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Terms and Definitions
Glossary
Accompanied/
combined
transport
Bill of loading or
consignment note
Block train
Cargo rail station,
freight depot/
yard
Carrier
Combined
transport or
intermodal
transport
Eco TransIT
Freight car or
freight wagon
Freightways
Intermodal
transport
Also known as the “Rolling Road“. A truck
shuttle system whereby the entire vehicle
is transported by rail.
Legal certificate stating that a contract of
carriage has been drawn up and signed,
documenting the ownership of cargo and
acknowledging thatspecified goods have
been received.
Rail transport services for large volume
point-to-point flows of goods, whereby a
whole train is utilized entirely by one single
shipper and is run directly from loading point
to unloading point. (Compare: single wagon)
Cargo traffic location where goods are
handled and prepared for upcoming
transportation.
The company engaged in transporting the
goods (e.g. by rail)
This method involves the transportation of
cargo in a container or swap body or trailer,
using various means of transportation (rail,
ocean vessel and truck), without any handling
of the freight itself when changing modes.
Internet tool used by several European rail
companies. Determines and compares the
ecological balance of freight shipments with
various other modes of transport.
www.ecotransit.org
Vehicles used for the transportation of goods
(from all-round to special-purpose types) for
rail transportation.
European cross-border tracks for freight
transportation used by all European train
operators.
Cf. “Combined transport”.
Kunden Service
(KS)
Loading yard
Modalsplit
Multi-modal
traffic
Intermodal
operator
Private wagon
owner
Private Siding
Rolling Road
Seaport Hinterland
traffic
Shipper
(consignor)
Customer service centre of Railion Deutschland
AG in Duisburg which acts as a main informationand
order centre. Its task is to deal with the
whole ordering procedure from the beginning
until the account is settled.
Facility within a freight depot or of the adjoining
open line for loading and unloading
consignments.
The amount of total traffic volume (tonnage)
according to the transportation mode
(road, rail, ship).
Freight transportation involving several
different Types of transport mode
(e.g. rail, truck, aircraft etc)
Companies which operate rail shuttles
and combined transport, and potentially
assume the all-in organization of the whole
transportation process from the consigner
to consignee. They procure the relevant thirdparty
services
Companies that hire freight cars out for
freight operations on a commercial basis
“P-wagon” owners are have a presence in the
specialized wagon sector (e.g. tankwagons)
Track directly linking company to
railnetwork.
Also known as accompanied combined
traffic.
Describes the transportation process from
seaports by rail, road or inland waterway
(e.g. Rhine or Elbe) into the hinterland.
The party requiring carriage and logistics
services (generally the end user).
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Freight wagons and other equipment – a selection
Model
Usage/special features
Covered freight car
Goods on pallets, white goods, consumer electronics, furniture, paper
H Hbbillns 305
with 6 walls
Hbbins 306
without walls
Flat Car
Hbbills 311
with 4 walls
Habbins 345/Habbills 346
with or without walls
S Samms 709
Extra ordinary heavy loads with
a small contact area (steel and
metal parts, steel slab)
Freight car with movable roof
T Tamns – 895
Moisture-sensitive goods, loading
and unloading from above,
e.g. clay, tiles, building materials
Load
capacity
Load
dimensions
105 m 3 L = 14,236 mm
W = 2,900 mm
H = 2,400 mm
105 m 3 L = 14,236 mm
W = 2,900 mm
H = 2,400 mm
140.4 m 3 L = 15,990 mm
W = 2,900 mm
H = 3,215 mm
165.6 m 3 L = 22,866 mm
W = 2,740 mm
H = 2,355 mm
L = 1,500 mm
W = 3,090 mm*
H = 1,200 mm
75.4 m 3 L = 12,772 mm
W = 2,780 mm
H = 2,124 mm
Storage
place
33 Europaletts
35 Europaletts
44 Europaletts
56 Europaletts
Load
limit C
Load
limit D Axles
24.5 t 28.5 t 2
26 t 30 t 2
23 t 27 t 2
50 –
52 t
65 t
58 –
60 t
74 t
61 t 68.5–
69 t
Approximately technical specifications given. Further information at: www.rail.dbschenker.de * without stake, ** stake height
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Model
Usage/special features
Flat Car
R Rs, Res (bogie)
Steel, metal, machines
Roos-t 642/645
Trunk wood, sawn wood
Rins 655 tarpaulin top
For goods which need to be
moisture protected, all purpose
Load
capacity
Load
dimensions
L = 18,500 mm
W = 2,700 mm
H < 1,300 mm**
L = 18,400 mm
W > 2,650 mm
H = 1,965 mm**
L = 18,510 mm
W = 2,710 mm
H = 2,540 mm
Rmms 663/664 L = 12,644 mm
W = 2,904 mm
H = 1,235 mm**
Freight car from other carriers (privately owned car)
Hiirrs-4,6
Sliding wall wagon for goods on
pallets, white goods, consumer
electronics, furniture, paper
Container, Swap Body
Dry cargo, light, voluminous cargoes
L = 2 x
13,300 mm
W = 3,030 mm
H = 2,840 mm
45‘ High Cube 88.7 m 3 L = 13,716 mm
W = 2,500 mm
H = 2,896 mm
Swap Body 44 m³ L = 7,450 mm
W = 2,500 mm
H = 2,450 mm
Storage
place
2 x 38
Europaletts
33 Europaletts
18 Europaletts
Load
limit C
Load
limit D Axles
56 t 60 t 4
< 52 t 4
57.5 t 65.5 t 4
59 t 69.5 t 4
55.7–
56 t
24 t
14 t
63.7–
64 t
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