STADLER Rail, Switzerland, says it achieved a record number of train orders in 2016 worth SFr 4.9bn ($US 5.1bn), compared with SFr 2.1bn in 2015. However, turnover increased only marginally, from SFr 2.05bn in 2015 to SFr 2.1bn in 2016, due to the strength of the Swiss franc.