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'Mixed train' approach can lift wagonload profitability

By and Joris D'Incà, Rodney Case, Kevin Foy2008-03-04T05:57:00

As Europe's traditional trainload traffic becomes less profitable, railways are keen to exploit ways of making wagonload operations more efficient. Combining wagonload and trainload traffic in 'mixed trains' can be an attractive option, as Sweden's Green Cargo has found

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