BVG flirting with cargo trams
Putting cargo on streetcar tracks isn t new, but could help alleviate the new headache of increasing delivery traffic.
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Berlin - Cargo, the old German ad claims, belongs on the rails. And now maybe in Berlin too: Public transport agency BVG is testing streetcars as possible cargo trains to potentially eliminate conflicts between Berlin traffic and delivery vehicles.
Project partners recently met for an initial test at the streetcar depot in Siegfriedstraße in Lichtenberg before planning a more comprehensive field test. In the recent trial, a white cargo bike from Onomotion brought a delivery container. The container, 2 metres by 1.7 metres, was then easily rolled across a simulated tram platform and into the train using a ramp.
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