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Cross-border rail transport in Switzerland has somewhat taken a few steps back as international agreements are no longer valid due to unresolved institutional issues with…