EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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SwissChap in reply to @JWestland

one for the people that say it can -never- work

For those people - the Swiss railway is a government owned company as well...

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mespilus in reply to @SwissChap

Does the Swiss railway system also have Cantonal government ownership?

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Brommers in reply to @mespilus

Yes. CFF/SBB/FFS is owned by the federal government and the cantons.

Edit - no it's not. @SwissChap is right - it's wholly owned by the confederation.
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SwissChap in reply to @mespilus

According to their data, no - the company is fully held by the 'Bund' or the 'Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft' (Swiss Confederacy), which is the government at federal level. By the way, there are other companies also providing rail services such as the BLS, owned over half by the Kanton Bern and over 20% by the confederacy.

(Oh, also, the SBB itself in turn owns a whole host of other companies either fully or partially, such as SBB Cargo, a catering company, and some regional railways.)

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