Latest Switzerland News
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Swiss Railway Infrastructure Projects Progressing Well
The Federal Office of Transport has published its 2018 progress report on the state of Swiss railway infrastructure projects.
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Stadler and Rhaetian Railway Unveil New Capricorn Train
Stadler and RhB unveiled the new Capricorn train to the public today. The special feature of this multiple unit is that it's separable.
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Industry Insider Week 15 – 9 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider Week 15, with all the week's rail news, including problems with the ICE 4 and new trains for South Africa.
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Alstom Coradia Polyvalent for Léman Express Unveiled
Alstom has unveiled its first finished Coradia Polyvalent commuter train for the Léman Express project, connecting France and Switzerland.
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Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
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Stadler Giruno High-Speed Train for the Gotthard Receives Operating Licence
Stadler Giruno high-speed train for the Gotthard is given its operating licence by the Swiss Federal Office of Transport. The client is SBB.
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider Week 12
The Industry Insider week 12 featuring all the must-read rail news stories from 18–22 March, including the Eurotunnel shuttle refurbishment.
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Trans-Alpine Freight Transport: Rail Increases Market Share to 70.5%
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has published figures for the trans-alpine freight transport for 2018. Rail has reached a modal share …
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7 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 11
All the important news from the railway sector for week 11 of 2019 in the Railway-News Industry Insider, from rolling stock orders to signal…
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CRRC Wins Contract for 50 Flat Cars in Switzerland
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC has won a contract for 50 flat cars with Swiss logistics firm Hupac. CRRC is also responsible for TS…
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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Switzerland to Reduce Price of Using Rail Network by 90 Million
The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has announced it wants to reduce the price train operators pay for using the rail network starting in …
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Swiss Federal Railways to Sell Four Re 446 Locomotives
Swiss Federal Railways is selling its four Re 446 locomotives. They currently operate on the Voralpen-Express route. The Stadler Traverso wi…
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Harsco Rail Provides Overhead Catenary System Vehicles for Swiss Network
The overhead catenary system vehicles are being finalized in close cooperation with the client, SBB. The diesel electric locomotive is calle…
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Switzerland: SBB and Stadler Sign Contract for New 'Mouette' FLIRT Trains
Starting in December 2020 SBB will take over the Bern-La Chaux-de-Fonds route from BLS. As a result, SBB has ordered new 'Mouette' FLIRT tra…
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11 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 50
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 50 (10–14 December 2018): all the week's important rolling stock, infrastructure, business, polic…
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Stadler Lands Contract for 12 Additional FLIRT Traverso Trains for Switzerland
Stadler has signed a contract with Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (SOB) to supply an additional 12 FLIRT trains. Starting on 12 December 2021 …
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Stadler to Supply Cross-Border Ticino Lombardy Trains to FNM
New Ticino Lombardy trains: Stadler and FNM have signed a framework agreement for new electric cross-border trains that will enter service i…
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Stadler GUARDIA Train Control System to be Installed on Swiss FLIRT Trains
Stadler and its joint venture ANGELSTAR together developed the GUARDIA train control system. Today, Stadler has announced that FLIRT trains …
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Bombardier TWINDEXX Swiss Express Trains Given Operating Licence in Switzerland
The Bombardier TWINDEXX Swiss Express double decker trains have been granted their operating licence by the Swiss Federal Transport Office (…
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Stadler Tramlink Rolling Stock Chosen for Limmat Valley Line
Swiss transport operator Aargau Verkehr AG has announced it has selected Stadler Tramlink rolling stock for the narrow-gauge light rail line…
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Switzerland: Stadler and Südostbahn AG (SOB) Introduce New 'FLIRT' For Voralpen-Express
Stadler and Südostbahn AG (SOB) have launched the companies’ new multiple-unit train; ‘Traverso," for the Voralpen-Express, Switzerland. The…
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Bombardier Unveils New FLEXITY Tram Design for Zurich
Bombardier and VBZ unveil their 1:1 FLEXITY tram model, made exclusively for the city of Zurich, to journalists and special guests. The FLEX…
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Baselland Transport Tests Collision Warning System for its Trams
The light rail collision warning system used combines a video camera and a radar sensor with a control unit. The radar sensor detects the sp…