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4th EU railway package: Making the most of the innovation boost

4th EU railway package: Making the most of the innovation boost

Climate protection is at the top of the political agenda in Europe. A high demand for mobility of people and transport of goods has been leading to massive climate-damaging emissions in our intensively industrialised region for a long time. On the way to net zero,...
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Important transport of dangerous goods on the Simplon

Important transport of dangerous goods on the Simplon

Accor­ding to the modal shift report of Novem­ber 2021, the Fede­ral Coun­cil is con­side­ring a con­sul­ta­ti­on on a ban on the trans­port of dan­ge­rous goods at the Sim­plon. In doing so, it is revi­sing its assess­ment sub­mit­ted to par­lia­ment in 2015,...
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TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

TR Trans Rail AG – a multimodal success story

We at the VAP are committed to competitive rail freight transport. In the meantime, several private RUs and VAP members operate important transports. We are happy to introduce them and their core competences. Let’s start with TR Trans Rail AG. Between...
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ECM certification of locomotives

ECM certification of locomotives

News and terminology From 16 June 2022, owners of loco­mo­ti­ves will also have to pre­sent an ECM cer­ti­fi­ca­te for their vehi­cles. The acro­nym ECM stands for “Enti­ty in char­ge of main­ten­an­ce” and descri­bes the enti­ty respon­si­ble for main­ten­an­ce. ECMs...
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Noise reduction and automation make rail more attractive

Noise reduction and automation make rail more attractive

A con­si­derable poten­ti­al for more sus­taina­bi­li­ty in rail freight trans­port lies in noise aba­te­ment. Noise must be fur­ther redu­ced so that an incre­a­se in rail freight trans­port can be rea­li­sed without signi­fi­cant incre­a­ses in noise. This will then...
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