Piggyback operators want swap conditions
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• The Piggyback Consortium has formally asked the Government for commercial parity with other types of intermodal transport—swap bodies and containers—which are allowed to operate at 44 tonnes.
Last week, in a letter to John Watts, minister for railways and roads, consortium chairman Lord Berkeley says, piggyback services are only viable for users if they are allowed to construct and operate trailers to 44 tonnes.
cost, we therefore need all the help to increase efficiency that we can."
Lord Berkeley
adds that the reason he has approached the Government on this issue now is because the first prototype wagons are almost ready for launch. They will be shown to hauliers and port operators at a London conference in October.
This is being organised by Scottish Enterprise, operator of what will be the first piggyback services from London to Glasgow when they begin this summer.
For more information on the conference, contact Mary McLaughlin at Scottish Enterprise on: 0141 248 2700.