Le Temps about the «deal of the century» Print E-mail

How could Bombardier, which wasn't quoted as favorite for the biggest rolling stock order of SBB, overrun the competitors Stadler Rail and Siemens. The newspaper "Le Temps" analysed this industrial competition.
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Swiss national timetable on a single page Print E-mail

Netzgrafik - Fahrplan Schweiz 2009(05 Dec 2008)  SWITZERLAND: Subscribers to Railway Gazette International will have received a copy of Netgraph with the December 2008 issue. Devised by Zürich-based transport planning consultancy SMA & Partner, the visual representation of the 2009 Swiss timetable represents the network as the relationships between routes.

 
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China and Switzerland Co-host Railway Planning Workshop to Create Sustainable Technological and Urban Development Print E-mail

China and Switzerland Co-host Railway Planning Workshop to Create Sustainable Technological and Urban Development(November 28th, 2008 – Beijing, China) - Today, a workshop titled “Railway Planning, Design and Operation” was launched at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Over 50 Chinese and Swiss scientists, researchers and practitioners in the area of railway transport exchanged their views on ways to improve the efficiency in modern railway operations, shared their experience and technologies in railway transport and discussed the implementation and development prospect of advanced Swiss railway technologies in China.

 
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Software aids timetable architects Print E-mail

Werner Stohler Chief Executive, SMA und Partner: ‘The interfaces of the network must be set in concrete. Only then can the competitive element be introduced’CAPACITY While planning software and simulation tools continue to facilitate the train pathing and dispatching process, delegates at the IT08.rail conference were told that integration and preparation are essential for a successful timetable. Nick Kingsley reports from Zürich.
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