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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 Safe­ty Inves­ti­ga­ti­on Aut­ho­ri­ty (Sust) names a bro­ken wheel disc as the cause of the freight train acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel. In the news report from 19 Octo­ber 2023, Swiss tele­vi­si­on SRF took a close look at the main­ten­an­ce of...
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REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

REVISION OF THE RAILWAY ACT: FULL EFFECT MAY NOT MATERIALISE

On 12 Sep­tem­ber 2023, the Natio­nal Coun­cil appro­ved the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act (EBG), fol­lo­wing its unani­mous appr­oval by the Coun­cil of Sta­tes in the 2023 sum­mer ses­si­on. Howe­ver, the revi­si­on of the Rail­ways Act can­not be fully...
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