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