CargoBeamer

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] The first terminal was opened in Leipzig in Germany; trial runs between Leipzig and Lithuania were planned in November 2010.[3] The company advertises several routes:[4]

  • Kaldenkirchen – Domodossola (825 km, 17 hours)
  • Duisburg – Poznań (800 km, 16 hours)
  • Calais – Perpignan (1,100 km, 24 hours)
  • Calais – Domodossola (950 km, 19 hours)
CargoBeamer AG
TypePublic company
IndustryLogistics, Intermodal Transportation
Founded2003
HeadquartersLeipzig, Germany
Key people
  • Hans-Jürgen Weidemann (Chairman of the Board of Management)
  • Markus E. Fischer
  • Nicolas Albrecht
Websitehttps://www.cargobeamer.com/
First CargoBeamer train on the Gotthard railway line, April 2015, pulled by BLS Cargo

Competing systems[5] are offered by Modalohr[6] and Cargospeed.[7][8]

CargoBeamer test terminal Leipzig, Germany

See also

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. Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  3. "www.X-Rail.net". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  4. "Routes & Terminals - CargoBeamer®". www.cargobeamer.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". June 2011.
  6. "Railway Gazette: Modalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel". Railway Gazette International. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  7. "Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research". 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  8. Cargospeed
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