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Rolling highway

January 01, 1970

"Rolling road" redirects here. For the vehicle testing device, see Dynamometer. For the road in Maryland, see Maryland Route 166.
See also: Roll-on/roll-off

In rail transportation, a rolling highway or rolling road is a form of combined transport involving the conveying of road trucks by rail, referred to as Ro-La trains. The concept is a form of piggyback transportation.

Rolling highway on the southern Lötschberg ramp, pulled by two BLS Re 465
ÖBB Class 1016 using Niederflurwagen banking a Rolling highway on the Brenner Railway in Matrei am Brenner

The technical challenges to implement rolling highways vary from region to region. In North America, the loading gauge is often high enough to accommodate double stack containers, so the height of a semi-trailer on a flatcar is no issue. However, in Europe, except for purpose built lines such as the Channel Tunnel or the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the loading gauge height is much smaller, and it is necessary to transport the trailers with the tires about 30 cm (11.81 in) above the rails, so the trailers cannot be simply parked on the surface of a flat car above the wagon wheels or bogies. Making the wagon wheels smaller limits the maximum speed, so many designs allow the trailer to be transported with its wheels lower than the rail wagon wheels. An early approach in France was the Kangourou wagon[1] with modified trailers. This technology did not survive, due to the market resistance to modified trailers. Today, three designs for these special wagons are in commercial service, "Modalohr", "CargoBeamer" and "Niederflurwagen" [2] [3] [4] .

During a rolling-highway journey, if the drivers accompany the trailer, they are accommodated in a passenger car or a sleeping car. At both ends of the rail link there are purpose-built terminals that allow the train to be easily loaded and unloaded.

Examples of rolling highways edit

Rolling highways are mostly used for transit routes, e.g. through the Alps or from western to eastern Europe.

Austria edit

In Austria, rolling highways exist from Bavaria via Tyrol to Italy or to Eastern Europe. Traditionally, Austria is a transit country and therefore the rolling highway is of environmental importance. In 1999 the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) carried 254,000 trucks, which equals 8,500,000 tonnes (8,400,000 long tons; 9,400,000 short tons) of load (including vehicle's weight) (158,989 trucks in 1993). The rolling highway trains in Austria are operated by Ökombi GmbH, a division of Rail Cargo Austria, the cargo division of ÖBB. There is a direct rolling highway between Salzburg and the harbour of Trieste, Italy, where the trucks arrive on ferries from Turkey. In those cases, drivers arrive by plane via Ljubljana airport, to take over the trucks.

India edit

 
Trucks on the Konkan Railway Rolling Highway

In 1999, the Konkan Railway Corporation introduced the Roll On Roll Off (RORO) service on the section between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa,[5] which was extended up to Surathkal in Karnataka in 2004.[6][7] The RORO service, the first of its kind in India, allowed trucks to be transported on flatcars. It was highly popular,[8] carrying about 110,000 trucks and bringing in about ₹740 million worth of earnings to the corporation until 2007.[9] These services are now being extended to other parts of India[10][11]

Switzerland edit

In Switzerland, rolling highways across the Alps exist for both the Gotthard and Lötschberg - Simplon route. They are operated by RAlpin AG, headquartered in Olten.[12] On April 15, 2015, BLS cargo launched a service between Cologne and Milan capable of transporting four-metre (13 ft) articulated lorry trailers.[13]

Italy edit

In 2018, 51% of the Ten-T network has been made adequate to P\C 80 loading gauge, required for ERA Technical Specifications for Interoperability to conveying road trucks by train. Further upgrades are underway.[14]

France edit

Two rolling highways are currently in operation in France, both using French Modalohr technology: the 175 km (109 mi) Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine, connecting the Savoy region to Turin through the Fréjus Rail Tunnel owned and operated jointly by SNCF and Trenitalia, and the 1,050 km (650 mi) Lorry-Rail which connects Bettembourg, Luxembourg, to Perpignan operated by SNCF. Lorry-Rail only carries trailers, while the AFA carries accompanied and unaccompanied trailers. Since June 2012, these two are operated under the brand "VIIA" by SNCF Geodis.

In 2013, plans were announced to add more routes in France.[15] One was planned to link Dourges (near Lille) to Tarnos (near Bayonne) in spring 2016 [16] and the other was an extension North from Bettembourg to Calais. Eurotunnel announced its intention to build a terminal at Folkestone to extend the Dourges-Tarnos route to the UK .[17] However, in April 2015 the French ministry of transportation announced the cancellation of the Dourges - Tarnos route, citing financial concerns.[18]

In July 2020, the government announced two further routes, Sète - Calais and Cherbourg - Bayonne.[19] French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari confirmed in September 2021 €15m funding in 2021 for further development of autoroutes ferroviaires including Calais – Sète, Cherbourg – Bayonne and Perpignan – Rungis. [20]

As of August 2021, the following routes are offered in France:

VIIA[21]

Cargobeamer[22]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://roadmaster-087.skyrock.com/3197907081-SNCF-Kangourou.html Piggyback transport in the 60s video in French
  2. ^ https://www.railcargo.com/de/leistungen/wagenladungen/equipment/gueterwagen/niederflurwagen Rail Cargo Group (28 December 2021). "Niederflurwagen (European compatible car that allows linear loading)". www.railcargo.com/. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ Ralpin (28 December 2021). "Ralpin". www.ralpin.com/. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ modadaten (28 December 2021). "Niederflurwagen". www.mobadaten.info. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "ROAD-RAIL SYNERGY SYSTEM". Press release, Press Information Bureau, dated 2004-20-05. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  6. ^ "New Konkan Rly service begins". Online edition of the Business Standard, dated 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  7. ^ "RORO Service Again on Konkan Railway". The Hindu Business Line. 11 June 2004.
  8. ^ S. Vydhianathan. . The Hindu, dated 2003-14-11. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Roll On Roll Off (RORO) Service on Konkan Railway" (PDF). Official webpage of the Konkan Railway Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  10. ^ "Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India Dated 24-March-2017".
  11. ^ "Mumbai Mirror article, dated Sep 22, 2018".
  12. ^ RAlpin AG
  13. ^ Green, Anitra (16 April 2015). "BLS Cargo launches Gotthard CargoBeamer intermodal service". Rail Journal. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. ^ Simeri, Rosanna; Piccioni, Daria (2017-09-27). MERCINTRENO 2017 "Una prima analisi degli effetti sul sistema ferroviario merci della presenza del Gottardo a circa un anno dalla sua inaugurazione" (in Italian). Direzione Commerciale ed Esercizio Rete RFI. p. 12.
  15. ^ "More lorries to move by rail". www.railwaygazette.com. 19 Sep 2013. Retrieved 26 Jan 2014.
  16. ^ "Autoroute ferroviaire atlantique : enquête publique jusqu'au 23 juillet". www.lantenne.com/ (in French). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Autoroute Ferroviaires" [Rolling Highways]. Rapport d'Activité et de Responsabilité Sociétale 2014 (in French). Coquelles: Groupe Eurotunnel SE: 8. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Le gouvernement renonce à l'autoroute ferroviaire entre le Pas-de-Calais et les Landes". Le Monde (in French). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  19. ^ Cazenave, Fabien (28 July 2020). "Fret ferroviaire. Jean Castex annonce la création d'autoroutes ferroviaires, dont Cherbourg-Bayonne". Ouest France. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Funds confirmed to support rail freight relaunch strategy". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  21. ^ "VIIA - VIIA en Europe". VIIA (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Routes & Terminals - CargoBeamer®". www.cargobeamer.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolling road (rail transport).
  • "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". June 2011.

Comparable concepts edit

  • Environmental Advantage
  • Flexiwaggon, corporate website
  • Kockums Megaswing

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stack containers so the height of a semi trailer on a flatcar is no issue However in Europe except for purpose built lines such as the Channel Tunnel or the Gotthard Base Tunnel the loading gauge height is much smaller and it is necessary to transport the trailers with the tires about 30 cm 11 81 in above the rails so the trailers cannot be simply parked on the surface of a flat car above the wagon wheels or bogies Making the wagon wheels smaller limits the maximum speed so many designs allow the trailer to be transported with its wheels lower than the rail wagon wheels An early approach in France was the Kangourou wagon 1 with modified trailers This technology did not survive due to the market resistance to modified trailers Today three designs for these special wagons are in commercial service Modalohr CargoBeamer and Niederflurwagen 2 3 4 During a rolling highway journey if the drivers accompany the trailer they are accommodated in a passenger car or a sleeping car At both ends of the rail link there are purpose built terminals that allow the train to be easily loaded and unloaded Contents 1 Examples of rolling highways 1 1 Austria 1 2 India 1 3 Switzerland 1 4 Italy 1 5 France 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 4 1 Comparable conceptsExamples of rolling highways editRolling highways are mostly used for transit routes e g through the Alps or from western to eastern Europe Austria edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message In Austria rolling highways exist from Bavaria via Tyrol to Italy or to Eastern Europe Traditionally Austria is a transit country and therefore the rolling highway is of environmental importance In 1999 the Austrian Federal Railways OBB carried 254 000 trucks which equals 8 500 000 tonnes 8 400 000 long tons 9 400 000 short tons of load including vehicle s weight 158 989 trucks in 1993 The rolling highway trains in Austria are operated by Okombi GmbH a division of Rail Cargo Austria the cargo division of OBB There is a direct rolling highway between Salzburg and the harbour of Trieste Italy where the trucks arrive on ferries from Turkey In those cases drivers arrive by plane via Ljubljana airport to take over the trucks India edit nbsp Trucks on the Konkan Railway Rolling Highway In 1999 the Konkan Railway Corporation introduced the Roll On Roll Off RORO service on the section between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa 5 which was extended up to Surathkal in Karnataka in 2004 6 7 The RORO service the first of its kind in India allowed trucks to be transported on flatcars It was highly popular 8 carrying about 110 000 trucks and bringing in about 740 million worth of earnings to the corporation until 2007 9 These services are now being extended to other parts of India 10 11 Switzerland edit In Switzerland rolling highways across the Alps exist for both the Gotthard and Lotschberg Simplon route They are operated by RAlpin AG headquartered in Olten 12 On April 15 2015 BLS cargo launched a service between Cologne and Milan capable of transporting four metre 13 ft articulated lorry trailers 13 Italy edit In 2018 51 of the Ten T network has been made adequate to P C 80 loading gauge required for ERA Technical Specifications for Interoperability to conveying road trucks by train Further upgrades are underway 14 France edit Two rolling highways are currently in operation in France both using French Modalohr technology the 175 km 109 mi Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine connecting the Savoy region to Turin through the Frejus Rail Tunnel owned and operated jointly by SNCF and Trenitalia and the 1 050 km 650 mi Lorry Rail which connects Bettembourg Luxembourg to Perpignan operated by SNCF Lorry Rail only carries trailers while the AFA carries accompanied and unaccompanied trailers Since June 2012 these two are operated under the brand VIIA by SNCF Geodis In 2013 plans were announced to add more routes in France 15 One was planned