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Back to the future: development of Swiss rail freight transport

Back to the future: development of Swiss rail freight transport

In this tri­bu­te, you will learn how rail freight trans­port in Switz­er­land is moving per­sis­t­ent­ly towards the future. For many years, inno­va­ti­on was a for­eign word for the «brown wagons». But this era is passé. The freight rail­ways are ready for the age...
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Agenda for the summer session 2023

Agenda for the summer session 2023

In the sum­mer ses­si­on from 30 May to 16 June 2023, a num­ber of indus­try-rele­vant agen­da items are on the agen­da. Here is a brief over­view with our cri­ti­cal appraisal. This is what it’s all about: More finan­cial resour­ces for the rol­ling road (Rola)....
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Status quo DAK: between wish and reality

Status quo DAK: between wish and reality

We have sup­port­ed the digi­tal auto­ma­tic cou­pler (DAK) since its begin­nings. That is why we are invol­ved in the inter­na­tio­nal umbrel­la orga­ni­sa­ti­on of wagon kee­pers UIP, the Euro­pean DAC Deli­very Pro­gram­me (EDDP) and the Swiss DAK migra­ti­on...
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Dr Peter Füglistaler: “In principle, I welcome new market participants seizing their opportunity.”

Dr Peter Füglistaler: “In principle, I welcome new market participants seizing their opportunity.”

The Fede­ral Office of Trans­port (FOT) pro­mo­tes the sus­tainable deve­lo­p­ment of freight trans­port and the effi­ci­ent inter­ac­tion of all modes of trans­port within the frame­work of Swiss poli­cy. It is respon­si­ble for licen­sing, finan­cing and safe­ty...
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Freight Transport Forum: Multimodality and the Future of (Rail) Logistics

Freight Transport Forum: Multimodality and the Future of (Rail) Logistics

The Freight Trans­port Forum, which took place on 20 April 2023, addres­sed the future of logi­stics, mul­ti­mo­da­li­ty and, in par­ti­cu­lar, the steps nee­ded to moder­ni­se Swiss freight trans­port in a digi­tal and dyna­mic world. Top-class spea­k­ers infor­med...
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Improvement of freight transport: it is high time to do something

Improvement of freight transport: it is high time to do something

Repre­sen­ta­ti­ves of the indus­try and inte­rest groups had until 24 Febru­ary 2023 to com­ment on the con­sul­ta­ti­on draft entit­led «Impro­ving the frame­work con­di­ti­ons for freight trans­port in Switz­er­land». The LITRA, UTP, CI TCNA, ASTAG and VAP have...
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