[passenger] Goodbye Re450, goodbye LION – SBB tenders new trains for Zurich S-Bahn (and the West)

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On 12. 06.2024, SBB put the procurement contract for 116 new double-decker trains out to public tender. The trains will be deployed on the Zurich S-Bahn and in western Switzerland in the 2030s. Interested rolling stock manufacturers have until the beginning of 2025 to submit a bid. The contract is worth billions.

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