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Anitra Green

July 11, 2012 | Metros

Stadler Pankow to supply Berlin U-Bahn trains

BERLIN Transport (BVG) has appointed Stadler Pankow to supply two pre-production metro trains as part of a programme to modernise the city's small-profile U-Bahn fleet.

July 2, 2012 | Track

Gotthard line re-opens after four-week closure

THE busy Gotthard line through Switzerland reopens today after a break of four weeks caused by a rock fall at Gurtnellen. Freight trains will be able to run to their normal schedule from this evening, followed by passenger services from tomorrow.

May 25, 2012 | Freight

SNCF Geodis plans Germany-Switzerland piggyback service

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) logistics subsidiary SNCF Geodis is planning a new piggyback service for semi-trailers between Germany and Switzerland.

May 14, 2012 | Freight

Swiss and Italian intermodal operators sign MOU

SWISS intermodal operator Hupac and its Italian counterpart Cemat, together with Trenitalia, have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of future intermodal terminals in Milan, Brescia and Piacenza that will aid intermodal freight traffic in Northern Italy and on the Rotterdam - Genoa corridor.

April 20, 2012 | Track

Gotthard base tunnel: on track

Laying of the first rails at the northern end of the Gotthard base tunnel started in February this year, while installation of equipment on the southern 15.5km is already complete, paving the way for test running to start this month. Anitra Green reports from Erstfeld, Switzerland.

April 16, 2012 | High-speed

SBB issues tender for 29 high-speed trains

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has today issued a tender for 29 new 250km/h multi-system trains for international services between Germany, Switzerland and Italy via the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is due to open in 2016.

April 4, 2012 | Freight

BLS Cargo returns to pre-recession performance

DESPITE a challenging and eventful 2011, marked by a strong Swiss franc, fluctuations in freight volumes and problems with infrastructure bottlenecks, especially on Switzerland's Lötschberg route, BLS Cargo says its annual results released on April 4 show that it has almost recovered from the economic crisis of 2009.

March 30, 2012 | Financial

SBB profits leap 13.5% in 2011

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) recorded a net profit of SFr 338.7m ($US 378.3m) last year, a 13.5% increase on 2010. Revenues were up by 3.4% to SFr 8bn, while Ebit was up 24.2% to SFr 529.7m. These positive results were recorded despite a 26.9% drop in passenger traffic revenues to SFr 213.9m, although passenger numbers increased by 2.7% to 356.6 million.

March 22, 2012 | Main line

SBB faces up to its challenges

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) maintains a dense and efficient passenger network which it plans to expand further in the next few years. Jeannine Pilloud, SBB’s new head of passenger services, talks to Anitra Green about the challenges the railway is facing both at home and abroad.

March 8, 2012 | Financial

Spuhler buys back 20% share of Stadler

THE CEO and majority shareholder of Stadler Rail Group Mr Peter Spuhler is to buy back the 20% share of the company that was sold to the Swiss private equity firm Capvis in 2006.

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