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SBB orders 60 InterRegio double-deck trains from Stadler
Of the 60 new InterRegio double-deck trains, 41 will help to replace SBB's old fleet and the remaining 19 will be used to reduce capacity bottlenecks on particular regional services.
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SBB reflects on the impact of the pandemic on its business during 2020
Over the course of 2020, SBB experienced losses of 1.32 million passengers per day and a decrease of 28.9 per cent in passenger revenues.
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Green Cargo to test digital automatic coupling to improve efficiency
By introducing DAC on its wagons, Green Cargo will improve capacity, punctuality, the working environment, efficiency and profitability.
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Freight operator Lineas brings new connecton to four-country region
Three Xpress trains per week will connect Antwerp to Langweid-Foret, the Swabia region in southern Germany, and further to Wolfurt in the Austrian Vorarlberg region.
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DB and SBB to expand services between Germany and Switzerland
As well as introducing new direct services between the two countries, SBB and DB will work to ensure that travel times will be further reduced.
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Plans to expand Nightjet services in Europe
SBB and ÖBB are working to increase Nightjet services to 25 European destinations from 2023 in response to rising demand for sustainable travel.
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SBB’s CEO, Andreas Meyer, will stand down in 2020
The CEO of Swiss Federal Railways is set to leave the national railway company in 2020, and his replacement is expected to appoint a new management team.
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Fibre optic sensing in railway infrastructure monitoring
The Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy at Graz University of Technology has vast experience in railway asset and lifecycle management and has collaborated with various infrastructure managers such as ÖBB, SBB and Bane NOR over the last 25 years. Here, Ivan Vidovic and Matthias Landgraf from the Institute…
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Giruno Gotthard train granted to operate at 200km/h on the Swiss network
This clears the way for the new Gotthard train to travel with passengers on the Swiss rail network for the first time.
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FNM and Stadler sign agreement for the supply of interoperable electric trains
Together with the recently signed contract for the supply of 30 FLIRT DMU, the Stadler train fleet in Italy will grow to over 200 trains.
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Stadler’s automatic train protection system deployed in latest BLS fleet
For the first time in Switzerland, a large series of multiple units will be equipped with an ETCS automatic train protection system.
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BAV issues SBB an operating licence for TWINDEXX double-deck trains
The approval of operation means SBB can move forward with its timetable change; offering more reliable and enjoyable train services.
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New rail bridge in Swiss mountains is officially open
Railway traffic will run over the new bridge from 4 November 2018, and the refurbishment is expected to provide another 70 years of use.
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Stadler’s new Traverso FLIRT trains to replace SOB’s existing fleet
The new vehicles offer a high-quality passenger experience with carefully designed interiors that will satisfy all customers on board.
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Stadler reveals first ‘Traverso’ train for Südostbahn AG
The new FLIRT trains will provide improved passenger comfort, amenities and accessibility across the Swiss railway network…