Starvid wrote:Often train transport is discounted on the basis it make just-in-time delivery impossible. This is a myth. Trains can and do work even with a just-in-time system.
Volvo is praised for punktlig 8 on the track
The transport company Volvo Logistics is praised of the the European transport organisation EIA for your transport investment off car parts on railway through five countries with a punktlighet [punctuality] on over 95 percents.
Punktligt on the track
Twice about the day, five days in the week go processions average Sweden and the Netherlands, with parts from factories in Olofström, Umeå and Gothenburg to the composition factory in direct.
The procession goes in a rutt that describes a 8, where the waist lies in Älmhult. Processions from the three Swedish towns meet in Älmhult, to be linked together to entire processions, and is transported of Green Cargo to Malmö. There takes Danish Railion over, crosses Denmark via the bridges, leaves over to German and finally to Dutch Railion.
In direct sees one to that the processions with stools and containers once more backspaces to Älmhult. In this “the eighth grade”, that is a part in Volvos Just-in - time - production, follows the goods trains the timetable to over 95 percents, which impressed on the organisation European Intermodal association, that gave Volvo Logistics pinch at the end of the previous year.
The price has now also been noticed of the German railway company Deutsche Bahn, owners to conveyance of goods island clean Schenker Automotive Rail Net, that is responsible for a big part of the transport.
Through transporting just over 50000 containers and 4800 vagnslaster a year on railway relieves Volvo the European road network. Also this impressed on EIA.
Volvo Logistics is an independent transport company that deals with transports to as well Fordägda passenger car producing clean Volvo Cars as the Swedish truck producer Volvo Ltd.
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Myths and Facts
Here you can check the facts about some commonly held misconceptions about rail freight.
Myth 1 – Rail freight is limited to long distance movements
It is a generally held misconception that rail freight is not viable for journeys under 200 miles. The truth is that break-even distances are market-specific. Cargoes such as aggregates and waste can be economic over distances as short as 12 miles. Here are some examples of short viable freight journeys currently operating on rail:
12 miles - Coal from Selby colliery to Ferrybridge power station in Yorkshire
19 miles - Aggregates from Greenwich to King's Cross
40 miles - Waste removal from Cricklewood to Bedfordshire
60 miles - Container traffic between Felixstowe and Tilbury
Myth 2 – Rail freight is only suitable for bulk cargoes
Rail carries a range of non-bulk cargoes, such as premium parcels, first class mail, high value car components and food stuffs. Rail is often the preferred mode of transport for fragile prestige goods that need to be delivered in perfect condition. Car makers Jaguar, BMW and MG Rover all use rail. Rail can also be integrated into the production line, moving semi-finished goods between factories to demanding time schedules, operating on a just-in-time basis.
Myth 3 – Doubling rail freight would drop road freight only by a few per cent
Rail freight can make a big impact on lorry movements by addressing the small number of of trips in big vehicles. These account for a majority of tonne kilometres and therefore affect the trunk road network. They also account for approximately 50 % of total lorry mileage.
Myth 4 – Increasing maximum lorry weight would cut lorry numbers
A common argument is that increasing the maximum lorry weight from 38 tonnes to 44 tonnes would cut lorry numbers. However, previous increases have not achieved this, (e.g. increase to 38 tonnes in 1983). Many of the biggest lorries already travel around half empty and almost a third are empty. The just-in-time delivery to supermarkets and shops means that a lorry makes a journey to wherever goods are needed, regardless whether it can be filled again. Many small road hauliers simply buy the biggest vehicle they can and use it whatever the load size.
Myth 5 – Road is faster than rail
Express freight trains travel at speeds up to 110 mph, and intermodal trains at 90 mph. This can offer timings and service reliability that can't be matched by road. Heavy goods vehicles are allowed the maximum speed of 60 mph on motorways, 50 mph on dual carriageways, and 40 mph on other roads. The following organisations use rail because it is faster:
* Securicor Omega sends internal and national premium parcels from West Midlands to Glasgow and Aberdeen on a high-speed rail freight service. The trains complete the journey in just seven hours, when the road journey takes nearly 13 hours.
* Safeway distribute food and drinks products in Scotland by intermodal train services that travel at 75 mph.
* A direct service between Scotland and Paris provides whisky producers a fast access to European markets.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/freight/ab ... sfacts.htm