Switzerland: SBB Orders 7 Additional Stadler Giruno Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 15, 20220 The Swiss rail operator SBB has ordered seven additional Giruno trains from manufacturer Stadler. SBB wishes to expand its international offering into Germany, most likely from 2026. To do that, its trains need to have the ability to run on Deutsche Bahn’s high-speed network, which the Giruno trains deliver. The seven
DAMM Is Reaching a Milestone at Critical Communications World Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 14, 20220 DAMM Cellular Systems Is Reaching a Milestone at Critical Communications World We invite you to visit us at Critical Communications World in Vienna, Austria from 21 to 23 June at stand F110. Join us at stand F110 © Damm Cellular Systems A/S Some of our highlights this year: A milestone has been reached in making
Missing: 20 Centimetres – Raising Rails for Accessibility Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 24, 20220 Missing: 20 Centimetres – Raising Rails for Accessibility The rails in Israel’s Ra’anana station are about 20 centimetres too low. Three options to raise them. Even in Switzerland, not all trains and stations are step-free. © SBB In Switzerland, we are used to climbing one or more steps between the platform and the train
SWISS and SBB Strengthen Partnership with SWISS Air Rail Announcement Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 12, 20220 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and SBB Swiss Federal Railways are expanding and renaming their intermodal rail/air travel product formally known as Airtrain. SWISS and SBB intensify their strategic partnership: Munich-Zurich Airport to be the first international ‘SWISS Air Rail © SWISS The renamed SWISS Air Rail will add Munich Hauptbahnhof to its
Sustainability Is the Next Challenge in a Complex Rail Scenario Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 5, 20220 Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director at the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA), explains the complex European railway scenario, taking into account different aspects – from the technical to the cultural one. Digitalisation can help overcome issues, offering an opportunity to improve rail operator efficiency and traveller experience. Digital technology offers travellers
Digital Automatic Coupling Testing Continues in Switzerland Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 24, 20220 Testing of digital automatic coupling (DAC) for freight rail continues this month with trials by SBB Cargo in Switzerland. This brings the sector closer to achieving its goal of replacing manual coupling with automatic coupling by 2030. Testing of a digital automatic coupling (DAC) for freight rail continues with trials by SBB
Two New International Night Train Lines Launched in Europe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 14, 20210 Two new Nightjet lines are launching in Europe, providing night-time rail travel between Vienna – Munich – Paris and Zurich – Cologne – Amsterdam. OEBB Nightjet train © OEBB First announced in October, the new lines have come to fruition through a partnership between Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Deutsche Bahn (DB), SNCF and
Austrian Federal Railways Orders Additional Night Trains from Siemens Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 10, 20210 Siemens Mobility and Austrian Federal Railways signed a framework agreement for the delivery of day and night trains in 2018. The first call from this agreement was for 13 Nightjets. These are currently being built by Siemens Mobility in Vienna. The first trains from this set will run services from
Swiss Federal Railways Orders 60 Double-Decker Trains from Stadler Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 21, 20210 Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has ordered 60 double-decker trains from Stadler. This order is worth around 1.3 billion CHF (1.18 billion euros). SBB is aiming to expand capacity in order to offer more regional services while adhering to accessibility requirements. This order is an option from an existing contract. 41 of
Ceneri Base Tunnel Officially Open Completing the NRLA Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 14, 20200 The Ceneri Base Tunnel in Switzerland, the last section of the New Railway Link through the Alps (NRLA) to be built, started operating regular timetable services on Sunday, 13 December. In September the SBB took over the tunnel and is now responsible for its maintenance and train operations. Test services got
Zurich to Get 40 Additional FLEXITY Trams Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 11, 20200 Zurich received its first FLEXITY in November 2019, when it underwent testing on the network. It then entered passenger service in October 2020. The FLEXITY for Zurich is fully low-floor. The doors are wider to make the trams more accessible. To increase the energy-efficiency of the trams they have been equipped
New Night Trains in Europe from 2021 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 9, 20200 Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, OEBB (Austrian Federal Railways) and SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) have agreed to further collaboration to expand the network of international passenger night trains in Europe. This aim was agreed during the conference of European transport ministers by the four rail bosses Dr Richard Lutz (DB), Andreas Matthä (OEBB),
Living the highlife Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 21, 20200 Many of Switzerland’s mountain railways play an essential role in keeping their communities alive, as Ben Jones discovered on a recent visit to the Lucerne region. EVERY year millions of people from all over the world squeeze into little trains in Switzerland, hoping to experience unforgettable mountain vistas and clean Alpine
Switzerland’s mountain railways keeping communities alive Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 21, 20200 Rigibahnen No. 22 leaves Rigi Staffel, heading back down the mountain towards Vitznau, with an afternoon service on January 9. This is one of the line’s most recent railcars, dating from 1986. BEN JONES Many of Switzerland’s mountain railways play an essential role in keeping their communities alive, as Ben Jones
InnoTrans 2000: 20 Years On Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 16, 20200 InnoTrans 2000 took place 12–15 September. It experienced a doubling of exhibitor numbers, reaching 827 from 25 countries. The fair attracted 23,737 visitors over the four days. The year 2000 was the first that the InnoTrans Convention took place, giving the event a clearly structured expert framework programme. This was therefore
Passenger Train in Ceneri Base Tunnel Evacuated Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 15, 20200 The first commercial passenger test trips in the Ceneri Base Tunnel began on 14 September. The first trip through the tunnel, the 6:04am departure from Chiasso, went off without a hitch. The second train, which left Zurich for 7:10am and was headed towards Milan got stuck in the tunnel because of
OEBB Sleeper Trains to Resume across Europe Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 22, 20200 Austrian Federal Railways says its OEBB Nightjet trains will resume services from 26 June. International sleeper train services were halted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the biggest provider of sleeper services is able to offer this environmentally friendly way of travelling around Europe again. Cities such as Dusseldorf, Hamburg
SBB Powers 1.4 Million Passenger Kilometres with Solar Energy Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 15, 20200 Direct Supply There are already twelve solar panel arrays on twelve of SBB’s buildings, such as warehouses, service facilities and railway engineering halls. What is innovative about the solar panels on the roof of the frequency converter in Zurich-Seebach is that it is producing electricity for the running of the railways
Coronavirus: Train Services to Resume in Switzerland Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 22, 20200 SBB and PostAuto AG, as lead operators on rail and road, are developing a protective concept for passengers and employees for 11 May. Protecting the health of passengers and staff remains a paramount priority. In addition to the current services SBB will resume IC1 services between Fribourg and Geneva Airport; it
Lenin’s journey that shook the 20th century Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 13, 20200 The Russian ‘U’ class 4-6-0 No. U127 that brought Lenin’s body back to Russia for his funeral. The loco is displayed in a small museum at Paveletsky station, Moscow. HARVEY SMITH A century ago this April, revolutionary politician Lenin embarked on a circuitous eight-day rail journey from Switzerland to Russia. Allan
Coronavirus: International Rail Services with Czech Republic Stopped Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 13, 20200 Deutsche Bahn Services to Czech Republic On 12 March Deutsche Bahn announced that starting on 14 March it would stop its EC connection between Hamburg and Prague via Berlin and Dresden. Two of its international bus services into Czech Republic are also affected. OEBB Services to Czech Republic and Slovakia As a result of
SBB Cuts Services to Italy Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 12, 20200 Starting on 1o March, both trains travelling from Zurich and Geneva to Venice via Milan halted in Milan. Today, 12 March, the SBB is cutting further connections between Switzerland and Milan. These trains will now only travel on the Swiss section to either Chiasso or Brig. Gotthard & Simplon Axes This affects three
These Are Europe’s Top 10 Stations Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 19, 20200 European Railway Station Index 2020 Winners The top 10 stations are: London St Pancras Zurich Central Station Leipzig Central Station Roma Termini Munich Central Station Hamburg Central Station Berlin Central Station Milan Central Station Moscow Kazansky Frankfurt Central Station European Railway Station Index 2020 Categories To create the index, the Consumer Choice Center looked at Europe’s 50 largest railways stations and ranked them
Industry Insider Week 34 / 35 – 16 Must-Read Rail News Stories Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 30, 20190 All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 34 / 35 for 19–30 August 2019: New Electronic Interlocking at Linz Station | Infrastructure Austrian Federal Railways (OEBB) announced that Linz Stations’s new electronic interlocking system has entered service. The system
SOB and SBB in Co-operation Agreement | Traverso Presentation Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 27, 20190 Schweizerische Südostbahn (SOB) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will co-operate on two long-distance routes starting in 2020. SOB will use its Stadler Traverso trains for these services. From December 2020 onwards SOB will operate an hourly service across the Gotthard mountain route to Locarno, alternating between Zurich and Basel at the
Stäubli: Strong Connectors for Swissloop Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 17, 20190 Swissloop once again calls upon Stäubli’s performance and know-how. A new round of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Competition for high-speed transport systems in evacuated tubes will soon take place, following the pre-qualifications that were held in fall last year. The technical concept of the newly formed young Swissloop team from the Zurich
Stadler Traverso Enters Regular Passenger Service Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 5, 20190 The new copper-coloured Stadler Traverso entered regular passenger service for SOB (Schweizerische Südostbahn AG) in the beginning of June. SOB has deployed it on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and Lucerne. The eight-car electric multiple unit Traverso has entered regular passenger service on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and
Swiss Railway Infrastructure Projects Progressing Well Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 17, 20190 The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has published its progress report on the railway development programmes. It presents updates about important Swiss railway infrastructure projects. Train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, a major Swiss railway infrastructure project and part of the NRLA © SBB CFF FFS They are: the New