The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) updated the country’s strategy for the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The new programme focusses on implementing cab-signalling with European Train Control System (ETCS)...Read more
Accident updateThe Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) said that repairing the damage caused by the derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel from last August will cost between 103 and 135 million euros (100 and 130 million Swiss...Read more
Accident updateThe west tube of the Gotthard Base Tunnel is currently unavailable due to a disastrous freight train derailment last August. Despite the still-usable east shaft being reserved for rail freight, the Federal Swiss Railway said...Read more
Accident updateThe western tunnel of the Gotthard Base Tunnel has been cleared from the debris left after a freight train derailment on Thursday 10 August. The last 16 wagons still in the tunnel were removed and...Read more
Clearance and rescue works in the western tube of the Gotthard Tunnel are expected to be finished by the end of September. SBB is currently working on removing the impacted wagons and locomotives, with eight...Read more
accident updateThe impact of the freight train derailment that occurred inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel on Thursday 10 August is expected to hit the rail industry quite significantly. The situation is slightly better for freight trains,...Read more
Accident updateThe Gotthard Base Tunnel is likely to be closed longer than expected after an accident involving a freight train occurred on Thursday 10 August. Initial estimates from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) stated that the...Read more
Accident updateThe train derailment that occurred Thursday 10 August inside the Gotthard Base Tunnel might cause the structure to be closed for quite some time. This is because the door that separates the two tunnels was...Read more
The Swiss Federal Council proposed to provide a one-off financial injection of 1,25 billion Swiss Francs to state-owned SBB and waive long-distance track access charges by 200 million Swiss Francs per year until 2029. The...Read more
A Swiss consortium that includes the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) launched the so-called DAC+ pilot freight train. This automated freight train is equipped with an automatic coupler including a digital data line. This new initiative...Read more
Savvy Telematics is to begin fitting Swiss Federal Railways’ (SBB) wagons with its GPS-equipped tracking software. The long-term partnership is aimed at improving the productivity and efficiency of SBB’s rail fleet by using the very...Read more
Big Data is one of the top three trends driving the European rail freight transportation market, according to a report by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. Focusing on Europe, the report analyses the most...Read more
