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EFRTC General Meeting

EFRTC General Meeting. Zurich, 26 th -27 th of May, 2011. Welcome. Welcome to the General meeting of the EFRTC in Zurich Thanks to Martin Benkler from Sersa Group and all his team, who organized all the events of this meeting, for us and our spouses. The Swiss Railroad – High density.

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EFRTC General Meeting

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  1. EFRTC General Meeting Zurich, 26th-27th of May, 2011

  2. Welcome • Welcome to the General meeting of the EFRTC in Zurich • Thanks to Martin Benkler from Sersa Group and all his team, who organized all the events of this meeting, for us and our spouses

  3. The Swiss Railroad – High density • 5000 km railroad, of which 3680 km of normal gauge • 99% electrified • 8000 bridges, 760 tunnels, tight curves • One station every 3 km • Interval timetable increasingly on half-hourly basis 93.8 trains/day on each track • 437 Mio passengers, 62 Mio tons cargo/year • Zurich main station: over 2900 train departures per day

  4. The Swiss Association • Founded in 2001, 23 members today, 3000 employees, • Private companies specialising in • Track construction and maintenance • Welding • Overhead contact lines • Signalling • Traction power • Manual operations • Objectives • Represent members to authorities, railway companies, scientific institutions, etc. • Promote as qualified private companies • Support members in fair competition

  5. Thank you

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