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ECM certification of locomotives

ECM certification of locomotives

News and terminology From 16 June 2022, owners of loco­mo­ti­ves will also have to pre­sent an ECM cer­ti­fi­ca­te for their vehi­cles. The acro­nym ECM stands for “Enti­ty in char­ge of main­ten­an­ce” and descri­bes the enti­ty respon­si­ble for main­ten­an­ce. ECMs...
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Strengthen modal shift and diversity of supply

Strengthen modal shift and diversity of supply

A mar­ket-ori­en­ted varie­ty of ser­vices and the role of rail freight in modal shift are up for deba­te. After SBB Cargo announ­ced a fur­ther savings pro­gram­me, Charles Juil­lard, mem­ber of the Coun­cil of Sta­tes, and the Com­mis­si­on for Trans­port and...
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SBB Cargo Magazine: VAP President Josef Dittli in conversation

SBB Cargo Magazine: VAP President Josef Dittli in conversation

Dési­rée Baer, CEO of SBB Cargo, and Josef Ditt­li, Mem­ber of the Coun­cil of Sta­tes and Pre­si­dent of the VAP Swiss Rail Ship­pers Asso­cia­ti­on, talk about the future of Swiss rail freight. They agree that digi­ta­li­sa­ti­on and auto­ma­ti­on should...
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