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March 7, 2023 | Fleet

IRJ News in brief - Fleet

More Softronic TransMontana v3.1 locomotives for DB Cargo Romania, first 8900 series train delivered to São Paulo.

September 5, 2022 | Infrastructure

SBB announces completion of Wylerfeld unbundling

Grade-separation project in Bern includes construction of 300m tunnel.

April 12, 2022 | Infrastructure

Construction begins on Switzerland’s Gléresse tunnel

The double-track tunnel will remove a bottleneck on the Lausanne - Bienne line.

September 10, 2020 | 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.

March 12, 2020 | Passenger

Swiss step up investment to unlock capacity

Switzerland is investing heavily to increase capacity on the country’s rail network to keep up with demand and to achieve much higher train frequencies and shorter journey times. David Briginshaw and Anitra Green report.

September 4, 2019 | Fleet

Bern orders 50 Stadler LRVs

BERN public transport operator Bernmobil has awarded Stadler a contract to supply up to 50 Tramlink metre-gauge LRVs with the Swiss manufacturer set to supply 27 vehicles in the first batch.

November 1, 2018 | Light Rail

Bern launches tender for up to 50 low-floor LRVs

BERN public transport operator Bernmobil has launched a tender for up to 50 low-floor LRVs, which are due to enter service on the metre-gauge tram network in the Swiss capital from 2023 onwards.

August 9, 2018 | Rolling stock

Stadler delivers first Worbla EMU for Bern Line S7

THE first of 14 Stadler Rail metre-gauge EMUs for Bern Solothurn Regional Transport (RBS) arrived at the operator’s Worblaufen depot north of Bern on August 7.

October 30, 2017 | Europe

Work begins on Berne Main Station expansion

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 28 to mark the official start of construction on an SFr 1bn ($US 1bn) project to expand Berne Main Station, the second-largest station in Switzerland.

May 9, 2016 | Rolling stock

Stadler to supply 14 trains for Bern S7

BERN Solothurn Regional Transport (RBS), which operates a 54km metre-gauge network of suburban lines radiating from the Swiss capital Bern, has awarded Stadler a SFr 134m ($US 144.3m) contract to supply 14 new trains for use on line S7.

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