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Germany: Farm shop concept spurs freight tram revival
By Prof-Dr-Ing Ingo Dittrich, Professor of Transport and Logistics Studies, Hochschule Offenburg 2022-09-29T08:00:00
Initially developed as a student project, a mobile ‘farm shop’ retail and freight service using a converted tram-train is being proposed for use on the regional rail network around Karlsruhe. This in turn could offer a more viable business model for other cargo tram initiatives.
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