SBB eliminates giant rock posing risk to railway

SBB rock removal operation in Switzerland
A before and after image shared by SBB this week. 2023, SBB

SBB has wrapped up the operation to remove a giant 500-tonne boulder that threatened a railway in the valley below. The rock had come off the rockface, the Swiss railways discovered in April. SBB began breaking up and removing the rock last month.

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SBB eliminates giant rock posing risk to railway

SBB rock removal operation in Switzerland
A before and after image shared by SBB this week. 2023, SBB

SBB has wrapped up the operation to remove a giant 500-tonne boulder that threatened a railway in the valley below. The rock had come off the rockface, the Swiss railways discovered in April. SBB began breaking up and removing the rock last month.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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