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Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

Bilaterals III: Switzerland must be involved in the future of rail freight transport

The Fede­ral Coun­cil has given the go-ahead for the Bila­te­ral Agree­ments III­wi­th the defi­ni­ti­ve nego­tia­ting man­da­te. Nego­tia­ti­ons on the so-cal­led Bila­te­rals III began on 18 March 2024. We at the VAP sup­port the efforts of the man­da­te in the area...
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Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Stability as an indispensable basis for international transport cooperation

Once again, the sta­tus quo was saved in the Joint Com­mit­tee on the Land Trans­port Agree­ment, despi­te the gloo­my out­look. In 2024, the EU will once again grant Switz­er­land limi­t­ed access to the ERA data plat­form OSS for one year. How long does...
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Ready for the next level of digitalisation

Ready for the next level of digitalisation

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 (#8): Safety and control tasks clearly distributed

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#8): Safety and control tasks clearly distributed

The Swiss Trans­por­ta­ti­on Safe­ty Inves­ti­ga­ti­on Board (Sust) names a bro­ken wheel disc as the cause of the goods train acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. In the news report from 19 Octo­ber 2023, Swiss tele­vi­si­on SRF took a close look at the...
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