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For smaller quantities of cargo the conventional production system in railways is cost and time-consuming due to train formation and freight handling processes. This problem could be solved by making freight trains more truck-like, i.e. replace long loco-hauled trains by self-propelled freight cars and eventually driverless operation.
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Technology field: Increase of load factor and flexible trains
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General information
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General criteria
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Environmental criteria
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Economic criteria
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Vehicle - fix costs: high |
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Vehicle - running costs: (no data) |
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Infrastructure - fix costs: medium |
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Infrastructure - running costs: reduced |
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Scale effects: medium |
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Amortisation: (no data) |
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Application outside railway sector (this technology is railway specific)
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Overall rating
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date created: 2002-10-09 |
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© UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
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