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20.03.12

Stadler Rail presents first BLS double-decker

The presentation of the first BLS double-decker multiple-unit train in Erlen, canton of Thurgau, is a historic moment for BLS. BLS’s first-time procurement of double-deckers will provide up to 30% more seating capacity on the Berne commuter railway system lines they are used on. The 28 compositions ordered will be produced by Stadler Rail in Altenrhein and delivered by the end of 2014. The first trains are due to start timetabled services in late 2012.

At 12.40 p.m. today in Erlen, canton of Thurgau, Peter Spuhler (owner and CEO of Stadler Rail) and Bernard Guillelmon (CEO of ...

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09.03.12

SBB Cargo commissions first hybrid locomotive

Efficient and eco-friendly wagonload service

Today, SBB Cargo put the first of its 30 hybrid locomotives into operation. This will provide a more economical and ecological wagonload service. As the most modern locomotive on the market, it will be deployed on main-line duties and in shunting operations.

On Friday at the Limmattal marshalling yard, Nicolas Perrin, CEO of SBB Cargo, proclaimed: «Today a modern and even greener wagonload service is born.» Together with Peter Spuhler, the owner and CEO of the manufacturer Stadler Rail, and Käthi Hagmann, councillor of the town of Zofingen, he christened the first Eem 923 ...

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06.03.12

Peter Spuhler buys back Capvis stake

Peter Spuhler buys back Capvis’s 20% stake in Stadler Rail and increases its employee participation programme. The buyback will be completed over three years, with half of the shares changing hands immediately and the remainder split into three equal instalments for Stadler Rail and Peter Spuhler over the next three years. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. This process will result in a phased end to the commitment of Capvis to Stadler Rail after six years.

Capvis and Peter Spuhler, CEO and owner of Stadler Rail Group, signed the buyback agreement on Thursday, 1 March ...

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