FR2665871A1 - Goods transport by "3R" relay/rail/road - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention applies to all networks carrying "goods" traffic in parallel by rail and by road. The device involves arranging RELAY/RAIL/ROAD systems in combination with a railway, in such a way that the driver of a heavy-goods vehicle can choose one or more routes taking him as near as possible to his final destination. The main characteristic is the complete elimination of differences in level in the transfer between rail and road and any operation in reverse for the vehicle driver. The advantages of such a system are the avoidance of main roads and their deadly disadvantages, the saving of foreign fuels and the safety of the guards and of other users.

Description

Foreword
The present invention describes an arrangement of a project of jobs combined between a railroad and a road, allowing a road vehicle and more especially a heavy vehicle to leave the road to borrow ~ a wagon put Q its dispositin in a point aui he will have been assigned to him at his request by a dispatcher regulating road-rail coordination in the area in question.

This operation is done in full track, on the occasion either of the proximity of a level crossing or the parallelism between the two neighboring modes of transport.

It is noted that the rolling stock does not require any particularity, @ apart from the fasteners for immobilizing the road vehicle as well as the application to the wagons concerned, of an automatic coupling if the application of the process justifies it in large numbers .

The proposed process lends itself to the successive use of several railway sections arranged in this way, each time that the traffic on the railroad authorizes the maneuvers of loading or liberation of heavy goods vehicles.

excessive des conducteurs et le dégagement des routes à très forte densité de trafic.It follows that the course of a heavy vehicle can be done by using railways without connection between them, sometimes elongated course but can gain speed and especially without the

excessive drivers and clearing roads with very high traffic density.

In addition, this combination of the two transport cod also allows the ch-ix of lines to be equipped so as to "make transverse links yes are lacking in our star network.

As a current example, the line previously operated from Tours ci Montluçon by Loches and Chateauroux having just been put back into "freight" operation would lend itself perfectly to the installation of 3R relays, with possible entries every 50 ms.

This choice of the inputs of the 3R relays should preferably be chosen at the closest points between rail and road, that is to say for example near a level crossing or a parallelism close to two modes of transport.

The location of a 3 R relay is shown in the single figure of the tunic board: and its different elements
are of a common rail type, under both conditions
following imperatives
a) absence of any difference in level between rail and road, the
road vehicle entering without deviation - on the wagon in
being itself propped up against the bumper.

b) the maneuvers will be carried out without resorting to the
reverse.

The different elements are thus identified
rep. 1 - main railway line with possibly two-way operation in single track.

 rep. 2 - change of lane comm. Deviating towards the depot lane rep. 3 of the waiting wagon ref. 14.

This wagon rep. 14, waiting against the stopper, can be provided
by a doubling according to the study of traffic and in the case of 'even and odd' walking a second deviated channel device the reverse
of the first will be placed with enough clearance to
allow the establishment of a raised platform common to
two directions of travel.

Compliance with the anti-elevation clause can be resolved
either by upgrading the access road to the floor of the waiting wagon; on the contrary, by lowering the deviated branch of the ref. 3 to road level.

Claims (6)

(i) System of transport of goods by combined use of  stationary and rolling rail equipment and road vehicles,  especially heavy goods vehicles, the latter propped up  on suitable wagons.  of their close parallelism.  around the crossings with the railway, either in the case  platforms independent of stations, chosen: geographically, stit aux  with one or two directions, along which are arranged  by equipping a railway track, preferably single track 2) System based on duplication according to Rev 1 and characterized  interior becoming difficult every day.  dirty still missing and freeing up busy roads  of loaded and unloaded by making cross connections  nelle (as for 3R relays,> but allowing heavy goods vehicles  depending on the lines abandoned, even without a working link 3) System according to Rev 1 and 2 which can advantageously deliver  truck immobilization.  no transformation of current rolling stock except  are carried out by arrangement of the platforms, the process not requiring  carrier vehicle without any unevenness; These conditions  rear of road vehicles and the entry or exit of the  to ensure all maneuvers without obligation of the steps  4) System according to Rev 1 and 2 whose characteristic is  of several independent rail sections.  even if the route of the road vehicle requires use  to achieve the quickest routing of goods,  the choice of the entries? to choose according to their agreement, so  uration driver. vehicle near relative dispatcher 5) System according to Rev 1 n 4 naturally requiring a consul  platforms allowing the maneuvers already indicated.  2-way lines subject to development 6) This same system according to Rev 1 to 5 applies equally to  distance between the 2 switches  to ensure the entry and exit of the PL Without reverse gear, the center of gyration rep. "O" of the drawing determining in practice the  and "G" of the drawing so as to maintain a sufficient platform width  in the case of two-way lines, referring to dimensions G ' The location of relay 3R must be established according to Rev 2 when,