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Point of view: Equal opportunities for trains and trucks!
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Nov 07, 2019
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:12 AM
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filed under:
alpmedia 7/2019,
Point of view,
Transit,
transalpine goods transport
224 million tonnes of goods rolled through the Alps last year, a new record – more than two thirds of it on trucks. To decrease the pressure on nature and humans along the transit axes, railways and roads have be on the same level playing field, says Jakob Dietachmair, Project Manager at CIPRA International.
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Ministers of alpine countries: More road safety and alternatives to road traffic
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by
zopemaster
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published
May 19, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
road tunnels,
transalpine transport
At a meeting in Switzerland the transport ministers of alpine countries underlined their commitment to improve road safety in cross-alpine HGV traffic in a joint and concerted effort adapted to the needs of the alpine countries, and to bolster the policy of transporting HGV traffic by rail. The meeting was attended by representatives from Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the EU Commission.
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Landmark NEAT Project under pressure to cut costs
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by
zopemaster
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published
Oct 08, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
road pricing,
principle of true costs
According to the Swiss Federal Office for Transport total costs of Switzerland's "New Alps Transversal Route" (NEAT) are likely to be CHF 302 m higher than calculated in the summer, due essentially to geological fault zones, uncertainties about the planned route and costly rail securing techniques.
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Increased heavy goods traffic on the Brenner route
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by
zopemaster
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published
Dec 16, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
In 2004 more than fifty percent fewer trucks were carried by the RoLa piggyback services on the Brenner railway than in the previous year. Whereas 140,000 HGVs used the rail link in 2003, the figure for 2004 was a mere 60,000. In contrast, truck traffic on the Brenner motorway increased by a monthly average of twenty percent (in the period January to October).
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Alpine transit exchange - a feasible, efficient and cost-effactive solution
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 02, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
An Alpine transit exchange is seen as a viable option for promoting a shift from road to rail for transalpine heavy goods vehicle traffic. A report commissioned by the Swiss Ministry of Transport has confirmed the technical feasibility and economic acceptability of such a solution.
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New publication on freight traffic transiting through the Alpine region
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 06, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
transport policy, transport planning
(6.6.2007) A new book entitled "SWOMM - Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport" published as part of the Interreg IIIB project AlpFRail summarises the results of the international workshops SWOMM 2005 and SWOMM 2006.
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The Alps' longest railway tunnel
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 22, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
passenger transport,
transalpine transport
Last weekend saw the official inauguration ceremony of the Lötschberg base tunnel in Switzerland after a construction period of eight years. At 34.6 km it is the third longest railway tunnel in the world. The new link between the Bernese Oberland and the Valais drastically reduces the journey time.
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EU warming to the idea of an Alpine transit exchange
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 22, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
For some time now Switzerland's Bundesrat [Federal Council] has been wanting to push ahead with relocating freight-related transit traffic from the road to the rail by creating an Alpine transit exchange. Transit quotas for freight on the road could then be auctioned from the exchange.
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Feasibility of Alpine Crossing Exchange to be examined at the European level
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by
zopemaster
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published
May 20, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning
The transport ministers of Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, France and Slovenia have commissioned an in-depth analysis relating to the introduction of the Alpine Crossing Exchange. At a meeting of the ministers in Vienna/A a body was entrusted with clarifying the preconditions for the implementation of the three traffic management systems, specifically the Alpine Crossing Exchange, the emissions trading scheme and "Toll plus".
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New publications on transport in the Alpine area
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 25, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
literature,
society, culture,
transalpine transport
Three publications on the outcomes of the latest study initiatives on transport in mountain regions have been recently published by the European Academy EURAC in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
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