CargoBeamer

CargoBeamer AG
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Logistics, Intermodal Transportation
Headquarters	Leipzig, Germany
Key people	Nicolas Albrecht (Chairman of the Board of Management); Markus E. Fischer; Hans-Jürgen Weidemann; Boris Timm;
Website	https://www.cargobeamer.com/

Cargobeamer is an intermodal transport system. It involves specially designed pallets which can be carried on a road trailer; the pallets are fitted on top of flatcars but can slide sideways to allow trucks to drive on and off smoothly at intermodal terminals.^[1]^[2] A first testing terminal was opened in Leipzig in Germany; trial runs between Leipzig and Lithuania were planned in November 2010.^[3] Since July 2021, the first full CargoBeamer terminal is available to the public transport market in Calais, France.^[4]

CargoBeamer Routes

The company advertises several routes:^[5]

Kaldenkirchen – Domodossola (825 km [513 mi], 17 hours)
Calais – Perpignan (1,100 km [680 mi], 24 hours)
Calais – Domodossola (950 km [590 mi], 19 hours)
Kaldenkirchen – Perpignan (1,200 km [750 mi], 30 hours)

CargoBeamer Terminals

Calais (France)

The first full CargoBeamer terminal was opened in Calais in July 2021 with a first connection to Perpignan in Southern France.^[4] Later that year, a second lane to Domodossola in Italy was added.^[6]

Domodossola (Italy)

In March 2021, CargoBeamer announced the purchase of a railyard in Domodossola, Italy. The site was chosen to serve as the second terminal location entirely equipped with the CargoBeamer handling technology.^[7]

Competing systems

Competing systems^[8] are offered by Modalohr^[9] and Cargospeed.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Rail Freight Revolution: A Possible Solution to Europe's Clogged Roadways - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "Can CargoBeamer open new horizons?". 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
^ "www.X-Rail.net". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
^ ^a ^b Papatolios, Nikos (2021-07-23). "Official opening of Calais-Perpignan route by CargoBeamer". Railfreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
^ "Routes & Terminals - CargoBeamer®". www.cargobeamer.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
^ Papatolios, Nikos (2021-08-25). "Calais-Domodossola line becomes part of CargoBeamer's network". RailFreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
^ Papatolios, Nikos (2021-03-30). "CargoBeamer enhances Italian presence with new terminal". RailFreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
^ "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". June 2011.
^ "Railway Gazette: Modalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel". Railway Gazette International. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
^ "Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research". 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
^ Cargospeed

External links

Website of CargoBeamer

[1] "Rail Freight Revolution: A Possible Solution to Europe's Clogged Roadways - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Retrieved 2010-09-29.

[2] "Can CargoBeamer open new horizons?". 2010-09-28. Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-09-29.

[3] "www.X-Rail.net". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-06.

[:0-4] Papatolios, Nikos (2021-07-23). "Official opening of Calais-Perpignan route by CargoBeamer". Railfreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

[5] "Routes & Terminals - CargoBeamer®". www.cargobeamer.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[6] Papatolios, Nikos (2021-08-25). "Calais-Domodossola line becomes part of CargoBeamer's network". RailFreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

[7] Papatolios, Nikos (2021-03-30). "CargoBeamer enhances Italian presence with new terminal". RailFreight.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

[8] "System comparison: Concepts for combined cargo". June 2011.

[9] "Railway Gazette: Modalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel". Railway Gazette International. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

[10] "Weighing up the results of EU-funded rail research". 2011-04-20. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-07-06.

[11] Cargospeed

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