In today's transport, the idea of delivering loaded trailers to terminals and transferring them to railcars is regularly put forward. This is often presented as a combination of the environmentally friendly nature of rail and the versatility of trucks. Meanwhile, 70 years ago—when rail still held a significant share of European transport and the utility of trucks remained limited—experimented with the opposite technique. This involved transferri…
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In today's transport, the idea of delivering loaded trailers to terminals and transferring them to railcars is regularly put forward. This is often presented as a combination of the environmentally friendly nature of rail and the versatility of trucks. Meanwhile, 70 years ago—when rail still held a significant share of European transport and the utility of trucks remained limited—experimented with the opposite technique. This involved transferri…