EP1216178B1 - Rail vehicle for transporting large dimension freight - Google Patents

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EP1216178B1
EP1216178B1 EP00966196A EP00966196A EP1216178B1 EP 1216178 B1 EP1216178 B1 EP 1216178B1 EP 00966196 A EP00966196 A EP 00966196A EP 00966196 A EP00966196 A EP 00966196A EP 1216178 B1 EP1216178 B1 EP 1216178B1
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  • the present invention relates to a railway vehicle for the transport of unit loads including road such as road vehicles, containers or swap bodies whose main feature is its very low ground clearance over almost its entire width.
  • Such vehicles are known from GB-A-2 331 056, for example.
  • railways In order for railway rolling stock to run smoothly in tunnels or under bridges, railways establish a template or templates that delimit the outline or envelope within which the material is to be understood. The respect of this template provides the guarantee for rolling stock never to meet a fixed obstacle.
  • UIC template International Union of Railways
  • the lower part of the various templates has little difference between them from one network to another, but in the upper part, some networks (Germany, Austria, ...) have a much larger size than the UIC template for historical reasons.
  • freight wagons for example flat wagons, which comply with the UIC empty template, may be loaded with goods which exceed the UIC mask but respect the size of the network in question, if the journey is made only on this network.
  • the template at the bottom is mainly two sides inclined at 45 °.
  • the area where the truck tires or the base of the container are to rest must be about 2.5 to 2, 6 m (at least approximately equal to the distance between the outer flanks of the tires).
  • a surface of this width is at best only about 15 cm above the minimum permissible level for the underside of the railway vehicle, resulting in a loss of useful height making it impossible to transport a vehicle or container four meters high.
  • One of the objectives of the invention is to allow rail transport of all four-meter high vehicles not covered by exceptional transport.
  • Another objective is to lower as much as possible the point of contact of the load with the bottom of the wagon.
  • Another objective is to lower the ground clearance of the wagon.
  • the invention relates to a wagon 1 and more generally to a railway vehicle having a carrying structure 2, for example a chassis.
  • the body of the support structure 2 delimits in the lower part a flat loading platform 3 4 for example flat and can be movable in pivoting and / or lowering the ground of one of its ends to perform self-loading and self-unloading wagon by wagon.
  • the lower limit of the platform 3 flat bottom 4 is in the lower part of the standard template.
  • the width of the bottom 4 of the platform 3 is equal to the width of the standardized template.
  • the railway vehicle 1 is intended to transport a unitary road load, for example an articulated road vehicle formed of a tractor 5 and a trailer 6, but also a container or containers mobile (s) or other load (s) traveling on the roads or transported on them.
  • a unitary road load for example an articulated road vehicle formed of a tractor 5 and a trailer 6, but also a container or containers mobile (s) or other load (s) traveling on the roads or transported on them.
  • the standard railway gauge shows a general shape of reference contour as shown in FIG.
  • Each connecting portion 9 is a broken line consisting of three line segments in series 11, 12 and 13 inclined downwardly to the junction with the corresponding lateral vertical side 10.
  • the template continues downwards and on each side by a first recess 14 inwards intended to leave free a withdrawal or shoulder 15 for a platform of first height thus decreasing the maximum width by a distance corresponding to the first two recesses.
  • the template then continues downwards and on each side by a small lateral side 16 followed by a second recess 17 further reducing the width of the template to a width "d min".
