2008 Profile. BLS AG in Facts & Figures

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1 2008 Profile BLS AG in Facts & Figures

2 Contents BLS AG Company 4 Organisation 6 Financial Review 8 Infrastructure Infrastructure 10 Railway network and operational control 12 Lötschberg NRLA 14 Infrastructure vehicles 16 Passenger transport Regional rail and bus transport 18 Rail regional transport (route network) 20 Lötschberg car transport 22 Bernese Oberland navigation 24 Workshops 26 Motive power division 28 Employees 30 Subsidiaries BLS Cargo AG 32 Busland AG / Regional bus transport 36/37 Emmental Tours AG 38 BLS Immobilien Im Moos AG 38 BLS AlpTransit AG 39 Locomotives and tractive units In commercial use 40 Historic vehicles 42 Traffic and infrastructure: Key figures BLS AG Milestones 44 Contact

3 Company About us BLS AG is an independent group of companies operated according to private-sector management principles. As an integrated railway concern, it unites under a single roof the divisions of infrastructure, passenger transportation, cargo and workshops as well as the motive power division as a pool of locomotive drivers and tractive units. The principal activity of BLS AG includes regional passenger transportation by trains and buses, navigation in the Bernese Oberland as well as rail-bound freight transportation. It operates and maintains a railway infrastructure network which it makes available to other railway companies on a non-discriminatory basis. The most renowned section of the BLS network is the Lötschberg axis, with its 34.6-km-long Lötschberg base tunnel which became operational in With a workforce of around 2600 and a line network length of approx. 900 km across seven cantons, BLS AG is the second-largest railway company in Switzerland. The subsidiary BLS Cargo AG has operated the freight transportation of BLS AG since mid Grafik Seite 5 BLS as a public limited company Canton of Berne % Grafiken Seite 7 Municipalities and private holdings % 329 m Swiss Confederation 21.7 % Other cantons 2.8 % Founded * 24 April 2006 Share capital Nominal share value Market value 2007 Listing 277 m 117 m * resulting from the merger with BLS Lötschbergbahn AG and Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG CHF 1 CHF CHF BX Berne exchange 55,8 % 321 m 265 m 167 m 4 5

4 Organisation The organisation BLS AG Business units Subsidiaries Infrastructure Passenger transportation BLS Cargo AG BLS Immobilien Im Moos AG Busland AG Emmental Tours AG BLS Alp Transit AG Workshops Share: 77.7 % 100% share Share: 85% Share: 99 % Share: 100% (Consolidated according to Motive power division the equity method) Board of Management Management Hans Lauri Dr. iur. Chairman Solicitor Paul Nyffeler Vice Chairman; Chairman, Association of Swiss Cantonal Banks Richard Burger Grad. engineer, ETH Jean-Michel Cina Advocate VS State Council Barbara Egger-Jenzer Advocate BE Executive Council Rolf Escher Advocate Max Gsell Dr. rer. pol. Bernd Menzinger Dr. nat. oec. Transport + logistics consultant Rudolf Stämpfli Dr. oec. HSG Publisher Mathias Tromp Dr. rer. pol. Chairman (until ) Bernard Guillelmon Grad. engineer EPFL, MBA INSEAD Chairman (from ) Hans Flury HWV business economist Vice Chair Head of Finance / Corporate development Kees van Hoek Grad. engineer TU Delft Head of Infrastructure Erwin Lätsch Head of Human Resources Anna Barbara Remund Grad. engineer ETH / MBA HSG Head of Passenger Transportr Dirk Stahl Dr. rer. pol. Manager, BLS Cargo AG Appointed: Thomas Müller Thomas Müller Solicitor / General Secretary Hans-Peter Ernst FH / HWV business economist Head of Corporate Communications 6 7

