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KVF‑N strengthens rail freight transport with more competition and transparency

KVF‑N strengthens rail freight transport with more competition and transparency

11.11.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, OperationsTags: , , ,

by | Nov 11, 2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations

The Natio­nal Council’s Preli­mi­na­ry Con­sul­ta­ti­on Com­mit­tee (KVF‑N) is pro­po­sing that the Coun­cil appro­ve the cre­dits for the intro­duc­tion of digi­tal auto­ma­tic cou­pling (DAK) and the tem­po­ra­ry com­pen­sa­ti­on for sin­gle wagon­load trans­port...
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«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

29.08.2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , , , ,

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

The Coop Group has com­mit­ted its­elf to redu­cing CO2 emis­si­ons. Shif­ting trans­port to rail is a cen­tral com­po­nent of this stra­tegy. In an inter­view with VAP, Dani­el Hin­ter­mann, Head of Logi­stics at the Coop Group, explains how the retail and...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

28.08.2024 | OperationsTags: , , , , ,

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Operations

In mid-July 2024, the Joint Net­work Secre­ta­ri­at (JNS) of the Euro­pean Union Agen­cy for Rail­ways (ERA) published its final report on the acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel on 10 August 2023. This con­ta­ins an exten­ded scope of appli­ca­ti­on, an increased...
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«MODERATE» ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRACK ACCESS CHARGE: A FATAL BURDEN FOR RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT

«MODERATE» ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRACK ACCESS CHARGE: A FATAL BURDEN FOR RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT

04.07.2024 | Network, OperationsTags: ,

by | Jul 4, 2024 | Network, Operations

The Fede­ral Office of Trans­port (FOT) has announ­ced that it will increase the train path price for rail trans­port by 2.1 per cent from the begin­ning of 2025. This mea­su­re is aimed at mee­ting the legal requi­re­ments for cost reco­very, but car­ri­es the risk...
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Wagonload transport can become competitive

Wagonload transport can become competitive

21.05.2024 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, OperationsTags: , , , , ,

by | May 21, 2024 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Operations

Forum Freight Trans­port, 7 May 2024. Nati­on­wi­de wagon­load trans­port has a very high mar­ket share in dome­stic trans­port throug­hout Euro­pe. In export and import trans­port, on the other hand, it is decli­ning despi­te long distances. This is due to mar­ket...
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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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