(IN BRIEF) TPF, the Fribourg Transport Authority, has ordered 13 four-car FLIRT Evo multiple units from Stadler to modernise its regional rail fleet, with the first train expected to enter service on the TPF network in December 2028 and additional … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 117 million Swiss francs, 13 trains, 164 seats, 2021 tender, 369 passengers, 73.5 metres, accessible toilets, accessible trains, bicycles, braking performance, Bussnang, Christian König, December 2028, Domino trains, fleet modernisation, FLIRT, FLIRT Evo, four-car trains, Fribourg, Fribourg Transport Authority, high acceleration, luggage, metre-gauge line, Montbovon, multi-purpose areas, multiple units, Palézieux, passenger capacity, passenger comfort, passenger information systems, power sockets, public transport, pushchairs, rail fleet, rail operations, regional rail, regional transport, reliable rail operations, rising passenger numbers, SBB, Serge Collaud, Stadler, Stadler FLIRT Evo Units to Replace Domino Trains on TPF Network, standard-gauge network, step-free entrances, Switzerland, tender process, top speed 160 km/h, TPF, TPF Modernises Regional Fleet With Stadler FLIRT Evo Order, TPF to Introduce FLIRT Evo Trains From December 2028, wheelchair spaces, wide doors
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from EPFL and Empa, in collaboration with SBB, have developed an AI model that improves next-day electricity demand forecasting across Switzerland’s rail network. The model combines historical energy-consumption data with contextual information such as train timetables, operational … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI Forecasting Model Helps SBB Improve Energy Management Across Swiss Rail Network, AI model, anomaly detection, artificial intelligence, Building Energy Systems, converter stations, cost reduction, electricity demand forecasting, Empa, energy consumption, Energy Reports, environmental impact, EPFL, EPFL-Led Study Shows Operational Data Can Strengthen Railway Electricity Forecasting, ETH Zurich, historical railway data, Hydropower generation, logistics, Manufacturing, MIT, next-day energy forecasts, Olga Fink, operational planning data, passenger flows, prediction errors, pumped-storage hydropower, Raffael Pascal Theiler, railway energy management, railway power grid, Researchers Use AI to Improve Next-Day Energy Demand Forecasts Across Switzerland’s Railway Network, Sarah Aubort, SBB, substations, Supply Chain Management, Swiss rail system, Switzerland railway network, train timetables, transmission lines, weather forecasts
(IN BRIEF) Stadler and SBB have unveiled the final livery design for SBB Cargo Switzerland’s new EURO DuFour locomotives at Stadler’s facility in Valencia, Spain, less than two years after the contract was signed. The locomotive is presented in SBB’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexander Muhm, battery-equipped locomotives, Bo’Bo’ locomotives, digital capabilities, electric locomotives, energy efficiency, EURO DuFour, European freight transport, fleet renewal, freight locomotive platform, freight services, full service, future-proof freight services, Iñigo Parra, locomotive livery, mainline locomotives, operational flexibility, rail freight, rail technology, rail transport modernisation, railway innovation, SBB, SBB Cargo Switzerland, SBB Cargo Switzerland’s New EURO DuFour Locomotives Presented in Iconic SBB Red, SBB red, Spain, Stadler, Stadler and SBB Unveil Final Livery for EURO DuFour Locomotives for Swiss Rail Freight, Stadler and SBB unveil final livery for EURO DuFour locomotives to modernise Swiss rail freight, Stadler Reveals Final Design for EURO DuFour Fleet as SBB Advances Freight Modernisation, Stadler Valencia, sustainable rail freight, Swiss railways, Switzerland, Valencia
(IN BRIEF) Siemens has secured a major contract with Swiss Federal Railways to deliver 116 Desiro DoSto double-deck trains, with an option for up to 84 more, in a deal worth around CHF 2 billion. The trains will be introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Desiro DoSto, Desiro HC, double deck trains, Krefeld production, Michael Peter, passenger mobility, rail infrastructure, Roland Busch, SBB, Siemens AG, Siemens Mobility, Siemens Mobility Secures CHF 2 Billion Order for Advanced Double Deck Trains for Switzerland Rail Network, sustainable transport, Swiss Federal Railways, Swiss Federal Railways Partners with Siemens to Modernize Fleet with High Capacity Sustainable Double Deck Trains, Switzerland rail, Vectron locomotives, Zurich S Bahn
(IN BRIEF) Talgo’s 230 train has received technical approval from the European Railway Agency and Germany’s Federal Railway Authority for commercial service in Germany and Denmark, paving the way for operations under Deutsche Bahn’s “ICE L” and DSB’s “EuroCity” brands. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Br 105 locomotive, cross-border rail, Danske Statsbaner, DB Infra Go, Deutsche Bahn, EBA, ERA, EuroCity, European rail approval, Flix, high-speed trains, ICE L, interoperability, modular train design, ÖBB Infra, partnership, ProRail, railway innovation, SBB, Spanish manufacturing, sustainable transport, TALGO, Talgo 230, TÜV SÜD Rail
(IN BRIEF) A pioneering research project in Eastern Switzerland, led by the Institute for Mobility (IMO-HSG) and partnered with OSTWIND, TIER, SBB, and local authorities, is exploring the integration of public transport with shared micromobility options like e-bikes and e-scooters. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AGGLO St.Gallen-Bodensee, Christian Stieger, City of St.Gallen, Dr. Philipp Scharfenberger, e-bikes, e-scooters, Innovative Mobility, Institute for Mobility (IMO-HSG), Matthias Brüning, micromobility, OSTWIND, partnership, public transport, SBB, sustainability, Switzerland, TIER, University of St. Gallen
(IN BRIEF) Swiss rail operator SBB has placed an order for five additional Giruno high-speed trains from Stadler, aiming to bolster its international services to Italy and enhance accessibility and comfort for passengers. Manufactured at Stadler’s production plant in Bussnang, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ansgar Brockmeyer, Giruno High-Speed Trains, Italy, partnership, Rail Connectivity, SBB, Stadler, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 23-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON), an American multinational conglomerate with focus on aerospace, building technologies, performance materials and technologies, and safety and productivity … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Industrial, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Sheppard, Business Aviation, cloud-syncing, connectivity, ELERA, Email, GEO satellites, Honeywell, Inflight Connectivity, Inmarsat, Jet ConneX, JX, Ka-band, Kai Tang, L-band, Microsoft Teams, orchestra, satellite communications, satellites, SBB, social media, SwiftBroadband, SwiftJet, terrestrial 5G, texting, TikTok, video calls, web browsing, youtube
(PRESS RELEASE) OLTEN/ SALZGITTER, 3-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — SBB Cargo, a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) equipped its 25 locomotives and 100 wagons with 200 rail-car and 50 hybrid couplers from Voith, successfully deploying Voith CargoFlex in its day-to-day … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automation, couplers, hybrid couplers, locomotives, rail freight, rail-car, Robin Wankerl, SBB, SBB Cargo, Swiss Federal Railways, Voith, Voith CargoFlex, wagons
Die SBB erstellt seit April 2015 in Wöschnau und Gretzenbach die Zufahrten und Portale für den Eppenbergtunnel. Der 3 Kilometer lange Tunnel ist das Herzstück des 855-Millionen-Franken-Projekts Vierspurausbau Olten–Aarau. In Wöschnau ist rund die Hälfte der Baugrube, in welcher die … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Gretzenbach, Portale für den Eppenbergtunnel, SBB, Wöschnau, Zufahrten
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