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The Alps' longest railway tunnel
by zopemaster — published Jun 22, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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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New publication on freight traffic transiting through the Alpine region
by zopemaster — published Jun 06, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM — filed under: , ,
(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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Alpine transit exchange - a feasible, efficient and cost-effactive solution
by zopemaster — published Jun 02, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
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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Increased heavy goods traffic on the Brenner route
by zopemaster — published Dec 16, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
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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Landmark NEAT Project under pressure to cut costs
by zopemaster — published Oct 08, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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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Ministers of alpine countries: More road safety and alternatives to road traffic
by zopemaster — published May 19, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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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