on December 17 that a panel of judges has selected a winning concept for an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) pilot, which SOB is implementing as part of the Swiss Smartrail 4.0 programme.

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

December 13, 2018 | Fleet

SOB orders additional Flirt EMUs from Stadler

SWISS operator Southeast Rail (SOB) and Stadler signed a contract in St Gallen on December 13 for the delivery of 12 additional Flirt EMUs, including seven eight-car Traverso Flirt trains, and five standard four-car sets.

December 11, 2018 | Light Rail

Automating Switzerland’s Waldenburg Railway

Prose has conducted a feasibility study into the phased automation of a narrow-gauge light rail line in Switzerland as part of a major upgrade. As Sandro Napoli, senior consultant at Prose explains, the project is expected to pave the way for future narrow-gauge railway automation in Switzerland.

December 10, 2018 | Europe

French-Swiss cross-border rail link reopens

THE 20km line from Delle on the Swiss-French border to Belfort was officially reopened on December 6 ahead of the reintroduction of train services with the start of the new timetable on December 9. Most of the line has been out of service since 1992.

December 3, 2018 | Fleet

FNM orders nine Stadler EMUs for Tilo cross-border services

NORTH Milan Railway (FNM) and Stadler have signed a framework agreement worth €114.4m for the supply of nine interoperable EMUs approved for operation in Italy and Switzerland for use on the Tilo (Ticino - Lombardy) cross-border service.

December 1, 2018 | Freight

Cooperation is the name of the game in Swiss logistics

A combination of rail and road transport is being used in the logistics chain to good effect in Switzerland. Anitra Green reports on how operators are innovating and cooperating for their mutual benefit.

November 26, 2018 | Signalling

Stadler to install Guardia ETCS Level 2 on BLS Flirt fleet

STADLER will install its Guardia ETCS Level 2 system developed with the AngelStar joint venture on the new fleet of Flirt trains to be delivered to Swiss operator BLS, the first major deployment of the system in Switzerland.

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.

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