  • Each second recess 17 is connected to a bottom line 18 by an oblique line 19 to 45 ° of inward inclination angle delimiting a recess representing another recess or wedge shoulder for a bottom quay.
  • the lower limit represented by the bottom line 18 is located in this example at a distance E of 13 cm from the ground.
  • the entire template is of course symmetrical with respect to the axis of the tracks materialized by an axis of symmetry 21 perpendicular to the plane of the tracks and cutting in the middle.
  • One of the objectives of the present invention is to lower the contact surface of the load with the carrier structure as low as possible from the template, ie a few centimeters from the ground, for example at a distance "e" of about 8 to 10 cm from the ground. Because of the necessary width of the floor of about 2.5 to 2.6 m, the size of the railway vehicle leaves the template. But if we limit our to not exceeding the upper point of the oblique side 19 inclined at 45 ° (at the dimension of 400 mm in height and 1250 mm half-width, of the reference contour of the UIC template), we do not come hitting the widespread docks of 385 mm height that just arrive in this corner.
  • the platform 3 of the rail vehicle is shaped so that its flat bottom 4 is as low as possible, that is to say very close to the ground , at a distance "e" of a few centimeters, for example 8 to 10 cm from the ground, giving the railway vehicle a very low ground clearance.
  • the contact surface of the load with the bottom (4) of the carrier structure of the railway vehicle is at least at or below the bottom line 18 of the standard gauge.
  • the width of the template of this railway vehicle is greater than the largest existing lane for a road vehicle authorized for normal free road traffic, that is to say without accompaniment of the exceptional type of transport.
  • the width of the platform 3 carrying the load has the maximum useful dimension "d lim", in any case at least equal to and at least slightly greater than the road of the larger road vehicle authorized on the road network, for example an articulated truck-trailer vehicle or a semi-trailer or others. Good understood, this width is less than the width of the gauge of the railway vehicle.
  • Border side structures 22 and 23 present on each side ensure the safe running and lateral protection of the unit road load of the railway vehicle.
  • These lateral structures of borders 22 and 23 are inclined rising outwards each defining with the bottom 4 of the platform 3 an obtuse open dihedron, one of the two planes is that of the platform 3 and the other that of the adjacent lateral structure 22 or 23.
  • these structures are inside the standardized rail gauge so that all the high platforms are compatible.
  • the tires such as 24 of the tractor truck 5 come to rest on the platform 3 at the edge of the dihedral edge and the inclined lateral edge planes widen the width space upwards so to leave a free space for the rockers of the road vehicles transported.
  • Comparative Figures 4 and 5 show the differences in shape between the lower parts of the two templates respectively between the reference contour of the conventional template (FIG. according to the invention ( Figure 5).
  • the aim will be to bring the bottom line 26 as close as possible to the ground and the width at this level increases significantly to a limit width "d lim" .
  • the oblique connecting faces 27 connect the bottom line 26 to the vertical lateral sides 10.
  • the suppression of the second recesses 17 does not harm the railway vehicle according to the invention which is intended to circulate in shuttles only on specific lines of certain axes not having compatibility of platforms or others and this without going through the sorting centers traditional railways but along journeys between specialized loading and unloading terminals.
  • This type of operation is particularly suited to the current needs of unloading motorways and roads from heavy goods vehicles by loading road vehicles on railway vehicles of specific trains transporting them by rail over more or less great distances without any nuisance. the environment and to improve road safety.

