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Locomotive Details |
Location/Date of Photo |
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» BLS Lotschbergbahn (more..)
» Bo-Bo Class 485 (more..) |
» Near Haltingen
» Between Freiburg and Basel , Germany (more..)
» February 22, 2012 |
| Locomotive No./Train ID |
Photographer |
» 485 018-6 (more..)
» Unknown (more..) |
» Daniel SIMON (more..)
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| Remarks & Notes |
| This train hauled by a BLS 485 class TRAXX locomotive is a so called "Rollende Landstrasse". The english translation would be "rolling highway" The "Rollende Landstrasse" is a combined system to transport heavy trucks by rail. Special wagons are used to provide a driveable track along the entire train. These wagons are close coupled flatcars with small wheel diameters (380 mm/14.961 inches). During a rolling highway journey, the truck drivers are accommodated in a passenger car with seats or beds. At both ends of the rail link there are purpose-built terminals that allow the train to be easily loaded and unloaded.
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