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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#5): Too early to assign blame and liability

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#5): Too early to assign blame and liability

31.08.2023 | Operations, PoliticsTags: , , ,

by | 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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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#4): Safety-critical components of freight wagons

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#4): Safety-critical components of freight wagons

25.08.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, InteroperabilityTags: , , , ,

by | 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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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#3): Current liability provisions are sufficient

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#3): Current liability provisions are sufficient

24.08.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, PoliticsTags: , , , , ,

by | 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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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#2): Automatic wayside train monitoring systems

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#2): Automatic wayside train monitoring systems

17.08.2023 | Freight Transport IndustryTags: , , ,

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry

On 10 August 2023, a freight train derai­led in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. A few minu­tes befo­re ente­ring the tun­nel through the south por­tal, the train was inspec­ted by auto­ma­tic way­si­de train moni­to­ring sys­tems (WTMSs). Accor­ding to the moni­to­ring...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#1): Committed to a comprehensive investigation

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#1): Committed to a comprehensive investigation

16.08.2023 | Freight Transport IndustryTags: , ,

by | Aug 16, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry

On 10 August 2023, a freight train derai­led in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. The Swiss Trans­por­ta­ti­on Safe­ty Inves­ti­ga­ti­on Board (Sust) belie­ves the likely cause was the fail­ure of a wheel. We at VAP will inves­ti­ga­te the event sys­te­ma­ti­cal­ly from a...
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