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Stadler to supply 129 multisystem locomotives

Guest authors
September 28, 2024
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Stadler is to build 129 multisystem Bo-Bo locomotives for SBB, with potential form them to be used in outer EU countries

The Gotthard Base Tunnel reopens today

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September 2, 2024
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Monday 2 September marks the grand reopening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, after a year-long closure following a derailment. The tunnel is the main rail…

First test trains cross the restored tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2024
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After a hiatus of over a year, the first trains were deployed as a trial in the western tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, rebuilt…

Gotthard Base Tunnel to fully reopen on 2 September

Marco Raimondi
July 1, 2024
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The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the main rail connection between Switzerland and Italy has been closed since August 2023, causing massive headaches for the rail freight…

SBB Cargo France has no plans to take over Fret SNCF routes

Marco Raimondi
April 15, 2024
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A new subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways, christened SBB Cargo France, was recently established to provide services along “the French route through Alsace as an alternative to the German Rhine Valley”. A spokesperson from the company specified that there are no current plans to take over services from Fret SNCF, which is undergoing a…

Stadler sees five further Giruno trains ordered by SBB

Guest authors
February 15, 2024
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The order supports SBB’s expansion of international services to Italy and will see the high speed trains manufactured in Switzerland at Stadlers Bussnang plant