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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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«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...
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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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