SWITZERLAND: The Federal Administrative Court has rejected Alstom’s challenge to the decision by Swiss Federal Railways, Thurbo and RegionAlps to award Stadler a framework contract for the supply of up to 510 electric multiple-units. The delay caused by the legal proceedings means the entry into service of the first train has been put back from December 2025 to 2026, with the trains expected to gradually replace SBB’s Domino and first generation Flirt trainsets, Thurbo’s GTW multiple-units and RegionAlps’ Domino and Nina fleets. Swiss Flirt EMU framework contract Operator Replaces Firm order Options SBB Domino, Flirt (first generation) and locomotive-hauled shuttle trains 155 174 Thurbo GTW 107 40 RegionAlps Domino and Nina 24 10 Total 286 224