Topic: Pocketwagon

EU action plan to secure safe transport semitrailer on pocketwagon

An EU-wide action plan has been launched to avoid accidents involving semi-trailers transported on pocket wagons by rail. These semi-trailers may not be sufficiently secured against movement, the National Investigation Body (NIB) of Denmark concluded....Read more

20-05-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

‘Ban on pocketwagons leads to cost increase European rail freight’

The temporary ban on the use of semi-trailers on pocketwagons in Denmark has caused considerable costs to railway operations and logistics chains in Europe. This concludes the EU Agency for Railways (ERA). “ERA understands why...Read more

12-02-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Danish ban on pocketwagons lifted for some companies

The Danish Transport Authority has granted railway companies Hector Rail and CFL Cargo permission to resume the use of semi-trailers loaded on pocketwagons. It received the necessary documentation ensuring that the locking mechanism is secured,...Read more

11-01-2019|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Denmark concludes: ‘Safety of pocketwagon not guaranteed’

The safety of the use of pocketwagons cannot be guaranteed, although they are permitted in the transport by rail. This was the conclusion of the Accident Investigation Board of the Danish Transport Authority (DTA), in...Read more

08-01-2019|1 comment|author: Majorie van Leijen