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16.09.2020 |

by | Sep 16, 2020

The VAP pro­mo­tes freight trans­port by rail. About us The VAP Asso­cia­ti­on of Ship­pers cam­paigns for mar­ket-ori­en­ted frame­work con­di­ti­ons and an attrac­ti­ve Swiss rail freight sys­tem. Rele­vant topics: Freight indus­try How do we shape the future...
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Events

20.09.2022 |

by | Sep 20, 2022

EVENTS You can find the indus­try events recom­men­ded by the VAP throug­hout Euro­pe here. Gene­ral Assem­bly VAP The last GA was held on Tues­day, 27 August 2024 in Bern. We wel­co­med Fede­ral Coun­cil­lor Dr Albert Rösti. Fur­ther information. 2022 was...
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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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Digitization in rail freight transport

29.05.2023 |

by | May 29, 2023

Digi­tiza­ti­on in rail freight transport TOGETHER WE ARE STARTING THE NEW ERA IN RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT: IT WILL BE DIGITISED AND AUTOMATED THROUGHOUT EUROPE. Basic infor­ma­ti­on In our pre­sen­ta­ti­on, we have pre­sen­ted the initi­al situa­ti­on, the chal­lenges...
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Digital rolling stock inspections: Win-win for everyone involved

Digital rolling stock inspections: Win-win for everyone involved

11.03.2024 | InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | 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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Improvement of freight transport: it is high time to do something

Improvement of freight transport: it is high time to do something

04.05.2023 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, PoliticsTags: , , ,

by | May 4, 2023 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Politics

Repre­sen­ta­ti­ves of the indus­try and inte­rest groups had until 24 Febru­ary 2023 to com­ment on the con­sul­ta­ti­on draft entit­led «Impro­ving the frame­work con­di­ti­ons for freight trans­port in Switz­er­land». The LITRA, UTP, CI TCNA, ASTAG and VAP have...
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Ensure Switzerland-EU interoperability

Ensure Switzerland-EU interoperability

27.06.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Interoperability, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | Jun 27, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Interoperability, Politics

On 24 June 2022, the Joint Com­mit­tee on Land Trans­port ack­now­led­ged the importance of har­mo­nis­ed rules for Switz­er­land-EU land trans­port. We think: More is nee­ded for sus­tainable inter­ope­ra­bi­li­ty. What is nee­ded now is a coor­di­na­ted trans­port...
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ASSOCIATION

08.09.2022 |

by | Sep 8, 2022

ASSOCIATION Por­trait The VAP asso­cia­ti­on has been pro­mo­ting rail freight trans­port since 1912. With an acti­ve trans­port poli­cy, it works to opti­mi­se the poli­ti­cal and eco­no­mic frame­work con­di­ti­ons, the rail­way infra­struc­tu­re and the...
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The rail sector must reinvent itself

The rail sector must reinvent itself

24.11.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Interoperability, PoliticsTags: , , ,

by | Nov 24, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Interoperability, Politics

Rail is not exact­ly famous for its wil­ling­ness to inno­va­te. This must and will chan­ge if it wants to remain sus­tainable as a trans­port mode. At the 7th Inter­na­tio­nal Rail­way Forum IRFC 2022, the experts pre­sen­ted a wide range of initia­ti­ves,...
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