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Gateway Basel Nord terminal secures construction funds

  • Marco Raimondi
  • June 5, 2026
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Construction of the trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN), in Switzerland, took a decisive step with the securing of the funds. “GBN has received the…

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‘Switzerland could withdraw its wagon wheel rules decision’

  • Guest authors
  • May 6, 2026
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On 6 May, the largest-ever edition of the annual ERFA Rail Freight event took place in Brussels under the banner #RelaunchRailFreight. Even if not on…

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Data of the week: A review of the European and Swiss approaches to wheel safety

  • Guest authors
  • March 18, 2026
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About two months ago, the Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) indicated that it would stick to its own version of wagon wheel safety rules…

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Wagon owners protest as Switzerland breaks with JNS safety rules

  • Guest authors
  • February 17, 2026
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Despite approving a joint European wagon safety rules decision, the Swiss Federal Office for Transport (FOT) keeps going its own regulatory way. Switzerland informed its…

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‘Major companies’ to take Switzerland to court over new wheels rules

  • Marco Raimondi
  • October 17, 2025
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The Swiss decision to introduce new freight wagon wheels requirements contradicts “the Principle of Interoperability under the EU-Switzerland Land Transport Agreement”, according to the International…

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Switzerland allows wiggle room for one of the new wheel safety rules

  • Guest authors
  • October 13, 2025
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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…

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Switzerland’s “rogue” rules endanger European rail freight

  • Guest authors
  • September 15, 2025
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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…

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Switzerland shifts subsidies to keep freight on rail

  • Marco Raimondi
  • September 9, 2025
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Switzerland is transferring 59 million CHF (63,2 million euros) in subsidies from accompanied combined transport (ACT) to unaccompanied combined transport (UCT). “Part of the funds…

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Swiss rail freight records minor setback in the first half of 2024

  • Marco Raimondi
  • September 19, 2024
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The modal share of rail freight in Switzerland fell by 0.5 per cent in the second half of 2024 compared to the same period last…

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EU-Switzerland disagreements complicate rolling stock registration process

  • Marco Raimondi
  • July 24, 2024
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Cross-border rail transport in Switzerland has somewhat taken a few steps back as international agreements are no longer valid due to unresolved institutional issues with…

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