PIGGYBACK IN WESTERN EUROPE

At first sight, carrying complete road vehicles by train looks inefficient compared with transcontainers. But many road haulers are small operators, jealous of their independence, who are not interested in becoming a cog in a ponderous transport machine. In Europe there is a growing demand for piggyback services that are marketed separately from - even in competition with - other rail business.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1971-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 346-348
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 127
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Freight service; Piggyback transportation; Trailer on flat car
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways Board
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM