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The future belongs to combined transport

The future belongs to combined transport

17.04.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , , , ,

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

What future do freight rail­ways have in Switz­er­land? The VAP dis­cus­ses these and other ques­ti­ons in a dou­ble inter­view with Peter Knaus, Head of Grau­bün­den Freight Rail­way at the Rhae­ti­an Rail­way (RhB), and Peter Lug­in­bühl, Head of Ope­ra­ti­ons at...
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Joy at SBB, concern at SBB Cargo

Joy at SBB, concern at SBB Cargo

13.03.2024 | Financing, Freight Transport IndustryTags: , , ,

by | Mar 13, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry

SBB is in excel­lent finan­cial health. This was com­mu­ni­ca­ted on 11 March 2024 with the 2023 annu­al accounts. Only sub­si­dia­ry SBB Cargo is still con­side­red a pro­blem child and is to recei­ve finan­cial sup­port. We at the VAP think so: This must not be...
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Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

23.02.2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | 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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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#9): Avoid shifting traffic back to the road

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#9): Avoid shifting traffic back to the road

20.11.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, PoliticsTags: , ,

by | Nov 20, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics

The goods train derailm­ent on 10 August 2023 cau­sed serious dama­ge to the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. SBB the­r­e­fo­re intends to mas­si­ve­ly redu­ce the capa­ci­ty of sus­tainable rail freight trans­port in favour of lei­su­re traf­fic at weekends with the...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#8): Safety and control tasks clearly distributed

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#8): Safety and control tasks clearly distributed

16.11.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, OperationsTags: , , ,

by | Nov 16, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations

The Swiss Trans­por­ta­ti­on Safe­ty Inves­ti­ga­ti­on Board (Sust) names a bro­ken wheel disc as the cause of the goods train acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. In the news report from 19 Octo­ber 2023, Swiss tele­vi­si­on SRF took a close look at 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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