MEASURES TO BE TAKEN FOR MECHANISING THE HANDLING AND IMPROVING THE TRANSPORT OF LUGGAGE AND PARCELS TRAFFIC

Table of Contents: 1) Introduction; 2) Mechanization of the handling of goods; 3) Carriage of luggage and parcels in trains; 4) Technical parameters of the appliances used; 5) Technical requirements for luggage vans and parcel vans; 6) Technical requirements for fixed installations; and 7) Notes concerning the calculation of profitability when introducing measures to mechanize the transhipment and improve the transport of luggage and parcels.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  14 rue Jean Rey
  75015 Paris,   France 
• Publication Date: 1971-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Baggage; Freight traffic; Package service; Passenger trains; Railroad cars; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Baggage cars; Car design; Package freight
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Freight Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052676
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOC 20
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1975 12:00AM