Innovative concept of loading bimodal trailers with the organization of a loading terminal

Abstract

The article presents an innovative concept of horizontal transverse loading of bimodal semitrailers by means of a transshipment terminal equipped with special the transshipment stands. An innovative switching station and a working principle improving the loading of bimodal trailers were described. The concept of the transshipment terminal equipped with several loading stands for bimodal semi-trailers is also presented. Various variants of organization of the terminal with horizontal transverse loading of bimodal semi-trailers are indicated. A preliminary computer simulation was carried out and the results are compared with the existing Polish system Tabor 1 and Tabor 2.