Topic: Last mile

UK’s Holy Grail could be retractable electric supply

A ground-breaking design incorporating retractable overhead electric traction could be the answer that the UK rail freight industry has been waiting for. A collaboration between Swiss-headquartered engineering specialists Furrer and Frey, aggregates company Tarmac, and...Read more

01-03-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Locotractors to improve rail freight delivery in Lithuania

Lithuanian rail freight operator LG Cargo is planning to add a new type of vehicle to its fleet. It is the locotractor, which provides more efficient shunting operations. With the help of these new units,...Read more

23-06-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

A tram of the network Tramlink in Londen, picture: Transport for London

‘Mobility as a Service as last mile for freight transport’

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) could be used for the ‘last mile’ of rail freight transport. Lina Konstantinopoulou, Head of Transport and Logistics, Innovations and Deployment of ERTICO – ITS Europe, shared this view last...Read more

23-04-2018|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel