by blaettler_redaktion | Nov 20, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Politics
The freight train derailment on 10 August 2023 caused serious damage to the Gotthard Base Tunnel. SBB therefore intends to massively reduce the capacity of sustainable rail freight transport in favour of leisure traffic at weekends with the...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 15, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Innovation
In this tribute, you will learn how rail freight transport in Switzerland is moving persistently towards the future. For many years, innovation was a foreign word for the «brown wagons». But this era is passé. The freight railways are ready for the age...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Dec 9, 2022 | Interoperability, Network, Politics
On 6 December 2022, the Council of States adopted two motions in the second instance. They are important for modal shift in transit, but also concern the Basel-North ports route, which is central for import and export traffic. We at the VAP support both...
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by blaettler_redaktion | 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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by blaettler_redaktion | Feb 16, 2021 | Competition in rail freight transport, Member, Politics
With the opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel in December 2020, another piece of the puzzle for an efficient north-south connection through Switzerland will be completed. However, the expansion of the international freight corridor is delayed by at...
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