BERN - The National Council cleared leftover railway spending on Wednesday, the third day of the special session. SBB had told committees that slipping the credits into the summer sitting would squeeze night-work windows already planned for 2026 and 2027.
None of the items is a new Alpine tunnel. They are the unglamorous cousins: power, points, and control systems. Passengers will notice them only if they fail.
A network ageing in layers
The later Iltis support contract sits in our September report. Wednesday was the parliamentary permission slip for more ordinary steel.