by blaettler_redaktion | Feb 23, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
The Federal Council released its message on the Goods Transport Act to the Parliament in January. It aims to modernize the comprehensive single-wagon load transport (EWLV) and establish the foundation for its economic viability. Despite...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 15, 2023 | Financing, Innovation, Politics
Without digital automatic coupling (DAC) there is no digitalisation and without digitalisation there is no competitiveness. This is how the modernisation of the rail freight sector could be described. However, it’s not quite that simple....
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by blaettler_redaktion | Nov 17, 2023 | Financing, Operations, Politics
The Committee for Transport and Telecommunications of the National Council (KVF‑N) unanimously supports the proposal for the financial stabilisation of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBBG). In contrast to the Federal Council, it is of the...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 19, 2023 | Financing, Politics
On 15 September 2023, the Federal Council instructed the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) to submit an amendment to the Corporate Governance Guidelines by the third quarter of 2024. In doing so, it wants to...
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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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