by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 7, 2023 | Financing, Operations
After the freight train accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) is promoting rail freight transport with tangible measures: The tunnel may only be used for freight trains. The compensation per train operated in...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 6, 2023 | Financing, Network, Politics
The Federal Council plans to increase the train path price in freight transport from 2025. In detail, it wants to raise the basic price for wear and tear by almost 20%; on the grounds of uncovered weight-dependent marginal costs in this area. We reject this...
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by cargorail-admin | Aug 31, 2023 | Operations, Politics
According to the main edition of the SRF Tagesschau news programme from 27 August 2023, the Federal Office of Transport (BAV) views SBB Cargo as solely liable for the consequences of the freight train accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The...
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by cargorail-admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Interoperability
The publicly published information on the freight train derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel indicates a broken wheel on the derailed train. Overloading or material defects are under consideration as possible causes of the failure. What...
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by cargorail-admin | Aug 24, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics
The freight train accident in the Gotthard Base Tunnel has brought up liability questions that were already on the agenda of the Federal Council. In its session on 21 June 2023, the Federal Council issued a report on possible actions to intensify...
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