Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents

The Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents[1] (IRFBA; German: Unfalluntersuchungsstelle für Bahnen und Schiffe, UUS; French: Service d'enquête sur les accidents des transports publics, SEA; Italian: Servizio d’inchiesta sugli infortuni dei trasporti pubblici, SII) was an agency of the government of Switzerland. In 2011, it was replaced by the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board.

Description

Its head office was in Bern, and it had an eastern Switzerland office in Schlieren.[2] It investigated accidents and incidents concerning railway systems, funicular systems, and boats.

The agency was disestablished on 1 November 2011 when the it and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau merged to form the Swiss Accident Investigation Board.[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Home." (Archive) Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on 16 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Adresses." (Archive) Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents. Retrieved on 16 February 2012. "Le SEA a son siège à Berne. Le bureau Est se trouve à Schlieren afin que l’enquêteur puisse être plus rapidement sur les lieux si un événement se produit dans la région zurichoise ou en Suisse orientale. Les adresses: Siège principal: Service d'enquête sur les accidents des transports publics Monbijoustr. 51 A 3003 Berne Bureau Est: Service d'enquête sur les accidents des transports publics Uitikonerstr. 9 8952 Schlieren"
  3. ↑ "Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB." (Archive) Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. Retrieved on 30 April 2013.
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