A review of the success and failure of tram systems to carry urban freight: the implications for a low emission intermodal solution using electric vehicles on trams

Niklas Arvidsson and Michael Browne

European Transport \ Trasporti Europei, 2013, issue 54, 5

Abstract: This paper considers the potential use of trams and Electric D istribution V ehicles ( E DV s ) as cargo carriers in intermodal urban freight distribution. D istribution activities are vital for society but are also the cause of environmental and social problems . Transport ing goods in urban areas, where most logi stics chains start or end, is an activity that increasingly generates severe problems for all stakeholders, for instance, local authorities, the logistic industry, customers and society in general . New transport solutions are necessary in order to decrease traffic congestion, noise and traffic pollution, e.g. , emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants in urban areas. A possible solution to these problems is to transform the current freight distribution system within cities, for example by favouring the enhancement of intermodal transport alternatives , i.e. combining road and rai l transport. I nformation has been collected through a literature review and interviews in Amsterdam and from these results a conceptual model is presented, as well as a low e mission concept using electric vehicles on trams in Gothenburg . The concept utilize s techniques from the shipping industry, train industry, and the car industry

Keywords: light rail; tram; electric distribution vehicles; intermodal city freight distribution; urban rail freight transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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