In mid-September, Switzerland introduced new rules relating to freight wagon wheel safety. The measures follow an investigation into the Gotthard Base Tunnel accident, where a…
The Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) has introduced new safety rules relating to the wheels of freight wagons. Despite good intentions, the new rules…
The disastrous derailment in the Gotthard Base Tunnel in August 2023 might have been caused by a systematic problem possibly affecting a great number of…
Monday 2 September marks the grand reopening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, after a year-long closure following a derailment. The tunnel is the main rail…
The two main Italian rail freight associations, Fermerci and Fercargo, asked their Ministry of Transport Matteo Salvini to urgently intervene “to avoid a disastrous crisis…
The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the main rail connection between Switzerland and Italy has been closed since August 2023, causing massive headaches for the rail freight…