by blaettler_redaktion | Mar 26, 2022 | Events, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
On 25 March 2022, the FOT, the SBB, the VAP and the VöV provided information about the test phase and the far-reaching advantages resulting from the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAK). The message was that the DAK lays the foundations for digitisation and thus for a...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Apr 16, 2021 | Events, Member, Operations, Sustainability
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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by blaettler_redaktion | Aug 16, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Member
In addition to the federal government, the cantons and large Swiss cities are also increasingly defining holistic freight transport concepts for their efficient, safe and environmentally friendly supply and disposal of goods. The freight transport...
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by blaettler_redaktion | 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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by blaettler_redaktion | Aug 9, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Member
The transport companies on road and rail as well as the shipping industry take their economic, ecological and social responsibility seriously and rely on cross-modal solutions. They combine the Rhine, road, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 23, 2023 | Sites, Sustainability
Titus Bütler is Head of Transport at Post CH AG and has been responsible for all letter, parcel and newspaper transport by rail and road in Switzerland since the beginning of 2022. Previously, he managed the Frauenfeld parcel center for over 20...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Mar 11, 2024 | Innovation
The fixed train control systems for goods trains and their rolling stock are constantly being refined. The digital control system Wayside Intelligence (WIN) not only increases safety in rail freight transport, but also helps wagon keepers to plan...
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by cargorail-admin | Aug 25, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Interoperability
The publicly published information on the freight train derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel indicates a broken wheel on the derailed train. Overloading or material defects are under consideration as possible causes of the failure. What...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 15, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
In this tribute, you will learn how rail freight transport in Switzerland is moving persistently towards the future. For many years, innovation was a foreign word for the «brown wagons». But this era is passé. The freight railways are ready for the age...
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by blaettler_redaktion | 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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