5 Company 2006 Financial Review Consolidated accounts as at Assets rafik Seite 5 Current assets CHF 277 m rafik Seite 5 Canton Plant of Berne & equipment CHF m % Total CHF m Canton of Berne % Liabilities Swiss Confederation 21.7 % Public sector loans Swiss Confederation CHF m 21.7 % Other borrowed capital Other cantons CHF 489 m 2.8 % Equity CHF 322 m Other cantons Municipalities and private holdings Total 2.8 % % CHF m rafiken Seite 7 Municipalities and private holdings % rafiken Seite 7 Operating 329 m expenditure: CHF 723 m 329 m 55,8 % 55,8 % Grafik Seite 29 Grafik Seite 29 Bern 765 Bern 765 Seeland 21 Aare/Gürbe/ Schwarzwasser 50 Seeland 21 Emmental (ohne Aare/Gürbe/ Burgdorf) 195 Schwarzwasser 50 Emmental Burgdorf/ (ohne Burgdorf) Oberburg Burgdorf/ Interlaken 184 Oberburg 215 Interlaken 184 Kander-/ Simmental 99 Kander-/ Simmental 99 Kt Tessin (Chiasso) Kt Uri (Erstfeld) Kt Luzern Kt Tessin Kt Basel (Chiasso) Kt Solothurn Kt Uri (Erstfeld) Kt Fribourg Kt Neuenburg Kt Luzern Kt Basel Kt Kt Solothurn Wallis Kt Fribourg Kt Thun Neuenburg Kt Wallis Spiez 522 Spiez 522 Thun 117 m 277 m 277 m 117 m Material expenditure Personnel Depreciation and amortisation 22,5 % 22,5 % 21,7% 21,7% Operating revenue: CHF 743 m 321 m 321 m 167 m 265 m 265 m Transport income Payment Other income 167 m 8 9

6 Infrastructure Infrastructure BLS AG makes a high quality rail network available to transport companies, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of railways compared to roads. BLS AG is a member of the network access rights company Trasse Schweiz AG. The principal tasks of BLS AG s infrastructure are operational control, planning and development as well as the construction and maintenance of railway facilities, property management as well as incident management. Network length under operational control Network length owned by BLS AG Steepest gradient S-Bahn network at Schwarzenburg Transit axis: north south (via crest tunnel) Transit axis: north south (via base tunnel) 520 km 434 km 37 per thousand 27 per thousand 13 per thousand Number of tunnels 71 Longest tunnels Lötschberg base tunnel Lötschberg crest tunnel Grenchenberg tunnel Weissenstein tunnel Mittalgraben tunnel km km km km km Number of bridges (above 2 m) 402 Number of stations and stops Property of BLS AG (incl. Brünnen; under construction) 132 Operations control centre of the BLS AG at Spiez 10 11

7 Infrastructure Railway network and operational control Moutier (exkl.) Grandval Crémines Corcelles BE Zoo Gänsbrunnen Neuchâtel (exkl.) St-Blaise-Lac Marin-Epagnier Zihlbrücke Murten Ferenbalm Gurbrü Gampelen Ins Müntschemier Kerzers IInfrastructure, BLS AG Infrastructure, SBB and other franchised transport companies Operational control, BLS AG Gümmenen Rosshäusern Grenchen Nord Lengnau (exkl.) Biel/Bienne Bern Ausserholligen Bern Weissenbühl Liebefeld Köniz Moos Gasel Niederscherli Mittelhäusern Schwarzwasserbrücke Lanzenhäusern Schwarzenburg Fribourg Riedbach Brünnen Bern Bümpliz Nord Bern Stöckacker Holligen Oberwil i.s. Enge i.s. Boltigen Weissenbach Grubenwald Montreux Zweisimmen Lenk Im Holz Oberdorf SO Langendorf Olten Lommiswil Solothurn West Zürich Langenthal (exkl.) Olten Solothurn (exkl.) Zürich Biberist Langenthal Süd Lotzwil Gerlafingen Gutenburg Madiswil Wiler Lindenholz Utzenstorf Kleindietwil Rohrbach Aefligen Huttwil Huttwil Sportzentrum Kirchberg-Alchenflüh Dürrenroth Burgdorf Buchmatt Mussachen Häusernmoos Burgdorf (exkl.) Affoltern-Weier Oberei Griesbach Wasen i.e. Burgdorf Steinhof Gammenthal Burghof Oberburg Sumiswald- Ei Grünen Grünenmatt Hasle-Rüegsau Ramsei Schafhausen i.e. Zollbrück Bern Neumühle (exkl.) Bigenthal Langnau (exkl.) Walkringen Gümligen Biglen Wabern b. Bern Grosshöchstetten Kehrsatz Nord Konolfingen (exkl.) Kehrsatz Stalden i.e. Belp Steinbach Oberdiessbach Belp Brenzikofen Toffen Heimberg Kaufdorf Lädeli Thurnen Steffisburg Burgistein- Schwäbis Wattenwil Thun Weissenburg Därstetten Seftigen Uetendorf Ue'dorf Allmend Ringoldingen Erlenbach i.s. Oey-Diemtigen Burgholz Wimmis Eifeld Lattigen Spiezmoos Süd Spiez Faulensee Lützelflüh- Goldbach Mülenen Leissigen Reichenbach i.k. Frutigen Kandergrund Därligen Blausee-Mitholz Interlaken West Gondiswil Brünig Luzern Interlaken Ost Jungfrauregion Hüswil Zell Gettnau Willisau Menznau Wolhusen Weid Luzern Wolhusen (exkl.) Kandersteg Goppenstein Hohtenn Ausserberg Eggerberg Lalden Brig Lausanne Sierre Visp Domodossola 12 13

8 Infrastructure Lötschberg NRLA The opening of the Lötschberg base route on 15 June 2007 marked the acceptance of responsibility by BLS AG for the operation and maintenance of what is presently the world s most modern and technically complex railway tunnel. As operator of the Lötschberg axis, BLS AG is assuming a key role along Europe s longest and most important freight traffic corridor Rotterdam Genoa (Genova). The new base route provides travel time savings of over one hour for passenger traffic and considerable efficiency gains for freight traffic with heavy trains on account of the savings in the use of tractive units. It provides the urgently required route capacity to absorb the rising demand in freight transit. Rotterdam Betuwe-Linie Emmerich Köln Traffic development on the Lötschberg axis in m gross tonnes (transit freight trains) 350% 300% 250 % 200% 150 % 100% 50 % 0% 100% % % % % % % Basis: 1999 = 100 % Day s record on 29 October 2007: t / 86 freight trains 2007 approximate 322% % Rotterdam Genoa corridor Simplon NRLA Lötschberg Bern Spiez Brig Basel Domodossola Luino Novara Mannheim Karlsruhe Erstfeld Genova NRLA Gotthard Bellinzona Chiasso Milano Monte Ceneri 14 15

9 Infrastructure vehicles Infrastructure vehicles In conjunction with the commissioning of the Lötschberg base tunnel, BLS has reviewed its fleet of infrastructure vehicles and augmented these with a series of ultra-modern construction, intervention and maintenance vehicles. The new vehicles are efficient and facilitate work. Not only employees, but also the customers of BLS AG benefit from this. The most important additions are: 3 Am 843 diesel locomotives (with ETCS) for traction in the base tunnel and hauling away failed vehicles automotive maintenance vehicles which, with their modular container superstructures and cranes, can be utilised in a diverse number of ways 10 powerful tractors for breakdown intervention (two of which with ETCS) 1 mobile maintenance vehicle enabling track work to be carried out under protection from wind and the elements and without the necessity for additional line closures 1 fire-fighting and rescue train comprising one equipment vehicle, one fire-fighting vehicle and two rescue vehicles Fire-fighting and rescue train Am 843 Maintenance train 16 17

