by blaettler_redaktion | Apr 13, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics
The Federal Council’s “Modal shift report July 2019 – June 2021” presents the development of transalpine freight traffic and environmental pollution on the transalpine transit axes. It then examines the status of implementation of the modal...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Apr 6, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics
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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by blaettler_redaktion | Mar 24, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics
The background in advance Various factors have an impact on the Sectoral Plan for Transport/Programme section and thus on the future of rail freight transport (cf. Figure 1). The Swiss Spatial Development Perspective, the Transport Perspectives and...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 20, 2021 | Interoperability, Politics
Barrier-free across borders With the technical pillar of the 4th railway package, the European Union (EU) is striving for rapid and sustainable harmonisation in international standard-gauge traffic so that cross-border rail traffic can run...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Oct 7, 2021 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics
Dispatch 20.081 on the Federal Law on the Underground Transportation of Goods With the adoption of the federal bill, the legal basis for the Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) logistics project has been created. A final difference over expropriation must...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 30, 2021 | Events, Innovation, Politics
Together with the Federal Office of Transport (FOT) and the Association of Public Transport (VÖV), the VAP Association of the Loading Industry has signed a declaration of intent to automate Swiss rail freight transport. The long-term major project...
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