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Railways in mountain areas – UIC

By admin

Margrethe Sagevik, of the International Union of Railways (UIC), addressed the issue of railways in mountain areas during her presentation at the CSD18 SWOMM Side Event. The UIC is the Worldwide Association representing the Railway Sector, counting about 200 members from all continents. The scope of UIC mission is promoting the rail transport at a... »

Toward a personal intermodality?

By FrancescoG

As the SWOMM’s blog visitors know well, one of the most debated issues in sustainable mobility certainly is intermodality. And a crucial question is to undestand how passengers and freight can efficiently and effectively move from one to another mode of transport at a reasonable cost. An original idea was proposed by Frank Rinderknecht, inventor... »