10 Passenger transport Regional rail and bus transport BLS AG is the main regional transport provider in the Espace Mittelland. It operates Berne s standard-gauge S-Bahn which has 10 lines. In addition to Switzerland s second-largest S-Bahn, it also provides regional transport (Regio and RegioExpress trains) on a line network of some 700 km in seven cantons; for example the RegioExpress trains from Berne to Neuchâtel, from Berne through the Emmental and Entlebuch (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) to Lucerne, and from Solothurn to Thun, as well as in the Bernese Oberland with the GoldenPass Panoramic Interlaken Spiez Zweisimmen RegioExpress. Since the timetable changeover at the end of 2007, BLS AG also operates the new RegioExpress service between Berne and Brig via the Lötschberg summit route. Our modern commuter trains with a high ratio of lowfloor carriages and our RegioExpress trains offer passengers a fast and comfortable way to travel. The in part stepless access to and from many compartments also makes train travel far more attractive for people with disabilities. And with open, brightly lit passenger compartments and conductors on board our evening services, passengers enjoy an added sense of safety. Furthermore, in the region around Burgdorf, Sumiswald Hasle-Rüegsau Huttwil and in the Langnau area, BLS AG provides for maximum mobility with bus services that are coordinated closely with rail services. The approx. 200 kilometre long route network is operated by the BLS subsidiary Busland AG (see page 36). Every year, BLS AG transports around 45.1 million passengers, 2.7 million of these by bus

11 Passenger transport Regional rail transport Sonceboz-Sombeval Moutier Biel/Bienne R Oberdorf SO Büren a.a. Grenchen Süd Solothurn Langenthal Busswil S3 R Wiler S7 S6 Lyss RE Utzenstorf S44 Kirchberg-Alchenflüh Huttwil Zell Willisau Malters RE S5 Neuchâtel Ins Aarberg Schüpfen Münchenbuchsee Zollikofen Burgdorf Hasle- Rüegsau Affoltern-Weier S4 Lützelflüh- Goldbach Wolhusen Sumiswald- Grünen Grünenmatt RE Luzern Kerzers Schönbühl SBB Ramsei Murten Brünnen (ab ) Gümmenen Bern Bümpliz Nord Rosshäusern Walkringen Entlebuch Avenches S44 S4 S51 Bern Bern Wankdorf S5 R Payerne Laupen BE Flamatt Köniz Bern Ausserholligen Belp Gümligen S1 Worb SBB Konolfingen Grosshöchstetten Signau S2 S44 Langnau S7 Schüpfheim Schwarzenburg Münsingen Trubschachen Oberdiessbach Escholzmatt Düdingen S22 S2 Thurnen Seftigen RE R S33 S3 Thun S11 Romont S1 Fribourg R Erlenbach i.s. Interlaken Ost Spiez R Frutigen Kandersteg BLS AG On behalf of SBB AG S R RE S-Bahn Regional trains RegioExpress RE Zweisimmen Goppenstein Brig RE 20 21

12 Passenger transport Lötschberg car transport For car drivers, nothing has changed with the opening of the Lötschberg base tunnel. The car transporter service provided by BLS AG is and remains the fastest road link between the Bernese Oberland and the Valais. Passenger cars, caravans, bicycles and motorcycles, as well as lorries and buses up to a certain size are conveyed through to the other side of the Alps on transporter wagons. Car transporter trains also operate between Kandersteg and Iselle (Italy) as an alternative means of south-bound travel that is devoid of stress and traffic jams. BLS car transporter trains operate: between Kandersteg (BE) and Goppenstein (VS): daily at least every 30 minutes in all directions, but also every 15 minutes at times of large traffic volume, and even more frequently at peak times on Saturdays. No reservations are possible. The travel time is 15 minutes. between Kandersteg and Iselle (Italy): at least every weekend from March to the end of October as well as during the Christmas period. Reservations are highly recommended. The travel time is one hour. Distance comparison with alternative routes Basel Milan via Kandersteg Iselle BLS car transport Basel Milan via Gotthard / Ticino Basel Milan via San Bernardino (tunnel) Basel Milan via Lausanne and the Great St. Bernhard Pass Basel Genoa via Kandersteg Iselle BLS car transport 302 km 354 km 419 km 526 km 512 km Switzerland distance chart Lausanne Genève Spiez (27) Basel (159) Biel Zürich (99) (173) Bern (65) Luzern (122) Neuchâtel (109) Goppenstein Sion [43] Simplonpass ( ) = kilometres to Kandersteg [ ] = kilometres from Goppenstein Interlaken (47) Kandersteg Brig [30] Genova Iselle Schaffhausen (235) St.Gallen (268) St.Margrethen (288) Domodossola [99], from Iselle 25 Italia Milano 22 23

