Freight train with Digital Automatic Coupling starts test run in Europe
In Berlin, a freight train equipped with a Digital Automatic Coupler has started a practical test run across Europe, lasting several months. German Federal Minister for Transport Volker Wissing gave the symbolic starting signal for...Read more
European Year of Rail mixed bag, says German association
The European Year of Rail has been a partial succes, German transport association Allianz pro Schiene says in a first assessment published in the last week of 2021.Read more
Night train Zürich – Amsterdam launched
The first night train from Zürich arrived on Amsterdam Centraal on Sunday morning at 09:59 hours. In the evening the same train departed for the first time from Amsterdam via Basel to Zürich. With this,...Read more
Stadler wins ‘largest tender in Swiss history’
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler will supply a total of 510 Flirt trains in its home country over the next few years. The company emerged as the winner from what is being called the “largest tender...Read more
DB Cargo tested ATO on Switzerland’s public rail network
DB Cargo recently conducted a practical test with ATO on ETCS on the Swiss main rail network. In three and a half months, on-board units from four different suppliers were tested. Baseliyos Jacob from DB...Read more
Curtiss-Wright to deliver stabilisation tech for SBB high-speed trains
Curtiss-Wright is selected to provide SBB Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with a new electromechanical train tilting stabilisation system. It will be used for the RABDe 500 ICN high-speed passenger trains in operation. Shipments of the...Read more
New head of SBB Infrastructure: we do not need a digital revolution
Although the new head of infrastructure at Swiss railway company SBB, Peter Kummer, was responsible for IT in the last ten years, he thinks his company or railways in general do not need a digital...Read more
Night train comeback will bring climate-friendly European travel
“This is a good day for the climate, our customers and the coming together of Europe on rails.” Those were the words of Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz this Tuesday in an online press conference...Read more
DB, ÖBB, SNCF and SBB announce night train connections from 2021
DB, ÖBB, SNCF and SBB are planning to re-introduce and operate new cross-border night train connections in Europe from 2021. These new connections are part of the Trans-Europ Express 2 network that is set to...Read more
DB and SBB will increase rail services between Germany and Switzerland
Rail operators Deutsche Bahn (DB) and SBB will further expand international passenger services between Germany and Switzerland over the medium term. This will involve the introduction of new direct services from Hamburg to Ticino and...Read more
Successful train evacuation exercise in the Ceneri Base Tunnel
Swiss railway operator SBB conducted a rescue exercise in the Ceneri Base Tunnel last weekend. The main focus of the “Sare” rescue exercise and emergency drills was to go over the rescue procedures inside and...Read more
SBB to install 1,000 interactive screens at train stations
To enhance passenger information systems at small and medium-sized train stations, SBB is installing interactive screens. The first devices were deployed in the municipalities of Suhr, Illnau-Effretikon and Düdingen in September. In general, 1,000 screens...Read more
SBB and ÖBB plan further expansion of night train services in Europe
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) announced their Nightjet strategy for 2024. Planning is underway for new night trains from Switzerland to Amsterdam, Rome and Barcelona. SBB and ÖBB signed a corresponding...Read more