CN112654550A - Loading system on railway network and transport wheeled vehicle - Google Patents
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Abstract
A system (100) for loading and transporting on a railway network wheeled vehicle comprising an articulated vehicle (50) equipped with a drive (51) and a semitrailer (52), the system (100) comprising: a computerized system configured to be placed in a platform of a railway network; at least one elevator trailer (101), the at least one elevator trailer (101) engaged with the rail station computerized system; at least one vehicle trailer (102); and a transportable road infrastructure (103). An elevator trailer (101) comprises: a platform (101 a); a linear structure (101d), the platform (101a) being coupled to the linear structure (101d) at a lower side; a lifting structure (101 e); an electronic control system (123); and an auxiliary system. The carrier trailer (102) comprises a linear structure equipped with two wheel systems (102aa), between which two wheel systems (102aa) a loading platform (102a) is comprised; a load sensor; system for assisting the loading and unloading operations and handling of an articulated vehicle (50) or a single drive (51).
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a loading system and a transport wheeled vehicle on a railway network.
In particular, the present invention relates to loading systems and transport wheeled vehicles on the railway network, and in particular articulated semitrailers of the type that can be integrated into "intelligent management systems", which means trailers ultimately attributed to rail transport systems with automatic assembly of trains described with reference to italian patent No. 0001416154 assigned to the same applicant.
Background
It is known that in order to transport a railway trailer from a factory to a delivery destination or, conversely, by picking up a truck not connected to a rail network in a factory delivery location, it is necessary to charge the trailer on a special vehicle equipped with wheels pulled by a tractor until reaching a rail delivery or pick-up station of the destination.
Attempts have been made to overcome the excessive cost of this transfer method by using bridge cranes to load articulated freight car semitrailers on locking trains in the railway platform, loading them from the top on "few" trailers. However, this solution is competitive only on ports that handle a large number of semitrailers, since the infrastructure has a very high cost. Thus, only a few docking stations can be connected at an acceptable cost.
Another known solution is the so-called "rolling highway", which consists in loading the whole train in sequence starting from a series of wheeled vehicles. However, a prerequisite for this process is that the driver of the vehicle must travel with the same train, in addition to the constraint that the connection is only between two points (departure point and arrival point).
Attempts have also been made to overcome this problem by designing autonomous hybrid rail/wheeled vehicles that are capable of moving with both modes. However, these known vehicles are specific drives with very specific functions. These are therefore not suitable for long trips or may be adapted for use as a system for the transport of goods. Furthermore, these known vehicles are not suitable for interacting themselves with "intelligent" systems or vehicles that exchange information, for example, being able to move independently and/or engage or disengage automatically on a rail network due to the presence of computerized systems, such as those present in the above-mentioned patents of the same applicant, or the like.
A solution to this problem has been reported in italian patent application No. UB2016a001791, which describes a transport vehicle capable of bi-directional circulation on a road network or on a railway network, comprising: -a floor equipped at the bottom with a first and a second front rail-wheel system and at least one pair of rear rubber wheels; -an exchange system between the positions of the rear and front rail wheels and the rear rubber wheels according to the type of wheel required for road or railway traffic; and-a computerized system configured to automatically manage the movement of the transport vehicles in the configuration of the railway cycle and to perform a coupling with the tractor of the articulated vehicle hooking the transport means; wherein the exchange system comprises a plurality of movable mechanical elements connected in rotation at a first end to a plurality of hooking brackets placed under the floor and at a second end to a plurality of axes about which the rear rubber wheels are rotatable, respectively. The movable mechanical element is configured to be automatically controlled by the computer system via the actuator system.
However, this solution suffers from the following problems: the onboard presence of both the rail and road circulation systems, as well as other components of the intelligent trailer like batteries, overloads the vehicle, especially during road circulation, thereby reducing the net load. Furthermore, the transition from road to track mode may present operational difficulties in properly managing alignment maneuvers on the track.
Disclosure of Invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a system for loading and transport on railway network wheeled vehicles comprising at least one articulated vehicle equipped with a drive and a semitrailer, in particular a semitrailer, which can be switched from wheeled mode to tracked mode with a very high level of automation and inversely reduce the cost of cargo logistics, since, while maintaining the ductility of the rubber delivered and the sampling point operated by conventional trucks, only the transfer of the semitrailer is performed over a large part of the path without driving along the railway line, with features that significantly reduce energy and personnel costs, such as overcoming the limitations that still affect the solutions previously described and with reference to the prior art.
According to the present invention, as defined in claim 1, there is provided a system for loading and transport on a railway network wheeled vehicle comprising at least one articulated vehicle equipped with a drive and a semitrailer.
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For a better understanding of the invention, a preferred embodiment for a semitrailer will now be described, purely by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
fig. 1 shows a three-dimensional view of a system for loading and transport on a railway network wheeled vehicle comprising at least one articulated vehicle equipped with a drive and a semitrailer in the phase of arrival of the articulated vehicle at a platform, according to the invention;
figure 2 shows a three-dimensional view of an intelligent lift trailer of the system for loading and transport on railway network wheeled vehicles according to the present invention;
fig. 3 a-3 c show a top view and a side view, respectively, of the intelligent lift trailer of fig. 2 with a lowered loading platform and a raised loading platform according to the invention;
4 a-4 c show top and side views of the intelligent lift trailer of FIG. 2 with a lowered loading platform and a raised loading platform, wherein an articulated truck is loaded on the intelligent lift trailer of FIG. 2, according to the invention;
figures 5 a-5 d show a top view, a side view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of an intelligent vehicle trailer according to the invention with a raised loading platform and with a lowered loading platform;
6 a-6 c show top and side views of the intelligent lift trailer of FIGS. 5 a-5 d with an articulated truck loaded thereon, according to the invention;
figure 7 shows a top view of a railway platform according to the invention set up in engagement with a system for loading and transport on railway network wheeled vehicles;
figure 8 shows a three-dimensional view of an intelligent lift trailer of a system for loading and transporting on railway network wheeled vehicles according to the present invention and a three-dimensional view of an articulated vehicle when approaching the articulated vehicle to a lift trailer;
figure 9 shows a three-dimensional view of an elevator trailer of a system for loading and transport on a railway network wheeled vehicle loaded with articulated vehicles according to the invention;
fig. 10 shows a three-dimensional view of the lift trailer in elevation phase and the vehicle trailer of fig. 9 according to the invention, with the vehicle trailer positioned;
fig. 11 shows a three-dimensional view of the lift trailer and the carrier trailer of fig. 9 in a loading phase of an articulated vehicle on an intelligent carrier trailer according to the invention;
fig. 12 shows a three-dimensional view of an elevator trailer and a smart vehicle trailer during release of a tractor from a semi-trailer on the smart vehicle trailer according to the invention;
fig. 13 shows a three-dimensional view of an elevator trailer loaded by the motor drive of an articulated vehicle and a smart vehicle trailer loaded by a semitrailer of an articulated vehicle according to the invention;
fig. 14 shows a three-dimensional view of an elevator trailer and a three-dimensional view of a smart carrier trailer during unloading of a tractor unit of an articulated vehicle, wherein a semitrailer of the articulated vehicle is moved towards a railroad train in a composition phase, according to the invention.
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With reference to the figures and to the drawings, and in particular to figure 1, there is shown a system for loading and transport on a railway network wheeled vehicle in the phase of arrival of the articulated vehicle at a station, comprising at least one articulated vehicle equipped with a drive and a semitrailer, according to the invention. More specifically, the system 100 for loading and transporting on a railway network wheeled vehicle comprises: at least one articulated vehicle 50 equipped with a drive and a semitrailer, the system comprising: "platform" computerized system, intelligent lift trailer 101, intelligent vehicle trailer 102 and transportable road infrastructure 103, intelligent lift trailer 101 and intelligent vehicle trailer 102 are engaged with the platform computerized system, the meaning of the terms used for trailers of rail transit systems with automatic train assembly is described in italian patent No. 0001416154 of the same applicant; the transportable road infrastructure 103 allows a road network to be connected to the region of a service binary region (service binary) of a railway network, which is connected to the railway lines of the same railway network and is dedicated to the loading/unloading of semitrailers, subject to aspherization of appropriate road sections. The transportable road infrastructure 103 must allow the articulated vehicle 50 to enter and exit in the direction of movement and in the opposite direction thereto.
Fig. 2 shows in detail an intelligent lift trailer 101 comprising a platform 101a, the platform 101a being configured to accommodate a wheeled vehicle, such as an articulated vehicle 50 equipped with a drive 51 and a semi-trailer 52, the platform 101a being equipped with a first tipping plane 101b, a second tipping plane 101c, an outer protective fender 121, a gangway 122, the first tipping plane 101b being articulated at a first end thereof, the second tipping plane 101c being articulated at a second end thereof opposite to the first end, the outer protective fender 121 being configured to enable a perfect alignment of the articulated vehicle 50 and being transverse to the protective fender 121, the gangway 122 being a passage for an operator. The platform 101a is coupled at the bottom to a linear structure 101d, for example equipped with an electronic control system 123 in the central part and a carriage 101da with a motorized chamber at its ends. Furthermore, the smart elevator trailer 101 comprises at least two scissor lift structures 101e, the at least two scissor lift structures 101e being fixed between the linear structure 101d and the platform 101 a. Each lifting structure 101e comprises two scissor systems (of the bow-type) allowing movement in the vertical direction and supporting the platform 101 a. In even more detail, each scissor system comprises four metal rods connected two by a central pin and at the ends by an upper hinge and a lower hinge.
According to one aspect of the invention, the lifting structures 101e are configured to lift and lower the platform 101a of the smart lift trailer 101 by actuators (e.g., two lifting pistons for each lifting structure 101e, not shown in the figures).
According to one aspect of the invention, the electronic control system 123 is positioned between the two lifting structures 101 e.
Advantageously according to the invention, the lifting of the platform 101a of the smart lift trailer 101 can be controlled both in manual mode and in automatic mode.
Advantageously according to the invention, the intelligent lift trailer 101 comprises a computerized system, similar to the typical intelligent trailer of the applicant's patent application mentioned above, configured to be able to further automatically manage the raising/lowering of the platform 101a and the movement of the lift trailer 101 along the railway infrastructure to position itself in a specific area established for interacting with the intelligent vehicle trailer 102, to be able to perform the picking up/delivery of the semitrailer 52 of the articulated vehicle 50 positioned on the platform 101a, as shown in fig. 3 and subsequently in fig. 10-12.
Advantageously according to the invention, the smart vehicle trailer comprises at least two locking systems 101f, the at least two locking systems 101f being raised during a displacement operation of the trailer and lowered during a loading operation of the articulated vehicle 50, thereby preventing movement of the lift trailer 101 and providing support for load support.
Advantageously according to the invention, the smart lift trailer 101 comprises a load sensor configured to detect the presence of the vehicle onboard, to check the admissible limits of the load and to check the compatibility of the load distribution.
Advantageously according to the invention, the smart lift trailer 101 comprises a system to assist the loading and unloading operations and movements of the articulated vehicle 50 or of the single drive 51.
According to another aspect of the invention, the computerized system 123 located on the smart lift trailer 101 is configured to interact with the computerized system of the platform, as described in the above-mentioned patent application of the same applicant, and in order to operate the raising/lowering of the loading platform 101a by means of the system 101e, the system 101e is adapted to cause the position of the platform 101a to switch from the next level position of the street level to a raised position aligned with the height of the upper standard buffer of the ordinary railway trailer, and vice versa, compatible with the data from the on-board sensors (in particular the load sensors and other sensors).