13 Passenger transport Bernese Oberland navigation The BLS liner services on Lakes Thun and Brienz are a major tourist attraction in the Bernese Oberland, offering both scheduled and charter excursions along its delightful lakeshores and past a dramatic backdrop of jagged cliff faces. Around 70 employees at BLS Navigation operate and tend Switzerland s most child and family-friendly fleet. Our services: Scheduled sailings: daily from spring to late autumn as per the current timetable Additional sailings: charter trips for family celebrations, staff outings, business dinners etc. Event sailings: cultural offerings with live music, dancing, pop hits, gospel, jazz, theatre as well as for parties Spacious sundecks and large heated lounges on 12 motor vessels and 2 original steamships* with capacities ranging from 50 to 1000 passengers Diverse catering offers on all ships Seminar ship MS Schilthorn with special infrastructure MS Stockhorn : the barbecue ship and lounge ship for special evening cruises * DS Blümlisalp (1906) on Lake Thun DS Lötschberg (1914) on Lake Brienz Excursion destinations on Lakes Thun and Brienz Schadau Thun Spiez Stockhorn Castle Town Thun Niesen Hünegg Oberhofen Harder Niederhorn Kulm Beatushöhlen Interlaken Spiez Heimwehfluh Thunersee Places of interest Mountain Schilthorn Piz Gloria Trümmelbachfälle Brienzer Rothorn Brienzersee Iseltwald Jungfraujoch Top of Europe Ballenberg Brienz Giessbach Schynige Platte Alpengarten 24 25

14 Workshops Workshops The professional maintenance of rolling stock enables railway companies to function in a trouble-free manner and is a critical component in cost-effective train operation and long-term customer satisfaction. At the four locations of Berne Aebimatt, Bönigen, Oberburg and Spiez, 450 specialised employees work on the wide range of activities associated with a railway system. The BLS workshops provide apprenticeships in various vocational areas in partnership with the login training association. Berne Aebimatt At the centre of S-Bahn and RE transport operations, the Aebimatt workshop is mainly responsible for maintenance work on vehicles during their normal non-operational periods which they carry out round the clock, 365 days of the year. One special task is the turning of wheel sets in their fitted state on a modern under-floor lathe. Bönigen The Bönigen workshop is primarily responsible for inspecting, repairing and overhauling passenger carriages and commuter railway vehicles. The reconditioning of assemblies and systems such as bogies, brakes, wheel sets as well as draw and buffing gear are similarly concentrated in Bönigen, as are interior coachwork, textile processing and mechanical fabrication. Oberburg The Oberburg workshop carries out maintenance on vehicles used for regional passenger transport in the Emmental, diesel tractors, as well as freight wagons and service carriages. Special services include the reconditioning of closed WC systems and automatic front couplings as well as the installation of pneumatically-operated flap gates on bulk freight wagons. Oberburg too has its own underfloor lathe. Spiez The Spiez workshop is responsible for the maintenance of railway vehicles used for regional passenger transport in the Bernese Oberland, for locomotives, electric tractors and the new intervention vehicles of the Lötschberg base line. In particular, it looks after electrical, electronic and pneumatic components and systems. Automatic train control systems, air brake apparatus, valves, motor bogies, compressors, traction motors, transformers and climate control units are also reconditioned here. Workshops / Technology (WT) The engineering team draws up maintenance concepts. The WT staff will advise customers on upgrade projects, assist with vehicle procurements and disposals as well as record vehicle histories. They will digitalise and archive drawings, schematics and operating manuals. The management of BLS AG s workshops is headquartered in Bönigen

15 Motive power division Motive power division The motive power division comprises around 700 employees and provides flexible services in the field of traction and vehicle technology for passenger and freight transport as well as BLS AG s infrastructure. It coordinates the deployment of tractive units and their personnel, but also trains future generations of locomotive drivers in partnership with the login training association. As a company operating both nationally and internationally, BLS AG operates engine driver depots in Berne, Burgdorf, Solothurn, Huttwil, Langnau, Thun, Spiez, Frutigen, Zweisimmen, Brig, Neuchâtel and Erstfeld, as well as in adjacent regions such as Basel-Haltingen (D) and Chiasso. The majority of the 600 plus engine drivers of BLS AG are assigned to operate locomotives for both passenger transport and freight. Apart from increasing the effi ciency of operations, this form of operation also helps to make the job of engine driver more varied and therefore interesting. The timely and cost-efficient provision of engine drivers and tractive units is a major contributing factor to the competitiveness of BLS AG as a company

