Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2013, 15(2):118-123 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2013.2.118-123

Versatile, Efficient and Long Wagon for Intermodal Transport in Europe

Peter Fabian1, Juraj Gerlici2, Jaroslav Masek3, Peter Marton4
1 CETRA- Centre for Transport Research, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia
3 Faculty of Economics and Operation of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia
4 Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, University of Zilina, Slovakia

This contribution describes the efforts of the multidisciplinary team of University of Zilina in answering the EC FP7 Call for project proposals FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1 SST.2010.2.1-1: Fast implementation of innovative/effective rail technologies to improve rail freight services. The results of the project "VEL-Wagon - Versatile, Efficient and Long Wagon for Intermodal Transport in Europe", approved under the grant No. 265610 should be a key milestone for the efficiency of intermodal freight wagons, since it demonstrated that fewer elements and less dead weight can result in the same or even better transport output, saving material, energy, environment and thus provide more efficient means for transport.

Keywords: rail freight, intermodal transport, wagon concept development, multipurpose wagon platform, longer and lighter wagon, dead weight reduction, efficiency of wagon use, capacity increase, market needs

Published: June 30, 2013  Show citation

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Fabian, P., Gerlici, J., Masek, J., & Marton, P. (2013). Versatile, Efficient and Long Wagon for Intermodal Transport in Europe. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 15(2), 118-123. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2013.2.118-123
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    1. FP7 Call for project proposals FP7-SST-2010-RTD-1, http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/call_FP7?callIdentifier=FP7-TPT-2010-RTD-1&specificProgram=COOPERATION#wlp_call_FP7
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    3. VEL-WAGON Consortium: Deliverable Report 1.1: State of the art and concept drafting (http://www.vel-wagon.eu/index.php/downloads?download=4%3Ad11
    4. Deliverable Report 2.1: Intermodal application of VEL-Wagon (http://www.vel-wagon.eu/index.php/downloads?download=6%3Ad21
    5. Deliverable Report 3.1 Study on railway business for VEL-Wagon and target costs http://www.vel-wagon.eu/index.php/downloads?download=7%3Adeliverable-report-31-study-on-railway-business-for-vel-wagon-and-target-costs
    6. Deliverable Report 4.3.-4.4 Overview of 3D Model of the Wagon, Static and Dynamic Evaluations, internal VEL-WAGON document, VEL-WAGON Consortium, 2013

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