CargoBeamer

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Cargobeamer is an intermodal transport system. It involves specially designed pallets which can carry road trailer; the pallets are fitted to rail freight cars but can slide sideways to allow trucks to drive on & off smoothly at intermodal terminals.[1][2] The first terminal was opened in Leipzig in Germany; trial runs between Leipzig and Lithuania are planned in November 2010.[3] Competing systems[4] are offered by Modalohr,[5] ResoR@il (defunct? ), and Cargospeed [6][7])

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References

  1. ↑ "Rail Freight Revolution: A Possible Solution to Europe's Clogged Roadways - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
  2. ↑ "Can CargoBeamer open new horizons?". 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
  3. ↑ "www.X-Rail.net". Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
  4. ↑ "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". 2011-06. 
  5. ↑ "Railway Gazette: Modalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel". Railway Gazette International. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  6. ↑ "Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research". 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
  7. ↑ Cargospeed

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