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BLS
June 16, 2023
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Fleet
Swiss gauge-changing GPX trains back in operation
Trains were withdrawn in February after issues were discovered with turnout components.
March 21, 2023
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Rolling stock
Pointwork wear problem found with MOB gauge-changing trains
GoldenPass Express fleet temporarily barred from BLS 1435mm-gauge section.
December 9, 2022
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Fleet
Swiss gauge-changing trains inaugurated
Singing star and Swiss ski legend name trains operating on both on metre and standard-gauge track.
April 8, 2022
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Fleet
New trains to enter service in Lucerne West region in 2024
The plan had been to introduce the trains onto the routes this year.
September 10, 2020
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Fleet
Stadler unveils first new Flirt EMU for BLS
THE first of 58 new Mika Flirt EMUs for Swiss railway BLS was unveiled by Stadler at its facility in Erlen, Switzerland on August 9.
September 10, 2020
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Financial
BLS CEO resigns after federal audit exposes accounting flaws
BLS has announced the departure of CEO Mr Bernard Guillelmon, following the results of an audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) released on September 3, which identified flaws in the company’s accounting processes.
July 22, 2020
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Infrastructure
BLS to complete Lötschberg Base Tunnel renovations by year end
SWITZERLAND’s Lötschberg Base Tunnel will undergo a SFr 15m ($US 16m) emergency renovation by BLS from September, following unexpected water ingress earlier this year.
April 9, 2020
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Financial
Passenger numbers up for BLS in 2019, as BLS Cargo faces tough 2020
SWITZERLAND’s second-largest operator BLS carried 67.7 million passengers on its rail and bus services in 2019, 1.7 million more than in 2018, the company’s annual results show.
April 3, 2020
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Freight
Freight train accident kills driver in southwest Germany
THE driver of an SBB Cargo International freight train is dead and several lorry drivers are injured after a locomotive hauling a rolling road service collided with a concrete bridge section at Auggen on the Karlsruhe - Basle main line, about 20km north of Basle, at around 19.30 on April 2.
August 22, 2019
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Main line
SBB and BLS reach compromise on inter-city concessions
THE Swiss Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications announced on August 22 that the BLS and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have reached a compromise agreement on the operation of the country’s inter-city network.
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