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  • SBB double-deck train in landscape
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    Swiss trains switch to 100% renewable electricity

    2025-01-01T07:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways trains are using electricity entirely from renewable sources from January 1.

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    Berner Oberland-Bahn train delivered

    2024-12-24T12:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Berner Oberland-Bahnen has taken delivery of the first of 10 ABeh 4/8 electric multiple-units being supplied by Stadler. An initial six three-car sets were ordered for SFr66m in May 2022. The first was delivered on December 12, and they are to enter service on the ...

  • Impression of Stadler locomotive for Rhätische Bahn
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    Swiss narrow gauge railways place joint locomotive order

    2024-12-16T10:09:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Narrow gauge operators Rhätische Bahn and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn have placed a SFr100m joint order for 11 Stadler electro-diesel locomotives. The 1 000 mm gauge locomotives will be manufactured at Stadler’s Bussnang works. Eight will be delivered to RhB and the remaining three to MGB. ...

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    Comment: A waning appetite for competition

    2024-12-13T09:00:00Z

    While the EU’s third and fourth railway packages sought to liberalise the passenger rail sector within the bloc and influence it beyond, the establishment of a competitive dynamic within the European market seems less assured than it has for some time, argues Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.

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    RBS orders tailor-made Stadler trains

    2024-11-28T11:18:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Bern suburban operator Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn has awarded Stadler a SFr190m contract to supply 20 custom electric multiple-units to replace its oldest vehicles and increase capacity on Solothurn – Bern RegioExpress route RE5. It is the third order RBS has placed with Stadler. The new EMUs ...

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    Flirt Evo trains ordered to standardise Swiss regional fleet unveiled

    2024-11-19T06:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways and its local subsidiaries Thurbo and RegionAlps have formally unveiled the first of the Stadler Flirt Evo electric multiple-units being supplied under a large framework order. The procurement is intended to standardise the regional train fleet to provide more efficient maintenance and ...

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    Devastating floods hit Stadler supply chain

    2024-11-14T12:48:00Z

    EUROPE: Stadler says three ‘severe weather disasters’ in the last five months have had a ‘massive impact’ on its supply chain and forced the company to adjust its financial guidance. A new double-deck trainset was also lost to flooding. Spain The company’s ...

  • Stadler Signalling and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signed a partnership agreement on October 16 covering modernisation of the railway’s signalling using Stadler’s Eurolocking signal and train control.
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    Stadler to upgrade Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signalling

    2024-10-29T05:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Stadler Signalling and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signed a partnership agreement on October 16 covering modernisation of the railway’s signalling using Stadler’s Eurolocking signal and train control. The SFr34m contract runs for 10 years and includes all project work, from planning and installation to testing ...

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    SBB unveils first modernised ICN trainset

    2024-10-25T14:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The first of the 44 ICN tilting inter-city trainsets to be refurbished was unveiled by Swiss Federal Railways on October 24. Following testing, the seven-car RABDe 500 trainset is expected to re-enter service this year. The fleet was built by Adtranz and Fiat-SIG, later Bombardier ...

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    Interview: SBB’s Ducrot prioritises co-operation over competition

    2024-10-23T10:11:00Z

    Chief Executive of Swiss Federal Railways Vincent Ducrot is keenly aware of the need to keep passenger and freight customers satisfied. Toma Bačić asked how his strategy would achieve that objective. 

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    GoldenPass Express locomotives ordered

    2024-10-18T09:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Berner Oberland-Bahn has awarded Stadler a contract to supply six custom-made locomotives. The order covers two types: four Ge4/4 900 V DC electric locomotives for push-pull operation of GoldenPass Express passenger trains and two similar Gem4/4 electro-diesel locomotives to haul maintenance trains. The four-axle 3 ...

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    Single-deck EMUs to replace double-deck coaches

    2024-09-30T11:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 17 three-car Flirt EMUs for use on the 13·2 km S-Bahn route S4 between Zürich HB and Sihlwald. These will replace eight sets of life-expired loco-hauled single and double-deck stock on the Sihltalbahn. The ...

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    FART train on show at InnoTrans

    2024-09-26T16:09:00Z

    INNOTRANS: Stadler has unveiled a custom-designed electric multiple-unit for the narrow gauge Centovalli railway which runs for 52 km between Locarno in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy. Stadler is known for its tailor-made trains, and the 1 000 mm gauge EMU can cope with ...

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    French railway enhancements needed to support European freight modal shift

    2024-09-26T11:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Combined transport company Hupac says railways in eastern France need to be enhanced to ensure the long-term reliability of north-south European freight services by offering an alternative to routes through Germany. Following three years of preparation, SBB Cargo International, Captrain France, DB InfraGo and SNCF ...

  • SBB Cargo and Stadler have signed a framework agreement covering up to 129 multisystem electric locomotives
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    Locos ordered to lead Swiss rail freight into the future

    2024-09-26T08:57:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: SBB Cargo and Stadler have signed a framework agreement at InnoTrans covering the supply of up to 129 multi-system electric locomotives, with a firm order for an initial 36. They will be delivered between 2027 and 2035 to replace the ageing Re420 locos and support a ...

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    Frequentis to replace SBB communication system

    2024-09-24T11:00:00Z

    Source: SBB CFF FFS SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has selected Frequentis to supply and maintain technology to replace its current dispatching system and manage communications for more than 11 000 trains per day. The IMS Service BTA platform is intended to enhance communications between control centres, staff ...

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    Metre-gauge EMU order increased

    2024-09-08T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Italian operator SSIF has placed a firm order for an additional four-car Stadler electric multiple-unit for use on the 1 000 mm gauge Domodossola – Locarno line which it operates in partnership with its Swiss counterpart FART. This takes SSIF’s total order to four units. ...

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    Gotthard Base Tunnel fully reopens after derailment damage is repaired

    2024-09-05T10:45:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel has fully reopened, 389 days after a derailed freight train caused extensive damage to the slab track in the western bore of the world’s longest railway tunnel. ‘The Gotthard Base Tunnel is not only a connection between German-speaking Switzerland ...

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    Narrow-bodied EMUs ordered for Swiss line with restricted clearances

    2024-08-23T13:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Stadler a SFr140m contract to supply 11 narrow-bodied electric multiple-units for use on Seetalbahn services from Luzern to Emmenbrücke and Lenzburg. The route between Emmenbrücke and Lenzburg was originally built partly as a roadside light railway, and vehicles are restricted ...

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    Liechtenstein railway modernisation project launched

    2024-08-14T11:00:00Z

    LIECHTENSTEIN: A €100m project has been launched to modernise the 18·5 km single track railway running through Liechtenstein from Feldkirch in Austria to Buchs in Switzerland.