16 Employees Employees Over 2600 employees work for BLS AG. Their motivation, experience and competence form the mainstay of the success of the BLS Group. Gender structure Nationalities Men: 85.3 % Number: 20 Women: 14.7 % BLS AG Infrastructure business unit 787 Passenger traffic business unit (Rail, bus and ship) 419 Workshops section 436 Motive power division (incl. engine drivers) 720 Management services 116 Total 2478 BLS Cargo AG 52 BLS Cargo Italia S.r.l. 17 BLS Cargo Deutschland 7 Busland AG 52 Emmental Tours AG 2 BLS AlpTransit AG 26 BLS Group 2632 Current workforce, broken down into business units and sections (including subsidiaries). Number of employees excluding temporary employees and employees paid on an hourly basis; numbers as on There are an additional 170 employees paid on an hourly basis, sharing some 40 full-time jobs. BLS AG as an employer (Number of employees, subsidiaries included, excluding employees paid on a hourly basis; numbers as on ) Berne 776 Spiez 482 Emmental 249 Thun 212 Burgdorf / Oberburg 196 Interlaken 176 Kandertal 125 Simmental 29 Aare / Gürbe / Schwarzwasser 24 Berner Seeland 22 Kanton VS 70 Kanton BS 56 Kanton NE 48 Kanton UR 40 Kanton SO 38 Kanton TI 28 Kanton LU 24 Kanton FR 13 Domodossola (I) 17 Basel-Haltingen (D) 7 BLS Group

17 Subsidiaries BLS Cargo AG BLS Cargo AG BLS Cargo is the leading private railway in Alpine transit across Switzerland. With its lean structures, BLS Cargo AG focuses on business with block train transportation services. International trains transiting the Alps through the Lötschberg Simplon and Gotthard routes comprise one such focus. BLS Cargo provides train operations in unaccompanied combined transportation (UCT), accompanied combined transportation (rolling highway) and conventional transportation. The objective being the ongoing establishment of long-term customer partnerships that offer advantages to both parties. Cross-border transportation chains instituted jointly with our cooperation partners Railion Deutschland and other partner railways form the basis for the operations of BLS Cargo. Another mainstay of our operations consists of block train services in Switzerland focusing on the transportation of mineral oil, coal and gypsum. Trend in transportation services (in m net kilometre tonnage (ntkm) In 2002, BLS Cargo s share capital was opened up to foreign partners in a bid to establish strong European partnerships and strengthen its future positioning. As a result, BLS AG now holds 77.7 % of the share capital, with Railion Deutschland AG and Italy s Ambrogio Group each holding respective stakes of 20 and 2.3 % in BLS Cargo AG. BLS Cargo has a 100 % holding in BLS Cargo Deutschland GmbH and BLS Cargo Italia S.r.l. which provide services for the trains of BLS Cargo Lötschberg / Simplon transit Gotthard transit Switzerland 2007 approximate With a market share of around 40 % of rail-based transit traffic in Switzerland, BLS Cargo plays an important part in the country s railway landscape and contributes significantly towards achieving the transit transfer objectives of the Swiss Federal Government

18 Subsidiaries BLS Cargo AG The extensive surface network of BLS Cargo Routes travelled by BLS Cargo Network access Schaffhausen Basel Biel/Bienne Solothurn Olten Zürich Winterthur St. Gallen St. Margrethen Neuchâtel Buchs Yverdon-les-Bains Bern Fribourg Spiez Thun Luzern Erstfeld Chur Lausanne Genève Sion Brig Visp Domodossola Luino Bellinzona Chiasso 34 35

