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Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

Setting the right track for inland freight transport by rail

The Fede­ral Coun­cil released its mes­sa­ge on the Goods Trans­port Act to the Par­lia­ment in Janu­ary. It aims to moder­ni­ze the com­pre­hen­si­ve sin­gle-wagon load trans­port (EWLV) and estab­lish the foun­da­ti­on for its eco­no­mic via­bi­li­ty. Despi­te...
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«BAHN 2050» – A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE

«BAHN 2050» – A CRITICAL LOOK AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE

The Fede­ral Coun­cil wants to fur­ther streng­then the rail­ways in the long term. To this end, it has revi­sed its long-term rail stra­tegy. It is now focu­sing on impro­ved access to the rail­way and more capa­ci­ty on the east-west axis with new mul­ti­mo­dal tran­ship­ment plat­forms and faci­li­ties for city logi­stics. Here is a cri­ti­cal app­rai­sal of this perspective.

The Fede­ral Coun­cil wants to fur­ther streng­then the rail­ways in the long term. To this end, it has revi­sed its long-term rail stra­tegy. It is now focu­sing on impro­ved access to the rail­way and more capa­ci­ty on the east-west axis with new mul­ti­mo­dal tran­ship­ment plat­forms and faci­li­ties for city logi­stics. Here is a cri­ti­cal app­rai­sal of this perspective.

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Notable facts from the autumn session 2021

Notable facts from the autumn session 2021

Dis­patch 20.081 on the Fede­ral Law on the Under­ground Trans­por­ta­ti­on of Goods With the adop­ti­on of the fede­ral bill, the legal basis for the Cargo Sous Ter­rain (CST) logi­stics pro­ject has been crea­ted. A final dif­fe­rence over expro­pria­ti­on must...
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ECM certification of locomotives

ECM certification of locomotives

News and terminology From 16 June 2022, owners of loco­mo­ti­ves will also have to pre­sent an ECM cer­ti­fi­ca­te for their vehi­cles. The acro­nym ECM stands for “Enti­ty in char­ge of main­ten­an­ce” and descri­bes the enti­ty respon­si­ble for main­ten­an­ce. ECMs...
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