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Ep 333: Swiss Post transporting more mail and parcels by rail

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Titus Bütler, Head of Transport at Swiss Post, explains why and how Swiss Post is moving more mail and parcels by rail.

  • How demands for speed and flexbility drove growth of road freight in the past
  • Energy efficiency of rail vs trucks
  • Rail terminals at Swiss Post logistics centres
  • Ecological and economic benefits of prioritising rail
  • Hybrid locomotives going into logistics centres
  • Length vs speed of freight trains
  • Rail being used for letters and parcels
  • Special mail wagons
  • Moving mail and parcels from logistics centres to rail terminals
  • Dedicated postal trains
  • Congestion on Swiss railway network
  • Operating mail trains during the day and night
  • Meeting delivery punctuality targets
  • Using narrow gauge railways
  • Swiss Post's sustainability strategy, including delivering using electric vehicles in the last mile

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Titus Bütler, Head of Transport at Swiss Post, explains why and how Swiss Post is moving more mail and parcels by rail.

  • How demands for speed and flexbility drove growth of road freight in the past
  • Energy efficiency of rail vs trucks
  • Rail terminals at Swiss Post logistics centres
  • Ecological and economic benefits of prioritising rail
  • Hybrid locomotives going into logistics centres
  • Length vs speed of freight trains
  • Rail being used for letters and parcels
  • Special mail wagons
  • Moving mail and parcels from logistics centres to rail terminals
  • Dedicated postal trains
  • Congestion on Swiss railway network
  • Operating mail trains during the day and night
  • Meeting delivery punctuality targets
  • Using narrow gauge railways
  • Swiss Post's sustainability strategy, including delivering using electric vehicles in the last mile

  continue reading

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