The CargoSprinter is a railcar featuring characteristics with regard to design and technology that are much related to a truck. For this reason, it is often called the truck on rail, combining the benefits of a fast, relatively cost effective and flexible means of transport. One transport unit can convey up to ten interchangeable containers resp. containers with a length of 7.8 m and 16 tons individual weight. The CargoSprinter is to allow for continuous traffic without any interruption. Therefore, coupling is done within a few minutes by means of the automatic train coupling and non-contact data and energy transmission. In fact, each CargoSprinter unit is self-supporting, but within three minutes can be combined to a container train formation of up to seven units. At common target positions, the individual units are separated or combined to new formations.

Advantages:

• The CargoSprinter features the same transporting capacity as five trucks, but requires one driver only.
• The engines guarantee low exhaust gas emission values acc. to Euronorm 2 (or also COM 2)
• Fuel consumption is by 15% lower than that of five trucks (as per information of railway company even up to 35% saving for several coupled units)
• Compared to road traffic, rail traffic is safer.
• With a speed of 120 km/h, the CargoSprinter is considerably faster than the truck.
• Absolute reliability and schedule compliance.
• Economy has been put to the proof in field trial.