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The invention concerns a rail vehicle in particular a railway car for transporting single-unit loads such as road vehicles, containers, mobile bodies or the like. The invention is characterised in that the base (4) of its platform (3) is lowered at the limit or off the standardised clearance up to a few centimetres above the ground and the width of said base (4) is not less than the widest authorised traffic lane for a vehicle. The invention is of particular interest for manufacturers and users of transport railway cars, in particular for transporting loads circulating or transported on roads.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un véhicule ferroviaire pour le transport de charges unitaires notamment routières telles que des véhicules routiers, des conteneurs ou des caisses mobiles dont la principale caractéristique est sa très faible garde au sol sur pratiquement toute sa largeur.The present invention relates to a railway vehicle for the transport of unit loads including road such as road vehicles, containers or swap bodies whose main feature is its very low ground clearance over almost its entire width.

De tels véhicules sont connus du document GB-A-2 331 056, par exemple.Such vehicles are known from GB-A-2 331 056, for example.

Pour que le matériel roulant ferroviaire puisse circuler sans problème dans les tunnels ou sous les ponts, les réseaux ferrés établissent un ou des gabarits qui délimitent le contour ou l'enveloppe à l'intérieur de laquelle le matériel doit être compris. Le respect de ce gabarit apporte la garantie pour le matériel roulant de ne jamais rencontrer un obstacle fixe.In order for railway rolling stock to run smoothly in tunnels or under bridges, railways establish a template or templates that delimit the outline or envelope within which the material is to be understood. The respect of this template provides the guarantee for rolling stock never to meet a fixed obstacle.

Les réseaux européens se sont mis d'accord sur un gabarit commun dit "gabarit UIC" (Union Internationale des Chemins de fer), qui tient compte des contraintes des différents réseaux ferrés nationaux. Le matériel roulant qui respecte ce gabarit UIC peut circuler sur presque tous les réseaux européens sans risque.European networks have agreed on a common template called "UIC template" (International Union of Railways), which takes into account the constraints of the various national rail networks. Rolling stock that complies with this UIC template can run on almost any European network without risk.

La partie basse des divers gabarits présente peu de différences entre eux d'un réseau à l'autre, en revanche, en partie haute, certains réseaux (Allemagne, Autriche,...) ont un gabarit bien plus grand que le gabarit UIC pour des raisons historiques. Sur ces réseaux, des wagons de marchandises, par exemple des wagons plats, qui respectent le gabarit UIC à vide, peuvent être chargés de marchandises qui dépassent le gabarit UIC mais respectent le gabarit du réseau en question, si le trajet s'effectue uniquement sur ce réseau.The lower part of the various templates has little difference between them from one network to another, but in the upper part, some networks (Germany, Austria, ...) have a much larger size than the UIC template for historical reasons. On these networks, freight wagons, for example flat wagons, which comply with the UIC empty template, may be loaded with goods which exceed the UIC mask but respect the size of the network in question, if the journey is made only on this network.

Ainsi, on a abouti à une situation selon laquelle il existe un gabarit UIC international respecté pour les échanges de matériel entre différents pays, mais subsistent des gabarits nationaux dont la partie haute varie en fonction des pays, le gabarit en partie basse restant la plupart du temps identique à celui de UIC.As a result, a situation has emerged in which there is an international UIC template respected for the exchange of equipment between different countries, but there remain national templates whose upper part varies depending on the country, the template in the lower part remaining mostly identical to that of UIC.

Avec le développement du transport combiné et l'arrivée de conteneurs maritimes de grandes dimensions, certains réseaux, et en particulier celui de la France, ont élargi le gabarit en partie haute sur certaines de leurs lignes pour permettre le transport de ces grands conteneurs et s'adapter ainsi au gabarit plus grand des pays voisins dans lesquels ces lignes se prolongent.With the development of combined transport and the arrival of large maritime containers, some networks, and in particular that of France, have enlarged the gauge in the upper part of some of their lines to allow the transport of these large containers and thus adapt to the larger size of the neighboring countries in which these lines extend.

Pour le transport sur train de véhicules routiers aux dimensions européennes (maximum de 4 mètres de hauteur en charge) sur des wagons plats, les réseaux ont été amenés à envisager d'élargir le gabarit en partie haute. Ceci implique d'agrandir et de rehausser les voûtes des tunnels et les ponts. Ces travaux sont très coûteux et très longs car les travaux dans les tunnels sont compliqués (accès difficiles, maintient de la circulation des trains sur une des deux voies,...)For the transport on road of road vehicles with European dimensions (maximum of 4 meters of height in load) on flat wagons, the networks were brought to consider to enlarge the jig in the high part. This involves enlarging and enhancing the vaults of tunnels and bridges. These works are very expensive and very long because the work in the tunnels is complicated (difficult access, maintenance of train traffic on one of the two lanes, ...)

