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13.09.2022 |

by | Sep 13, 2022

Ser­vices Mem­ber­ship of the VAP should be wort­hwhile in more than one direction. That’s why we offer a range of far-sigh­ted bene­fits – so that those invol­ved in rail freight trans­port will still be tra­vel­ling safe­ly and eco­no­mic­al­ly tomorrow. The rail...
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Sites

18.09.2022 |

by | Sep 18, 2022

SITES Under “sites” – or mul­ti­mo­dal logi­stics hubs – we group tog­e­ther topics on sites with high­ly effi­ci­ent rail and road con­nec­tions and infra­struc­tu­re for logi­stics func­tions. This also includes free loa­ding, ter­mi­nals or sidings with warehouse...
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Power shortage (part 2): Prepare now for later

Power shortage (part 2): Prepare now for later

22.08.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, SustainabilityTags: , , ,

by | Aug 22, 2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability

Should an electricity shortage actually occur in Switzerland due to the geopolitical crisis and supply bottlenecks, it is essential that freight transport customers can continue to be served. This means that the transport companies must clarify their energy needs in...
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«You won’t go far without courage»

«You won’t go far without courage»

21.09.2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, SustainabilityTags: , , , ,

by | Sep 21, 2022 | Competition in rail freight transport, Freight Transport Industry, Sustainability

Dr Heiko Fischer presides over the International Union of Wagon Keepers UIP. The former VTG boss talks to the VAP about the future of European rail freight transport and the digital transformation of the rail sector. He would like to see more enthusiasm for the latter...
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Ready for the next level of digitalisation

Ready for the next level of digitalisation

15.12.2023 | Financing, Innovation, PoliticsTags: , , , , , ,

by | Dec 15, 2023 | Financing, Innovation, Politics

Wit­hout digi­tal auto­ma­tic cou­pling (DAC) there is no digi­ta­li­sa­ti­on and wit­hout digi­ta­li­sa­ti­on there is no com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness. This is how the moder­ni­sa­ti­on of the rail freight sec­tor could be descri­bed. Howe­ver, it’s not quite that simp­le....
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Future of rail freight transport in the area

Future of rail freight transport in the area

26.06.2022 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Operations, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | Jun 26, 2022 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics

Sha­ping rail freight trans­port for the future The Fede­ral Council’s report  Bericht «Future ori­en­ta­ti­on of rail freight trans­port in the area»[1] of March 2022 pro­vi­des a wel­co­me oppor­tu­ni­ty to rethink the Swiss rail freight trans­port sys­tem...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#9): Avoid shifting traffic back to the road

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#9): Avoid shifting traffic back to the road

20.11.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, PoliticsTags: , ,

by | Nov 20, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics

The freight train derailm­ent on 10 August 2023 cau­sed serious dama­ge to the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. SBB the­r­e­fo­re intends to mas­si­ve­ly redu­ce the capa­ci­ty of sus­tainable rail freight trans­port in favour of lei­su­re traf­fic at weekends with the...
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Transport sectoral plan: programme with limited perspective

Transport sectoral plan: programme with limited perspective

24.03.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, PoliticsTags: , , , ,

by | 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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