Employees

as at 31.12.10

BLS AG    
- Infrastructure (BLS Netz AG) 786  
- Passenger Transport Division (trains, buses and ships) 482  
- Workshops Department 473  
- Traction and Technologies Department
  (including engine drivers)
716  
- Management Services 177  
Total   2634
BLS Cargo AG  79  
BLS Cargo Italia s.r.l.  25  
BLS Cargo Deutschland    8  
Busland AG  96  
Emmental Tours AG    4  
BLS Group   2846

Gender structure: men = 84,8%; women = 15,2%
Nationalities: 22

Route network

Network length under operational control 520 km
Network length owned by BLS AG 434 km
Line network 700 km
Cargo: operational network >1000 km

2010 Group finances in 1000 CHF

Operating income 897 993
Operating expenditure 661 396
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)   21 168
Earnings before taxes (EBT)     6 345
Group profit     4 922

Share capital in per cent

Canton of Berne 21,70 %
Swiss Confederation 55,75 %
Non-voting shares   8,18 %
Private individuals and legal entities   6,22 %
Other cantons and communities   8,15 %

Development of transport and infrastructure in 2010

Passenger transport (in million passengers)  
Regional rail and bus transport 53,1
Ship   1,1
Total 54,2
Car transport (in million transported vehicles)  
Kandersteg–Goppenstein 1,3
Freight (million net tonne kilometres)  
  3362,3
Infrastructure (million gross tonne kilometres)  
Transit freight on the Lötschberg axis 1567,2
Route mileage (in million km travelled on own infrastructure) 
Passenger traffic 11,8
Freight traffic   1,9
Total 13,7
Energy consumption traction current (in million kWh)  
  168,3

Locomotives and traction cars

In commercial use

Qty. Designation Weight t Power kW Vmax. km/h
  6 Re 420 80 4700 140
33 Re 425 80 4980 140
  2 Re 456 68 3000 130
18 Re 465 84 7000 230
20 Re 485 84 5600 140
10 Re 486 85 5600 140
36 RABe 525 «NINA» 80 1000 140
21 RABe 535 «Lötschberger» 105 1000 160
21 RBDe 565 69 1650 125
  8 RBDe 566 I 69 1341 125
13 RBDe 566 II 71 1700 125
13 RABe 526 3-teilig 84 1100 140

Historic vehicles

Qty. Designation Commissioned
1 Ed 3/3 (GTB 3) (Steam locomotive) 1900
1 Ec 4/5 (SMB 11) (Steam locomotive) 1911
1 Ce 4/6 (Nr. 307) 1920
1 Ae 6/8 (Nr. 205) 1939
2 Ae 4/4 (Nrn. 251 / 258) 1944 / 1955
2 Ae 8/8 (Nrn. 273 / 275) 1952 / 1963
1 ABe 4/4 (526 290-2, ex SOB) 1939
1 Be 4/4 (Nr. 761) 1953

Infrastructure vehicles

Qty. Designation Weight t Power kW Vmax. km/h
3 Am 843 80 1500 100
8 automotive maintenance vehicles XTmas 25-44 (1)   60
2 Em 836 54 412 60
6 Tm 235 79...89 19 175 75
4 Tm 235 091-094 40 2x350 80
4 Tm 235 095-098 29 350 80
2 Tm 235 099-100 38 550 75
2 Tm 236 371-372 19 177 45
5 Tm 236 380-384 30 550 80
10 Tractors, Tm 235 37/38 2x330 100
1 Fire-fighting and rescue train (2) XTmas/Xans 282 (3)   100

(1) Payload
(2) Consisting of 2 rescue vehicles, 1 fire-fighting vehicle and 1 equipment vehicle
(3) Overall service weight



Together into a successful future

Together into a successful future