Results for Safety
The problem with slots
Planning rail traffic is a complex business: trains travelling on the same tracks can only overtake at a small number of places. The principal planning unit is known as a slot.
View eventGeology and surveying
Tunnel construction depends on scientific knowledge. Geology helps to find ways through the rock.
View eventControl in the tunnel
A new control system transmits movement commands via a digital radio network to a screen in the driver’s cab.
View eventConstruction of the Ceneri tunnel
The Ceneri Base Tunnel is the third major project forming part of the NRLA. Although somewhat overshadowed by the Gotthard and Lötschberg tunnels, it will usher in a new era for regional transport in Ticino.
View eventTests on the Gotthard
There is a lot of technology in the new Gotthard line. Extensive tests are carried out to ensure it works properly.
View eventA vulnerable transport system
When the track subsides at Rastatt in summer 2017, traffic grinds to a halt. The collapse highlights the fragility of Europe’s rail system.
View eventA language in themselves
Every wagon, coach and locomotive bears an assortment of cryptic symbols, letters and numbers without which the railway could not operate.
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