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Rail freight transport in the territory: the industry develops a joint solution

Rail freight transport in the territory: the industry develops a joint solution

The freight rail­ways of the umbrel­la orga­ni­sa­ti­on of public trans­port (VöV) and we at the VAP are hol­ding inten­si­ve talks on the upco­ming reor­ga­ni­sa­ti­on and moder­ni­sa­ti­on of rail freight trans­port in the ter­ri­to­ry and its sus­tainable...
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«BAHN 2050» – A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE

«BAHN 2050» – A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE

The Fede­ral Coun­cil wants to fur­ther streng­then the rail­ways in the long term. To this end, it has revi­sed its long-term rail stra­tegy. It is now focu­sing on impro­ved access to the rail­way and more capa­ci­ty on the east-west axis with new mul­ti­mo­dal tran­ship­ment plat­forms and faci­li­ties for city logi­stics. Here is a cri­ti­cal app­rai­sal of this perspective.

The Fede­ral Coun­cil wants to fur­ther streng­then the rail­ways in the long term. To this end, it has revi­sed its long-term rail stra­tegy. It is now focu­sing on impro­ved access to the rail­way and more capa­ci­ty on the east-west axis with new mul­ti­mo­dal tran­ship­ment plat­forms and faci­li­ties for city logi­stics. Here is a cri­ti­cal app­rai­sal of this perspective.

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Investing in the future with the DAC

Investing in the future with the DAC

The digital automatic coupler (DAC) is much more than what its name suggests. It is the basis for the complete digitalisation and automation of rail freight transport in Switzerland – and thus a far-sighted investment in the future.  Rail freight 4.0  We at VAP are...
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Future of rail freight transport in the area

Future of rail freight transport in the area

Sha­ping rail freight trans­port for the future The Fede­ral Council’s report  Bericht «Future ori­en­ta­ti­on of rail freight trans­port in the area»[1] of March 2022 pro­vi­des a wel­co­me oppor­tu­ni­ty to rethink the Swiss rail freight trans­port sys­tem...
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