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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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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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Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

23.02.2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, InnovationTags: , , , ,

by | Feb 23, 2024 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Innovation

The Fede­ral Coun­cil released its mes­sa­ge on the Goods Trans­port Act to the Par­lia­ment in Janu­ary. It aims to moder­ni­ze the com­pre­hen­si­ve sin­gle-wagon load trans­port (EWLV) and estab­lish the foun­da­ti­on for its eco­no­mic via­bi­li­ty. Despi­te...
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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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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#2): Automatic wayside train monitoring systems

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#2): Automatic wayside train monitoring systems

17.08.2023 | Freight Transport IndustryTags: , , ,

by | Aug 17, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry

On 10 August 2023, a freight train derai­led in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. A few minu­tes befo­re ente­ring the tun­nel through the south por­tal, the train was inspec­ted by auto­ma­tic way­si­de train moni­to­ring sys­tems (WTMSs). Accor­ding to the moni­to­ring...
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