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International Freight shipment by rail
Historical evolution:
1863 Portugueese border
1864 Madrid-Irun and French border
1852 Ferst narrow gauge
1941 Renfe
1848 Barcelona-Mataró
1951 Interchangeable axel wagons
1837 Havana to Güines, Cuba
1972 First container train
1825 Stockton-Darlington Great Britain
1992 Madrid-Seville high speed
2005 LSF
In 2007, private rail freight transport operators began operating on the ADIF networks, such as Continental Railway.
2018 fourth Railway package 1 opening the national passengers rail operator to the market
Classification
By continents
Asia a lot of national but less international transiberian line/ 9000kms vladivostok-Moscow
Australia/Similar USA but in small area
Europe 20 century public services costs not efficient/different gauges chage wagon
North America Eeast-West/Pacific-Atlantic/Double high less cost and reduce time/no panama canal
Characteristics
Advantages
Cheap
Safety
Heavy and bulky goods
Capacity
High speed long distances
Ecological
Reliable
Tracking easy
Disadvantages
Slow speed in Europe
Large capital outlay
Lack of flexibility
NO door to door
Unsuitable long distances and small loads
Reservations
No rural service
Underuytilized
Rely on passenger transport
Spanish situation
Non competitive infrastructures/"monopoly" of RENFE/Legal framework no accomapany/Have to adpat part of infrastructura to LSF for others operators.
REFIG
Iberian gauge 1668mm
International gauge 1435mm
Compossed by all the infrastructures of the spanish territory. It´s guarantee the correct national and international railway operations
Metric gauge 1000mm Red FEVE (ferrocarril de vía estrecha)
Technical infraestructures
Logistic infrastructures
Road freight corridors
Find the balance
promote intermodal transport
Strenght cooperation
RUs Licenses
Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains: Driving licence ADIF
License for rail companies AESF
raili licence
Security certificate
Types:
A/Maintenance, ausiliary vehicles/ Max 60km/h and 100km/certificate indicanding the types of trien can drive
B: ALL (Of part assigned of REFIG)
Personal staff licence Certificates that allow the exercice of personnel functions