"Freight Skate" a self-powered freight bogie and platform

“Freight Skate”自供电货运转向架和平台

• 批准号: 10039606
• 金额: $ 50.97万
• 依托单位: TDI (EUROPE) LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10039606
• 关键词: Freight; Skate; self; powered; freight

Governments have recognised that the continued dependence on the motor/freight vehicles is unsustainable and that modal shift to low and zero-carbon public transport solutions, both for passengers and freight, is essential if legislative commitments to Net Zero are to be met.The Freight Skate provides a sustainable, low cost, reliable and high-quality rail freight experience which will drive down emissions and increase profits to freight companies and assist in bringing about the much-needed modal shift from road to train. To achieve this objective, it required us to use different ways of thinking across every aspect of the programme - design, supply, build and system implementation. This approach has yielded the desired results.The skate chassis was originally designed with steering axles for passenger trains. It is a unique and tested design which we believe lends itself to operating as an independent 4-wheel unit that can be virtually coupled to form a platform for 10', 20',30' or 40' containers. The study would also allow us to optimise loading for 9'6" HC units; Three units could also be used to carry 2 x 40' containers. An individual unit would carry a 10' container.TDI plans to commercialise the Freight Skate vehicle over the next 3 years, with the product entering freight terminal service in 2025\.

各国政府已经认识到，继续依赖机动/货运车辆是不可持续的，如果要实现净零排放的立法承诺，就必须将客运和货运模式转变为低碳和零碳公共交通解决方案。可靠和高质量的铁路货运经验，这将降低排放，增加货运公司的利润，并有助于实现更大的-需要从公路到火车的模式转变。为了实现这一目标，我们需要在项目的各个方面--设计、供应、建造和系统实施--使用不同的思维方式。这种方法产生了预期的结果。滑板底盘最初是为客运列车设计的转向轴。这是一个独特的和经过测试的设计，我们相信它本身可以作为一个独立的4轮单位，可以虚拟地耦合，形成一个平台，为10 '，20'，30 '或40'集装箱。该研究还将使我们能够优化9 '6”HC单元的装载;三个单元也可以用于携带2 x 40'集装箱。TDI计划在未来3年内将货运滑板车商业化，该产品将于2025年进入货运码头服务。