Winter on the Alps: how we keep the trains running
Snow, ice and closed passes: our winter plan for the Alpine routes, from heated switches to alternative routings via the Tauern axis.
Summary
The most important points at a glance: what changes, for whom, and from when. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Snow, ice and closed passes: our winter plan for the Alpine routes, from heated switches to alternative routings via the Tauern axis. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem. What looks like a small change on paper makes a real difference for shippers, drivers and terminal staff every single day.
Next steps
Every unit is tracked from pick-up to delivery, and our dispatchers react to delays before they reach the customer. That is what door-to-door means to us: one contact person, one plan, one invoice.
Since the beginning of the eighties Road & Rail has been developing intermodal transport solutions which, in addition to environmentally-oriented added value, also offer significant economic advantages. We shift conventional road transports to rail and sea and thus contribute to a significant reduction in pollutant emissions.
- Container Terminal Herne shows what such a partnership looks like.
- Craneable trailers and swap bodies are handled in under 30 minutes.
- Dangerous goods are accepted according to RID and ADR.
A look ahead
With more than 300 daily departures on more than 250 Short Sea and Rail routes in Combined Transport, we link all the important European business centres. Our services combine the flexibility of the truck with the efficiency of the train.
For shippers
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- Send us your volumes and lanes
- We plan the route and the mode of transport
- Pick-up by truck at your ramp
- Main leg by rail or Short Sea
- Delivery to the receiver – with live status
Every truck we take off the motorway is a small win for everyone.
Jan de Vries, Terminal Manager Herne
Background
A third of all our transports are already carried out using Combined Transport. By switching to alternative modes of transport we also relieve the European road network and contribute to less noise pollution and greater road safety.
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