by cargorail-admin | Aug 17, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry
On 10 August 2023, a freight train derailed in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. A few minutes before entering the tunnel through the south portal, the train was inspected by automatic wayside train monitoring systems (WTMSs). According to the monitoring...
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by cargorail-admin | Aug 16, 2023 | Freight Transport Industry
On 10 August 2023, a freight train derailed in the Gotthard Base Tunnel. The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (Sust) believes the likely cause was the failure of a wheel. We at VAP will investigate the event systematically from a...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 22, 2023 | Financing, Freight Transport Industry, Politics
In the summer session from 30 May to 16 June 2023, various sector-relevant business was discussed. The results are largely in line with our expectations. However, we regret the missed opportunity to link the proposal for the agglomeration...
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by blaettler_redaktion | Jun 21, 2023 | Operations
In the canton of Zurich, clean excavated material from excavation pits with a volume of more than 25,000 cubic metres must be transported away by rail by the builder-owner from 1 July 2021, otherwise a replacement fee is owed. The companies HASTAG...
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