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