The computerized system 123 also automatically manages the movement of the elevator trailer 101 to position itself in the maneuvering or resting area according to instructions received electronically from the station computerized system.
According to one aspect of the invention, the smart lift trailer 101 includes batteries that can be recharged automatically, installing an induction system where the trailer 101 operates, or locating the trailer 101 in a specific area where connections to the power grid can be made in either an automatic or manual mode.
Fig. 5 schematically shows an intelligent vehicle trailer 102, in the sense that the intelligent vehicle trailer 102 comprises all the embodiments presented in the aforementioned patents in the name of the same applicant, including a linear structure equipped with two wheel systems 102aa, between which two wheel systems 102aa a loading platform 102a is comprised, which loading platform 102a is configured to receive the semitrailer 52 of the articulated vehicle 50 and to be lowered and raised, according to the command of a computerized system present on the trailer, so that the loading platform 102a can be raised to the level of the buffer 102ab to allow horizontal transport of the semitrailer 52.
According to one aspect of the invention, the first end of the vehicle trailer 102 comprises a flat portion 102ca, which flat portion 102ca is configured to receive the front part of the semitrailer 52 after the semitrailer 52 has been loaded onto the loading dock 102a, and is able to lock it by means of an adjustable locking system 102 cb. Further, the flat portion 102ca is equipped with a tilting platform 102c for the operator's passage on each side.
The front part of the loading platform 102a, which is positioned at a corresponding position of the parking frame of the semitrailer 52 when the semitrailer 52 is loaded, is equipped with a self-levelling platform 102d to facilitate the support of the semitrailer 52 during the loading or unloading phase, to allow disengagement of the drive.
In addition, in order to secure the semitrailer 52 during transport, there is a rear wheel locking system in addition to the locking system 102 cb.
Finally, there may also be another locking system of the front wheels.
Advantageously in accordance with the present invention, self-leveling platform 102d prevents a trailer driver from manually releasing and resting the parking stand on the ground for releasing drive 51. In the automated case of the platform, the truck driver would have to restrict himself to manually disabling these connections (electrical and other facilities) and eventually unlocking the drive 51.
The lowering of the self-levelling platform achieves the levelling of the semitrailer 52 in the optimal position to carry out the transport, through automatic control of the electronic system of the trailer.
Fig. 6 shows a smart 102 with a smart vehicle trailer 102, wherein the semitrailer 52 of the articulated vehicle 50 is loaded on a loading dock 102 a.
Advantageously according to the invention, the smart vehicle trailer 102 comprises load sensors to determine whether the weight of the semitrailer is suitable for transport in relation to the characteristics of the railroad section to be driven.
Advantageously in accordance with the present invention, intelligent vehicle trailer 102 includes a system that facilitates loading and unloading operations and movement of an articulated vehicle or a single drive.
Furthermore, advantageously according to the invention, the station may be equipped with a device 104 for automatically controlling the shape of the wheeled vehicle, the device 104 being adapted to perform an automatic verification of the compatibility of the profile of the wheeled vehicle loaded on the trailer with the characteristics of the route to be covered for the railway network delivered. In particular, such a verification means 104 of the profile of the loaded trailer may be implemented with a sensor, a camera or other detection system that detects the shape of the object.
According to another aspect of the invention, when it is necessary to manage the loading/unloading operations of wheeled vehicles, all the movements of road and rail vehicles operating in the area in which the system 100 operates are managed by a platform computerized system having complete and exclusive control over the area in which the rails are located.
