by blaettler_redaktion | Oct 6, 2023 | Operations
On 28 September 2023, the Swiss Safety Investigation Authority (Sust) published its interim report on the derailment of the freight train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It documents the course of the accident and makes initial safety...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 6, 2023 | Financing, Network, Politics
The Federal Council plans to increase the train path price in freight transport from 2025. In detail, it wants to raise the basic price for wear and tear by almost 20%; on the grounds of uncovered weight-dependent marginal costs in this area. We reject this...
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13.09.2022 |
by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 13, 2022
Political engagement Transport policy sets the course for the future. That’s why we’re making a strong case here for a promising cause – your cause. As a representative of the shipping industry, you make a significant contribution to...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 9, 2022 | Interoperability, Network, Politics
On 6 December 2022, the Council of States adopted two motions in the second instance. They are important for modal shift in transit, but also concern the Basel-North ports route, which is central for import and export traffic. We at the VAP support both...
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by blaettler_redaktion | 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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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 2, 2023 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Politics
In the summer session from 30 May to 16 June 2023, a number of industry-relevant agenda items are on the agenda. Here is a brief overview with our critical appraisal. This is what it’s all about: More financial resources for the rolling road (Rola)....
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by blaettler_redaktion | Mar 13, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry
SBB is in excellent financial health. This was communicated on 11 March 2024 with the 2023 annual accounts. Only subsidiary SBB Cargo is still considered a problem child and is to receive financial support. We at the VAP think so: This must not be...
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20.09.2022 |
by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 20, 2022
FREIGHT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY What moves the freight transport industry? Various factors have an impact on the freight transport industry. As the voice of the shipping industry, we are campaigning for a competitive rail freight system. To this end, we...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Sep 8, 2021 | Events, Interoperability, Politics
Exactly 25 years after the signing of the “Treaty of Lugano”, the German railway station in the Swiss border metropolis of Basel took stock. For the VAP, in addition to the expansion of the line on the right bank of the Rhine, that of the line on the...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jul 1, 2021 | Member, Operations
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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