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Do not unnecessarily jeopardise the well-functioning rail freight transport system

Do not unnecessarily jeopardise the well-functioning rail freight transport system

28.11.2024 | OperationsTags: , , , ,

by | Nov 28, 2024 | Operations

In August 2024, the Natio­nal Council’s Trans­port and Tele­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons Com­mit­tee sub­mit­ted moti­on 24.3823 ‘Revi­si­on of the risk lia­bi­li­ty of owners of freight wagons’ by 13 votes to 8 with 4 abst­en­ti­ons. The moti­on aims to intro­du­ce strict...
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«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

«Modal shift requires determination from the top management team»

29.08.2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , , , ,

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Operations, Sustainability, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

The Coop Group has com­mit­ted its­elf to redu­cing CO2 emis­si­ons. Shif­ting trans­port to rail is a cen­tral com­po­nent of this stra­tegy. In an inter­view with VAP, Dani­el Hin­ter­mann, Head of Logi­stics at the Coop Group, explains how the retail and...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#10): Europe presents the final report

28.08.2024 | OperationsTags: , , , , ,

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Operations

In mid-July 2024, the Joint Net­work Secre­ta­ri­at (JNS) of the Euro­pean Union Agen­cy for Rail­ways (ERA) published its final report on the acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel on 10 August 2023. This con­ta­ins an exten­ded scope of appli­ca­ti­on, an increased...
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The future belongs to combined transport

The future belongs to combined transport

17.04.2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in SwitzerlandTags: , , , , ,

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Freight Transport Industry, Operations, Vibrant freight railways in Switzerland

What future do freight rail­ways have in Switz­er­land? The VAP dis­cus­ses these and other ques­ti­ons in a dou­ble inter­view with Peter Knaus, Head of Grau­bün­den Freight Rail­way at the Rhae­ti­an Rail­way (RhB), and Peter Lug­in­bühl, Head of Ope­ra­ti­ons at...
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Gotthard Base Tunnel (#3): Current liability provisions are sufficient

Gotthard Base Tunnel (#3): Current liability provisions are sufficient

24.08.2023 | Freight Transport Industry, PoliticsTags: , , , , ,

by | Aug 24, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry, Politics

The freight train acci­dent in the Gott­hard Base Tun­nel has brought up lia­bi­li­ty ques­ti­ons that were alre­a­dy on the agen­da of the Fede­ral Coun­cil. In its ses­si­on on 21 June 2023, the Fede­ral Coun­cil issued a report on pos­si­ble actions to inten­si­fy...
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