Operationally, in the delivery phase from the road network to the railway network, the articulated vehicle 50 with the semitrailer 52 to be loaded is placed in a special area with tracks coplanar with the street plane. The driver of an articulated vehicle accessing from its tablet or other similar system present on the drive communicates its credentials to perform the loading operation, through a specific application preloaded on the same tablet and allowing for telematics interfacing with the platform computerized system. After verification and acceptance of the certificate authorizing loading of the semi-trailer 52, the smart lift trailer 101 will be managed to move independently and once it reaches the loading position it will lower one of the tipping platforms 101b or 101c, which will act as a connecting ramp to allow the articulated vehicle 50 to always travel forward. The positioning of the elevator trailer 101 at the precise point of the asphalt area of the track depends on the trailer performing the one-way transport, as it only allows operation on one side. Thus, the direction of entry of the articulated vehicle 50 on board the lift trailer 101 can only occur in a particular direction through the platform 101b or 101 c. Subsequently, the tipping platform 101b or 101c is raised and, by means of the system 101e for lifting the loading platform 101a, to the level of the buffer 102ab of the carrier trailer so that the rear of the lift trailer 101 is automatically reached, wherein the semitrailer must be moved. The tipping platform 101b or 101c is then lowered again to form a pathway with the vehicle trailer 102 and the articulated vehicle 50 is driven in reverse until it reaches a position suitable for transferring the semi-trailer 52 onto the smart vehicle trailer 102.
According to one aspect of the invention, as shown in fig. 7, the lane road infrastructure 103 allowing access to the serving binary area 203 of the railway network of railway lines connected to railways comprises a loading/unloading line 103a and a connecting element 103b connected to the serving binary area 203, the loading/unloading line 103a comprising a non-surface area to be transportable.
In use, the method of operation of the system 100 shown in fig. 8-14 includes the steps of:
1) to a railway platform of an articulated vehicle 50, autonomous positioning of an intelligent lift trailer 101 in a loading area 103 of a vehicle road infrastructure 103, and available for an intelligent carrier trailer 102;
2) during the entire loading operation and transferring of the semitrailer, which is loaded with the path used by the rail vehicle, the articulated vehicle 50 is closed and the first tipping plane 101b or 101c of the lift trailer 101 is lowered depending on the orientation of the carrier trailer 102;
3) loading the articulated vehicle 50 on the lift trailer 101 and lifting the first tipping platform 101 or 101 c;
4) positioning an intelligent carrier trailer 102;
5) raising the platform of the lift trailer with a vehicle-mounted articulated vehicle 50;
6) lowering the tipping platform 101b or 101c to create a passage way with the carrier trailer;
7) moving the articulated vehicle 50 on the smart carrier trailer 102 and releasing the drive 51;
8) positioning the drive 51 on the lift trailer, lifting the tilting platform 101b or 101c by means of the platform 102d to level the semitrailer, blocking the rear wheels and lowering the semitrailer 52 placed on the platform 102a inside the intelligent carrier trailer 102;
9) lowering the platform 101a of the lift trailer 101;
10) unloading the drives 51 and managing the departure of the drives 51 from the railway line;
11) the intelligent vehicle trailer 102 is moved toward the constituent trains on the railroad line.
In more detail, to load the semitrailer 52 onto the carrier trailer 102, the lift car 101 is positioned in the correct position to raise the entire articulated vehicle 50.
Thus, after the driver is positioned to stand on the first tipping platform 101b or 101c and has provided credentials through a dedicated application to the platform computerized system coordinating all operations, the first tipping platform 101b or 101c is lowered to the ground and the articulated vehicle 50 is loaded on the elevator trailer 101. The first tipping platform 101b or 101c is lifted and then the platform 101a of the lift trailer 101 is lifted. The carrier trailer 102 is attached as an empty vehicle to perform loading operations. Thus, the second tipping platform 101b or 101c of the elevator trailer 101 is lowered corresponding to the vehicle trailer 102. The semitrailer 52 is loaded in reverse with its drive 51 and thereafter the support 102d placed on the trailer platform to support the frame at the front of the trailer is raised. The drive 51 is then unlocked and positioned on the lift trailer 101. The first tipping platform 101b or 101c of the elevator trailer 101 is raised. After this, the level of the semitrailer 102 is suitably lowered on the supporting base of the frame, i.e. the semitrailer 52 is blocked by means of the towing pin with means 102cb and the rear wheel with locking means so that the self-levelling platform 102d of the vehicle trailer 102 is suitably lowered. The carrier trailer 102 is then removed to stop in another area or be inserted into a railroad train. The elevator trailer 101 is then lowered at street level and then positioned in a good position (area for disengaging the drive in the asphalt travel direction). The immediately following second tilt platform 101b or 101c is lowered to allow the exit of the drive 51. Then, when the elevator trailer 101 moves to the resting area, the second tipping platform 101b or 101c of the elevator trailer 101 is raised.
