Innovative Intermodal Container

这个项目的动机是使高速，基于低碳铁路的物流与电动交付车辆更容易和成本效益的城市和城市外的低碳物流和英国家庭交付市场和超越（欧盟委员会报告称，HGV占汽车排放量的25%，占欧盟总排放量的6%）。疫情最终证明送货上门的未来主导地位，送货上门成为封锁期间的默认购物方式。特别是超市和在线零售商等企业，由于在多个仓库中双重处理货物和司机短缺而受到压力。我们的创新是为轻型送货车设计的模块化多式联运集装箱。它可以通过叉车在公路和铁路之间转移，也可以通过交叉对接在客运站装载。它可以安装在一个小型的3.5吨电动（或传统）运输货车底盘上，最多可以容纳4个在一个传统的多式联运铁路货车上，运行速度可达90 mph。该项目分为6个工作包，其中包括原型设备的规格，工程和施工以及市场参与和客户演示。主要零售商已透过其铁路货运服务供应商向我们表达兴趣。

The motivation for this project is to make high-speed, low carbon rail based logistics with electrically powered delivery vehicles more accessible and cost effective for urban and extra urban low carbon logistics and the UK home delivery market and beyond (The European Commission reports that HGVs are responsible for 25% vehicle emissions and 6% of total EU emissions).The pandemic conclusively demonstrated the future dominance of home deliveries which became the default shopping method during lockdown. Specifically businesses such as supermarkets and online retailers were stressed due to double handling of shipments in multiple warehouses and driver shortages. Handling was also impeded by social distancing measures.Our innovation is a modular intermodal container for light delivery vans. It can be transferred between road and rail by forklift and can also be loaded at passenger stations by cross docking. It fits on a small 3.5 tonne electric (or conventional) delivery van chassis and up to 4 could be accommodated on a conventional intermodal rail wagon which can run at up to 90mph.The project is split over 6 work packages which include specification, engineering and construction of prototype equipment and market engagement and customer demonstrations. We have expressions of interest from major retailers via their rail freight service providers.