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Anitra Green
May 10, 2019
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Main line
BLS pauses plan to take on Swiss inter-city services
SWITZERLAND’s second-largest railway BLS announced on May 9 that it will not take over the operation of two inter-city routes it was awarded in June 2018 by the Swiss Transport Office (BAV) following a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court.
May 9, 2019
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Fleet
SBB Giruno inter-city EMUs enter commercial service
SWISS Federal Railways marked the entry into passenger service of its new fleet of RABe 501 Giruno inter-city EMUs on May 8 with a special run from Zürich to Erstfeld.
April 17, 2019
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Financial
BLS declares loss in 2018 despite revenue increase
BLS, Switzerland’s second largest railway, reported positive operational results across all four sectors in 2018, but still ended the year with a loss.
March 20, 2019
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Financial
Cost efficiencies drive SBB to record profit
SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) reported a record year in 2018, with operating revenue up by 2.2% to SFr 9.6bn ($US 9.6bn) and consolidated profit increasing by 42.5% to a record SFr 568.4m. This was achieved in spite of a 1.3% increase in operating expenses to SFr 9bn.
March 7, 2019
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Financial
BLS Cargo takes over Crossrail
SWISS freight operator BLS Cargo has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the Belgian freight operator Crossrail from the international logistics service provider Rhenus. The deal, which was signed on March 5, has been backdated to January 1, and is subject to approval by the competition authorities. The purchase price has not been revealed.
March 4, 2019
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Signalling
Smartrail 4.0 - a smarter way to boost capacity
Finding ways of boosting traffic on an intensively-used network sounds like a challenging task, but Switzerland’s new Smartrail 4.0 traffic management system aims to achieve exactly that, reports Anitra Green.
December 17, 2018
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Freight
Swiss government confirms plans for SBB Cargo reform
THE Swiss Federal Council has confirmed as part of its strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 2019-2022 that the company’s rail freight subsidiary, SBB Cargo, will be opened up to a third-party minority shareholder
December 1, 2018
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Freight
Cooperation is the name of the game in Swiss logistics
A combination of rail and road transport is being used in the logistics chain to good effect in Switzerland. Anitra Green reports on how operators are innovating and cooperating for their mutual benefit.
September 26, 2018
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Financial
Encouraging first-half growth for BLS
SWISS rail company BLS earned operating revenue of SFr 553.9m ($US 572m) in the first half of this year, 7.5% more than the SFr 515.4m earnings from the same period last year.
September 24, 2018
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Financial
Efficiency drive boosts SBB first-half profits
SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) recorded consolidated net income of SFr 292m ($US 304m) in the first half of this year, a substantial increase over the SFr 152m in the first half of 2017, according to the company’s latest financial results.
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