19 Subsidiaries Busland AG Busland AG Regional bus transport Busland AG covers a bus route Sonceboz-Sombeval network of over 200 km in the Emmental. It is a service that perfectly complements Biel/Bienne rail-based transportation. The company employs 65 people and operates 30 scheduled vehicles. Three subcontracted Busswil S3 companies work for Busland AG: Sommer AG in Grünen, Lyss Lanz Transporte AG in Huttwil and Trachsel AG in Hasle- Rüegsau. Besides its bus route services, Busland AarbergAG operates a service centre for Neuchâtel commercial Ins vehicles in Langnau. S5 Murten Kerzers Büren a.a. Gümmenen Rosshäusern Moutier Schüpfen Münchenbuchsee R Bern Bümpliz Nord Oberdorf SO Langenthal Solothurn Wynigen R Wiler Koppigen Utzenstorf Kirchberg Neuhof Zell Kirchberg-Alchenflüh Huttwil Lueg Eriswil Frau- Lyssach/ brunnen IKEA Wyssachen Burgdorf Affoltern-Weier Wolhusen Zollikofen Schönbühl SBB Hasle- Rüegsau Walkringen Lützelflüh- Goldbach Ramsei Sumiswald- Grünen Trachselwald Grünenmatt Wasen i.e. Thal Willisau Malters Entlebuch Luzern S5 mm R Payerne Avenches Laupen BE S44 S4 S51 Köniz Flamatt Schwarzenburg Düdingen Bern Belp Bern Wankdorf Thurnen Gümligen Münsingen Seftigen Worb SBB Konolfingen Grosshöchstetten Oberfrittenbach Lüdernalp Gohl Schüpfheim Signau Langnau Mettlenalp Fankhaus Röthenbach i.e. Escholzmatt Trubschachen Oberdiessbach S11 Fribourg Thun Erlenbach i.s. Spiez Interlaken Ost S1 Romont Zweisimmen Goppenstein Brig Town and local bus 36 37

20 Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Emmental Tours AG BLS AlpTransit AG Burgdorf-based Emmental Tours AG (ETAG) specialises on incoming business and operates in two key fields: on the one hand it offers corporate, association and group excursions in the catchment area of BLS AG and in its neighbouring regions, while on the other, it organises seminars and conferences in the Emmental. Four employees attend to clientele wishes. Thanks to its specialist local knowledge, ETAG is able to offer personalised and comprehensive advice. The products on offer range from package deals for day outings through to tailored excursions lasting several days and theme-based seminars. To accomplish this, ETAG works closely with over 50 partners in the hotel and catering trade, and in the sports, cultural, events and transport sectors. BLS AlpTransit AG was founded in 1993 as a subsidiary of BLS in order to plan and construct the Lötschberg stretch of the NRLA*. On being opened on 15 June 2007, the responsibility for the structure passed over to BLS AG. This completes its contract for the federal government and BLS AlpTransit AG will be wound up on after final works have been completed. * NRLA = New Rail Link through the Alps BLS Immobilien Im Moos AG BLS Immobilien Im Moos AG which is based in Interlaken handles real estate transactions of all kinds as well as the purchase, management, lease and sale of property, and the construction and planning of new buildings in its capacity as principal or general contractor. The company is operated by BLS AG

21 Locomotives and tractive units Locomotives and tractive units Locomotives and tractive units RABe 525 NINA Re 485 RBDe 565 In commercial use Qty. Designation t Weight kw Power km/h V max. Re 465 Re 456 Re 425 Re Re Re Re 456 (leased) Re Re RABe 525 NINA 3-unit RABe 525 NINA 4-unit RBDe RBDe I RBDe II GTW 2-unit GTW 3-unit

22 Locomotives and tractive units Traffic and infrastructure Key figures 2007 (All figures approximate) RBDe 566 I RBDe 566 II Passenger traffic in m passengers Regional rail and bus transport 45.1 Ship 1.1 Total 46.2 Car transport in m transported vehicles Kandersteg Goppenstein 1.4 Freight in m net kilometre tonnage Infrastructure Transit freight on the Lötschberg axis RABe unit (GTW) Historic vehicles Qty. Designation Commissioned 1 Ed 3/3* (GTB 3) Ec 4/5 (SMB 11) Ce 4/6 (Nr. 307) Ae 6/8 (Nr. 205) Ae 4/4 (Nrn. 251/258) 1944/ Ae 8/8 (Nrn. 273/275) 1952/ ABe 4/4 ( , ex SOB) Be 4/4 (Nr. 761) 1953 m net tonnes 11.6 m gross tonne kilometres Route mileage in m km travelled on own infrastructure Passenger traffic 11.0 Freight traffic 2.2 Total 13.2 Energy consumption traction current in m kwh * Steam locomotive 42 43