To unload a semitrailer arriving at another carrier trailer at area 100, the lift trailer 101 is positioned in the correct position so that only the drive 51 of the articulated vehicle 50 is raised in the correct direction. Then, a second tipping platform 101b or 101c for connecting to the ground of the elevator trailer 101 after the driver (who has positioned himself to climb up the elevator trailer 101) has provisioned credentials through the app. Then, the driver 51 is loaded on the elevator trailer 101. The first tipping platform 101b or 101c is raised and the platform of the lift trailer 101 is also raised. A carrier trailer 102 is attached to perform the unloading operation of the loaded semitrailer 52. The second tipping platform 101b or 101c of the lift trailer 101 is lowered on the carrier trailer 101, 102 and the stops of the semitrailer 102cb and the rear wheels are released and the platform 102a of the vehicle is raised. Then, the support 102d for raising the semitrailer bracket is raised. After the platform 102d of the carrier trailer 102 has been lowered, a reversal of the drive 51 is performed to engage the semitrailer 52 and then a forward departure of the articulated vehicle 50 (drive 51 and semitrailer 52) positioned on the lift trailer 101. The second tipping platform 101b or 101c of the elevator trailer 101 is then lifted. The elevator trailer 101 is lowered to street level and positioned down in a good position (area for disengagement of the articulated vehicle in the asphalt travel direction). Then, the second tipping platform 101b or 101c of the elevator trailer 101 is lowered to allow the articulation of the elevator trailer 101 and the subsequent exit of the second tipping platform 101b or 101c, and then moved to the parking area.
With similar easy to understand maneuvers, any wheeled vehicle may be loaded onto the trailer 102, with at least two or more wheel locking systems for two vehicles suitably deployed on the loading dock 102 a.
The loading system and the transport wheeled vehicle on the railway network according to the invention thus facilitate the operation of steering the drive of the articulated vehicle, as it allows to always access the articulated vehicle in the forward gear, making the steering very simple.
Another advantage of the loading system and the transport of wheeled vehicles on a railway network is that the perfect alignment of the semitrailer, which is the most complex part of the reverse loading operation, is performed automatically.
Finally, the loading system and the transport wheeled vehicles on a railway network according to the invention are efficient and low cost on a railway network.
Finally, it is clear that modifications and variations can be made to the loading system and to the transport wheeled vehicles on the railway network, in particular to the semitrailer of an articulated vehicle as described and illustrated herein, without thereby departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the annexed claims.
