These are the alternative routes for Freiburg-Basel traffic
A map with possible alternative routes is available for traffic impacted by the accident on the Rhine Valley railway in Germany. A bridge near Augen collapsed, and a freight train collided with the concrete structure...Read more
SBB Cargo orders 20 locomotives for Rhine-Alpine Corridor
Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo International has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The deal includes an option for 20 additional vehicles. All the units will be used by SBB Cargo International...Read more
Digging for answers in Rastatt Tunnel
Nearly a year after a landslip at the now infamous Rastatt Tunnel paralysed European rail freight traffic, the soil at the site is investigated to analyse what went wrong. Joint venture (ARGE) Tunnel and Deutsche...Read more
Award plaudits for freight-friendly Gotthard project
Visionaries who designed the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world’s longest rail tunnel – to shift freight to rail on a mass scale have received the 2018 European Railway Award. Built over 17 years and costing...Read more