After the derailment of a northbound freighttrain in the Gotthard Base Tunnel on august 10, international UKV traffic (containers, swap bodies, semi-trailers) through the Gotthard came to a virtual standstill for several days, as most of these trains could not be diverted via the mountain route for profile reasons. Since August 23, one tube of the base tunnel is now in operation again and is used for freight traffic, but forms a single-track route of about 60 kilometers. As a result, individual freight trains continue to be routed via the mountain route. This is freight train 53028 of the Deutsche Bahn from Luino to Basel shunting yard with Siemens "Vectron" locomotives 193 # 344 and # 357 in multiple control, running through Wassen on the Gotthard north ramp. The train with a length of about 550 meter and a gross weight of 1400 tons was operated by DB Cargo Schweiz (DBCCH) through Switzerland.
