Company:CargoBeamer
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| Type | Public company |
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| Industry | Logistics, Intermodal Transportation |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Leipzig, Germany |
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| Website | https://www.cargobeamer.com/ |
Cargobeamer is an intermodal transport system. It involves specially designed pallets which can be carried on a road trailer; the pallets are fitted on top of flatcars but can slide sideways to allow trucks to drive on and off smoothly at intermodal terminals.[1][2] A first testing terminal was opened in Leipzig in Germany ; trial runs between Leipzig and Lithuania were planned in November 2010.[3] Since July 2021, the first full CargoBeamer terminal is available to the public transport market in Calais, France .[4]
CargoBeamer Routes
The company advertises several routes:[5]
- Kaldenkirchen – Domodossola (825 km [513 mi], 17 hours)
- Calais – Perpignan (1,100 km [680 mi], 24 hours)
- Calais – Domodossola (950 km [590 mi], 19 hours)
- Kaldenkirchen – Perpignan (1,200 km [750 mi], 30 hours)
CargoBeamer Terminals
Calais (France)
The first full CargoBeamer terminal was opened in Calais in July 2021 with a first connection to Perpignan in Southern France.[4] Later that year, a second lane to Domodossola in Italy was added.[6]
Domodossola (Italy)
In March 2021, CargoBeamer announced the purchase of a railyard in Domodossola, Italy. The site was chosen to serve as the second terminal location entirely equipped with the CargoBeamer handling technology.[7]
Competing systems
Competing systems[8] are offered by Modalohr[9] and Cargospeed.[10][11]
See also
- Loading gauge
- Rolling highway
- Sidelifter
- Swap body
- Tank chassisthumb|Loading procedure of semi-trailer onto a CargoBeamer rail wagon by reach stacker
Fully automated loading procedure of a semi-trailer in the CargoBeamer test terminal Leipzig, Germany
CargoBeamer train between Lithuania and Germany , May 2020
References
- ↑ "Rail Freight Revolution: A Possible Solution to Europe's Clogged Roadways - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,716654,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ "Can CargoBeamer open new horizons?". 2010-09-28. http://www.worldcargonews.com/htm/nf20041128.712922.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ "www.X-Rail.net". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322052110/http://www.x-rail.org/render.asp?o=7661. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Papatolios, Nikos (2021-07-23). "Official opening of Calais-Perpignan route by CargoBeamer". https://www.railfreight.com/intermodal/2021/07/23/official-opening-of-calais-perpignan-route-by-cargobeamer/.
- ↑ "Routes & Terminals - CargoBeamer®". https://www.cargobeamer.com/what-we-do/routes-terminals.html.
- ↑ Papatolios, Nikos (2021-08-25). "Calais-Domodossola line becomes part of CargoBeamer's network". https://www.railfreight.com/intermodal/2021/08/25/calais-domodossola-line-becomes-part-of-cargobeamers-network/.
- ↑ Papatolios, Nikos (2021-03-30). "CargoBeamer enhances Italian presence with new terminal". https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2021/03/30/cargobeamer-enhances-italian-presence-with-new-terminal/.
- ↑ "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". June 2011. http://www.privatbahn-magazin.eu/index.php?cat=Magazine&page=Comparison.
- ↑ "Railway Gazette: Modalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel". Railway Gazette International. 2011-11-23. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/modalohr-piggyback-wagons-approved-for-channel-tunnel.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ "Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research". 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20101206010223/http://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/news/article_10089_en.html. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ Cargospeed
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