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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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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 freight 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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Partial revision of SBBG: responsibility and market liberalisation further delayed

Partial revision of SBBG: responsibility and market liberalisation further delayed

17.11.2023 | Financing, Operations, PoliticsTags: , ,

by | Nov 17, 2023 | Financing, Operations, Politics

The Com­mit­tee for Trans­port and Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons of the Natio­nal Coun­cil (KVF‑N) unani­mously sup­ports the pro­po­sal for the finan­cial sta­bi­li­sa­ti­on of the Swiss Fede­ral Rail­ways (SBBG). In con­trast to the Fede­ral Coun­cil, it is of 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 Safe­ty Inves­ti­ga­ti­on Aut­ho­ri­ty (Sust) names a bro­ken wheel disc as the cause of the freight train acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. In the news report from 19 Octo­ber 2023, Swiss tele­vi­si­on SRF took a close look at the main­ten­an­ce of...
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