The world's longest rail tunnel has been shut to passenger services after a derailment in Switzerland caused damage that will take months to repair. Swiss authorities said there was "no indication" ...

Rail journeys across the Swiss Alps will take longer for the next few months after a major derailment has left the record-breaking 35-mile (57-kilometer) Gotthard Base Tunnel partially out of action.

National railway operator SBB said Wednesday that 16 cars had jumped the tracks in last Thursday's derailment and some badly damaged freight cars remain stuck inside the 57.1 kilometer (35.5 mile) ...

Serious damage to the Swiss rail tunnel will take much longer than originally thought. Credit: SSB. Switzerland’s national railway Swiss Federal Railways (SSB) has provided an update on the ...

A freight locomotive caught fire in the Gotthard summit tunnel on Thursday morning. The tunnel was temporarily closed as a result. Replacement buses ran between Göschenen UR and Airolo TI. As SBB ...

The consequences of a broken wheel in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in August 2023 were CHF150 million in repair works and a tunnel tube closed for over a year. The new prosecutor's report, which has been ...

The derailment that blocked the Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland last week was caused by a broken wheel on the freight train, according to investigators. The Swiss Accident Investigation Service said ...

The serious accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in August 2023 could possibly have been prevented. An expert report criticizes the fact that several warning signals went unheeded. A report on the ...

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