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															11.11.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, OperationsTags: competition, Financial, Politics, Subventions
                                        
                    The National Council’s Preliminary Consultation Committee (KVF‑N) is proposing that the Council approve the credits for the introduction of digital automatic coupling (DAK) and the temporary compensation for single wagonload transport...                
                        
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															129 new locomotives for SBB Cargo: how does it work?
24.10.2024 | FinancingTags: Financial, Rolling stock, SBB Cargo, Subventions, Traffic shift, Wagonload traffic
                                        
                    SBB Cargo wants to renew its fleet with up to 129 modern mainline locomotives by 2035. At the same time, it is complaining about high fixed costs in single wagonload transport (EWLV), has increased its prices excessively over the last few months and...                
                        
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															«MODERATE» ADJUSTMENT OF THE TRACK ACCESS CHARGE: A FATAL BURDEN FOR RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT
                    The Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has announced that it will increase the train path price for rail transport by 2.1 per cent from the beginning of 2025. This measure is aimed at meeting the legal requirements for cost recovery, but carries the risk...                
                        
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															«An excellent neutral negotiation partner»
The Vetropack Group is a listed and family-run glass packaging manufacturer in Switzerland. We at the VAP accompanied Vetropack during the negotiations on the new siding contract and the renewal of the sidings. We talk about this cooperation and the future of rail freight transport with Philippe Clerc, Head of the Vetropack site in St-Prex.
The Vetropack Group is a listed and family-run glass packaging manufacturer in Switzerland. We at the VAP accompanied Vetropack during the negotiations on the new siding contract and the renewal of the sidings. We talk about this cooperation and the future of rail freight transport with Philippe Clerc, Head of the Vetropack site in St-Prex.
							
					
															The rail sector must reinvent itself
24.11.2022 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation, Interoperability, PoliticsTags: 4th EU Railway Package, DAC, EU, Financial
                                        
                    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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