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Locomotive order on hold after SBB Cargo finds asbestos

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March 11, 2025
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Nordic Re-Finance, a locomotive leasing company from Sweden, ordered 16 heavy Re-620 freight locomotives from the Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo last year, with…

SBB Cargo to cut 80 jobs due to decreased demand

Marco Raimondi
February 14, 2025
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The Swiss national rail freight operator SBB Cargo announced it will dismiss 80 full-time positions by the end of 2025. “The main reasons are cyclical…

SBB wants to standardise wagon fleet and orders up to 840 new wagons

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January 17, 2025
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In order to simplify maintenance and ensure uniform logistics, Swiss national rail operator SBB wants to standardise its wagon fleet. To that end, it is…

SBB Cargo opens up shop in France

Marco Raimondi
November 25, 2024
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SBB Cargo’s newest international subsidiary, SBB Cargo France, finally received its safety certificate from France from the European Railway Agency. “From the start of operations…

SBB Cargo and Swiss Post solidify rail freight partnership

Marco Raimondi
November 19, 2024
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Letters and parcels in Switzerland will keep travelling on SBB Cargo trains until the end of 2028. The state-owned rail freight operator and Swiss Post…

SBB Cargo signs deal with Stadler Rail to revolutionise locomotive fleet

Marco Raimondi
September 27, 2024
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Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo finalised an agreement with Stadler Rail for the supply of up to 129 locomotives. The deal entails the delivery…

SBB: “Financial situation remains tense” as freight incurs losses

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September 11, 2024
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Swiss rail operator SBB recorded a half-yearly profit of 50,8 million francs (54,4 million euros), but stresses that the financial situation at the company remains…

SBB Cargo leases 20 of Siemens’ Vectron locomotives from Südleasing

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July 19, 2024
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The Swiss rail freight operator SBB Cargo is leasing 20 Vectron locomotives from Südleasing. The new locomotives will enable heavier traction in transalpine transport. According…

More DAC tests are over, developments remain vague

Marco Raimondi
June 4, 2024
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A consortium led by SBB Cargo recently submitted a report to the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) on the DAC+ tests it has been running since March 2023. These tests focussed on the digital aspects of the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) such as data transfer. The company said that the tests led to important…

SBB Cargo France has no plans to take over Fret SNCF routes

Marco Raimondi
April 15, 2024
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A new subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways, christened SBB Cargo France, was recently established to provide services along “the French route through Alsace as an alternative to the German Rhine Valley”. A spokesperson from the company specified that there are no current plans to take over services from Fret SNCF, which is undergoing a…