by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 15, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
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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by blaettler_redaktion | May 30, 2023 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Politics
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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by blaettler_redaktion | May 12, 2023 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
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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by blaettler_redaktion | Feb 27, 2023 | Innovation, Operations
In step with Europe and with substantial à fonds perdu financing, the migration to DAK will succeed. We at the VAP are joining forces with the BAV, VöV, partner companies and coordinated with European institutions to develop the project for the...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 22, 2022 | Financing, Innovation, Politics
The Federal Council’s report on the «Future orientation of rail freight transport in the area» was sent out for consultation. In it, the economic viability of single wagonload transport is presented as impossible without any evidence. As...
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