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1. A system (100) for loading and transportation on a railway network wheeled vehicle comprising at least one articulated vehicle (50), said at least one articulated vehicle (50) being equipped with a drive (51) and a semitrailer (52), said system (100) comprising:
-a computerized system configured to be placed in a platform of the railway network;
-at least one elevator trailer (101), the at least one elevator trailer (101) being engaged with a railway station computerized system;
-at least one vehicle trailer (102), said at least one vehicle trailer (102) interfacing with said railway station computerized system; and
-a transportable road infrastructure (103) for connecting said road network to a specific area comprising a railway network service binary area (203) for use by said lift trailer (101), said railway network being connected to railway lines of the same network configured for allowing entry and exit of said articulated vehicle (50) in both directions of travel;
characterized in that the lift trailer (101) comprises:
-a platform (101a) configured to accommodate a wheeled vehicle (50), the platform being provided with a first tipping plane (101b), a second tipping plane (101c), a lateral outer protective fender (121), and a ramp (122), the first tipping plane (101b) being hinged to a first end, the second tipping plane (101c) being hinged to a second end opposite the first end, the lateral outer protective fender (121) being configured to enable full alignment of the wheeled vehicle (50), the ramp (122) being for an operator to enter the protective fender (121) from the side;
-a linear structure (101d), the platform (101a) being coupled underneath to the linear structure (101d), the linear structure (101d) comprising at its ends a carriage (101da), the carriage (101da) having a maneuvering chamber;
-a lifting structure (101e), said lifting structure (101e) being fixed between said linear structure (101d) and said platform (101a) and being configured to raise and lower the platform (101a) of said lift trailer (101) by means of a plurality of actuators, configured for switching the position of said platform (101a) from a horizontal position close to the road level to a raised position aligned with a standard upper level of a buffer of said ordinary railway trailer and vice versa, depending on data provided by onboard sensors;
-an electronic control system (123), said electronic control system (123) being comprised in said linear structure (101d) and being configured to interact with said railway station computerized system and to operate the raising/lowering of said loading platform (101a) by means of said lifting system (101 e); and
-an assistance system for assisting the loading and unloading handling and processing of the articulated vehicle (50) or the single drive (51); and
-the vehicle trailer (102) comprising:
-a linear structure equipped with two wheel systems (102aa) between which a loading platform (102a) is comprised, said loading platform (102a) being configured to house a semitrailer (52) of the articulated vehicle (50) and to be lowered and raised according to the commands of a computerized system present on the vehicle trailer (102) so that the loading platform (102a) can be raised to the level of a buffer (102ab) to allow horizontal transport of the semitrailer (52);
-a first end comprising a flat portion (102ca), said flat portion (102ca) being configured to accommodate the front of the semitrailer (52) after it is loaded onto the loading dock (102) and being lockable by means of an adjustable locking system (102cb), said flat portion (102c) being provided on each side with a tilting dock (102c) for the operator's access;
-a load sensor determining, with respect to the characteristics of the railway section to be covered, whether the weight of the semitrailer is suitable for transport;
-a system for assisting the loading and unloading manoeuvres and handling of the articulated vehicle (50) or of the single drive (51); and
-the transportable road infrastructure (103) is configured to allow access to the serving binary area (203) and comprises a loading/unloading area (103a), the loading/unloading area (103a) comprising non-surface tracks made transportable and connecting elements (103b) to the serving binary area (203).
2. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the electronic control system (123) is positioned between the lifting structures (101 e).
3. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the platform (101a) is configured to operate in a manual or automatic mode.
4. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the lift trailer (101) comprises at least two locking systems (101f), the at least two locking systems (101f) being raisable during a moving operation of the trailer and lowerable during a loading operation of the articulated vehicle (50) to prevent movement of the lift trailer (101) and provide support for load support;
5. the system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the elevator trailer (101) comprises a load sensor configured to detect the presence of an on-board vehicle, check allowable limits of the load, and check the compatibility of the load distribution.
6. The system (100) of claim 1, wherein the computerized system (123) is configured to automatically manage movement of the elevator trailer (101) for positioning in the maneuvering area or stopping area according to information electronically received from the rail yard computerized system.
7. The system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the smart lift trailer (101) comprises a battery that can be automatically charged or charged by being connected to the power grid.
8. System (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that the front of the loading platform (102a) faces the loading side (102ca), is placed at the frame of the semitrailer (52) when the semitrailer (52) is loaded, is equipped with a self-levelling platform (102d) to facilitate the support of the semitrailer (52) during the loading or unloading phase, to allow the disengagement of the drive (51) and the levelling of the semitrailer in the correct position for transport.
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