Trafikverket, the Swedish infrastructure manager, published a new action plan to make long-distance freight transport more efficient. For rail freight, the benefit should include adjusted speed, weight and height limits and a new model for shunting operations.
The changes for shunting services will see a stronger presence of the IM. Trafikverket will in fact “introduce a marshalling service under its own management for railway yards starting in 2027.” This initiative, they claim, will create a more competitively neutral landscape when it comes to access to shunting services.
“Higher speeds are being introduced for more freight trains on more routes”, they added. Moreover, there are also new provisions for road freight as well, such as a wider deployment of trucks up to 34.5 metres. The plan also aim at strengthening “total defence”, highlighting a focus on facilitating military mobility in combined transport.