23 History History BLS AG Milestones 1836 Scheduled steamship services begin on Lake Thun as the predecessor to today s BLS liner services 1864 Opening of the industry horse tramway between Derendingen and Biberist as the predecessor to the Emmental railway 1872/1874 Construction and commissioning of the Bödeli railway (Därligen Interlaken Bönigen) as the predecessor to the current route to Interlaken West Opening of the Emmental railway Burgdorf Solothurn (1875) of the Burgdorf Langnau route (1881) of the Langenthal Huttwil (LHB) route (1889) of the Huttwil Wolhusen (HWB) route (1895) of the Burgdorf Thun railway (BTB); the first fully electrified railway in Europe (1899) Opening of the Lake Thun railway (TSB) (Thun Därligen, 1893) of the Spiez Erlenbach railway (SEB) (1897) of the Spiez Frutigen railway (SFB) and the Berne Neuenburg railway (BN) (1901) of the Gürbetal railway (GTB) (1901/02) of the Erlenbach Zweisimmen railway (EZB) (1902) 1906 Founding of the Bernese Alps Railway Company Berne Lötschberg Simplon BLS 1907 Opening of the Berne Schwarzenburg railway (BSB) 1908 Opening of the Solothurn Moutier (SMB) and Ramsei Sumiswald Huttwil routes (RSHB) 1913 Opening of the electrified Lötschberg railway along the Frutigen Kandersteg Brig route and of the Lötschberg tunnel 1915 Opening of the Grenchenberg tunnel (BLS Moutier Lengnau route); Opening of the Huttwil Eriswil route (HEB); 1975 transfer to a bus service 1942 EB and BTB merge to form the Emmental Burgdorf Thun railway (EBT); SEB and EZB merge to form the Simmental railway SEZ 1944 LHB, HWB, HEB and RSHB merge to form the associated Huttwil railways (VHB); GTB and BSB merge to form the Gürbetal Berne Schwarzenburg railway (GBS) Upgrade of the Thun Brig transit route to an integral twin track 1993 Founding of the subsidiary BLS AlpTransit AG Upgrade of the transit route to a 4-m piggyback corridor 1997 The jointly operated companies BN, GBS and SEZ merge with BLS to form BLS Lötschbergbahn AG; EBT, SMB and VHB merge to form Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG (RM) 2001 BLS/SBB basic agreement (new task allocation; mainline rail services: SBB, Berne standard gauge S-Bahn: BLS); Founding of the subsidiary BLS Cargo AG; Founding of RAlpin AG and launch of the rolling highway along the Freiburg i.br. (D) Lötschberg Novara (I) route Founding of BLS AG; Merger with RM AG: ; Merger with BLS Lötschbergbahn AG: Opening of the Lötschberg NRLA Commencement of full timetabled services on the Lötschberg base route Formation of the BLS infrastructure spin-off company BLS Netz AG and its merger with BLS AlpTransit AG 44 45

24 Contact BLS AG Genfergasse 11 CH-3001 Berne Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Passenger Transport Berne Travel Centre Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Customer Feedback Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Hotline for safety, cleanliness and service Tel. +41 (0) Car Transport Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Bernese Oberland Liner Services Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Emmental Tours AG from : Bahnhofstrasse 44 CH-3400 Burgdorf Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) Busland AG Bäraugrundstrasse 6 CH-3550 Langnau i.e. Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) [email protected] Workshops Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) [email protected] BLS Cargo AG Bollwerk 27 CH-3001 Berne Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) [email protected] BLS AlpTransit AG Aarestrasse 38B CH-3601 Thun Tel. +41 (0) Fax +41 (0) [email protected] 46 47

25 Corporate Communications February 2008 Subject to amendments