to link Dourges near Lille to Tarnos near Bayonne in spring 2016 16 and the other was an extension North from Bettembourg to Calais Eurotunnel announced its intention to build a terminal at Folkestone to extend the Dourges Tarnos route to the UK 17 However in April 2015 the French ministry of transportation announced the cancellation of the Dourges Tarnos route citing financial concerns 18 In July 2020 the government announced two further routes Sete Calais and Cherbourg Bayonne 19 French Transport Minister Jean Baptiste Djebbari confirmed in September 2021 15m funding in 2021 for further development of autoroutes ferroviaires including Calais Sete Cherbourg Bayonne and Perpignan Rungis 20 As of August 2021 the following routes are offered in France VIIA 21 Calais le Boulou 1200km 22h Calais Macon Calais Orbassano Italy Macon le Boulou Bettembourg Luxembourg le Boulou Aiton Orbassano Cargobeamer 22 Calais Perpignan 1100km 24h Calais Domodossola Italy 950km 19h See also editACTS CargoBeamer Car shuttle train Modalohr Motorail Roadrailer forms of road rail intermodal transport Eurotunnel Shuttle Pocket wagon Well car Well wagonReferences edit http roadmaster 087 skyrock com 3197907081 SNCF Kangourou html Piggyback transport in the 60s video in French https www railcargo com de leistungen wagenladungen equipment gueterwagen niederflurwagen Rail Cargo Group 28 December 2021 Niederflurwagen European compatible car that allows linear loading www railcargo com Retrieved 28 December 2021 Ralpin 28 December 2021 Ralpin www ralpin com Retrieved 28 December 2021 modadaten 28 December 2021 Niederflurwagen www mobadaten info Retrieved 28 December 2021 ROAD RAIL SYNERGY SYSTEM Press release Press Information Bureau dated 2004 20 05 Retrieved 2008 12 22 New Konkan Rly service begins Online edition of the Business Standard dated 2004 06 16 Retrieved 2008 12 22 RORO Service Again on Konkan Railway The Hindu Business Line 11 June 2004 S Vydhianathan Convergence on the Konkan Railway The Hindu dated 2003 14 11 Archived from the original on January 15 2005 Retrieved 2008 12 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Roll On Roll Off RORO Service on Konkan Railway PDF Official webpage of the Konkan Railway Corporation Archived from the original PDF on 2009 03 04 Retrieved 2008 12 22 Press Information Bureau Govt of India Dated 24 March 2017 Mumbai Mirror article dated Sep 22 2018 RAlpin AG Green Anitra 16 April 2015 BLS Cargo launches Gotthard CargoBeamer intermodal service Rail Journal Retrieved 18 April 2015 Simeri Rosanna Piccioni Daria 2017 09 27 MERCINTRENO 2017 Una prima analisi degli effetti sul sistema ferroviario merci della presenza del Gottardo a circa un anno dalla sua inaugurazione in Italian Direzione Commerciale ed Esercizio Rete RFI p 12 More lorries to move by rail www railwaygazette com 19 Sep 2013 Retrieved 26 Jan 2014 Autoroute ferroviaire atlantique enquete publique jusqu au 23 juillet www lantenne com in French 3 July 2014 Retrieved 12 April 2015 Autoroute Ferroviaires Rolling Highways Rapport d Activite et de Responsabilite Societale 2014 in French Coquelles Groupe Eurotunnel SE 8 Retrieved 12 April 2015 Le gouvernement renonce a l autoroute ferroviaire entre le Pas de Calais et les Landes Le Monde in French 30 April 2015 Retrieved 30 April 2015 Cazenave Fabien 28 July 2020 Fret ferroviaire Jean Castex annonce la creation d autoroutes ferroviaires dont Cherbourg Bayonne Ouest France Retrieved 28 August 2021 Funds confirmed to support rail freight relaunch strategy Railway Gazette International Retrieved 15 September 2021 VIIA VIIA en Europe VIIA in French Retrieved 28 August 2021 Routes amp Terminals CargoBeamer www cargobeamer com Retrieved 28 August 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolling road rail transport System comparison Concepts for combined cargo June 2011 Comparable concepts edit Environmental Advantage Flexiwaggon corporate website Kockums Megaswing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rolling highway amp oldid 1191468483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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