Les réseaux ferrés européens ont toujours étudié et réalisé des élargissements de gabarit en partie haute et jamais en partie basse pour plusieurs raisons :

  • lorsque l'on dépasse le gabarit en partie haute avec la marchandise, le wagon à vide respecte toujours le gabarit UIC et donc peut aller partout ; alors qu'un wagon dont la structure dépasse du gabarit en partie basse serait "prisonnier" des lignes adaptées ce qui est une contrainte très pénalisante pour le trafic fret habituel ;
  • les wagons courants doivent pouvoir passer par les centres de triages ; or le triage des wagons se fait par gravité, en poussant les trains de wagons dételés sur une "bosse de triage" d'où ils descendent par gravité et sont ensuite aiguillés sur la voie de destination. Cette bosse présente un rayon de convexité très faible qui impose que la hauteur minimum du dessous du plancher ne soit pas trop basse pour que la partie milieu du wagon ne vienne pas frotter sur les rails incurvés par le suivi de la bosse. De plus, dans les triages modernes, il existe des "freins de voie" qui sont des équipements fixes au sol freinant les wagons par l'intermédiaire de mâchoires mobiles agissant directement sur les flans des roues. Ces mâchoires en position relevée à leur hauteur maximum ne doivent pas être heurtées par le dessous des wagons.
  • les obstacles les plus courants que l'on trouve en partie basse sont les quais. Sortir du gabarit en partie basse de façon importante demande de rectifier tous les quais bas que l'on peut rencontrer sur une ligne de chemin de fer et ceux-ci peuvent être très nombreux d'où des travaux importants. Et on garde toujours ces wagons prisonniers de ces lignes où les quais sont modifiés.
European railways have always studied and realized gauge enlargements at the top and never at the bottom for several reasons:
  • when you go beyond the template at the top with the merchandise, the vacuum car always respects the UIC template and can go anywhere; whereas a wagon whose structure exceeds the gauge in the lower part would be "prisoner" of the adapted lines which is a very penalizing constraint for the usual freight traffic;
  • current wagons must be able to pass through the sorting centers; however, the sorting of cars is done by gravity, by pushing the trains of uncoupled wagons on a "marshalling hump" from which they descend by gravity and are then switched to the destination lane. This hump has a very low radius of convexity which requires that the minimum height of the underside of the floor is not too low so that the middle part of the wagon does not rub on the curved rails by monitoring the hump. Moreover, in modern yards, there are "track brakes" which are stationary equipment on the ground braking wagons by means of movable jaws acting directly on the wheel blanks. These jaws in the raised position at their maximum height must not be struck by the underside of the wagons.
  • the most common obstacles found in the lower part are the docks. To get out of the template in the bottom part is important to rectify all the low platforms that can be encountered on a railway line and these can be very numerous where important work. And we always keep these wagons prisoners of these lines where the platforms are modified.

Le gabarit en partie basse constitue principalement deux côtés inclinés à 45°. Pour pouvoir charger un camion aux dimensions européennes ou un conteneur de grandes dimensions ou deux conteneurs superposés, sur un véhicule ferroviaire, il faut que la surface où reposent les pneus du camion ou la base du conteneur soit d'environ 2,5 à 2,6 m (au minimum à peu prés égale à la distance séparant les flancs extérieurs des pneus). Or, en raison de la présence des côtés inclinés à 45°, une surface de cette largeur ne se trouve au mieux qu'à environ 15 cm au-dessus du niveau minimum admissible pour le dessous du véhicule ferroviaire, d'où une perte de hauteur utile rendant impossible le transport d'un véhicule ou conteneur de quatre mètres de haut.The template at the bottom is mainly two sides inclined at 45 °. In order to be able to load a European-size truck or a large container or two stacked containers on a railway vehicle, the area where the truck tires or the base of the container are to rest must be about 2.5 to 2, 6 m (at least approximately equal to the distance between the outer flanks of the tires). However, because of the presence of the 45 ° inclined sides, a surface of this width is at best only about 15 cm above the minimum permissible level for the underside of the railway vehicle, resulting in a loss of useful height making it impossible to transport a vehicle or container four meters high.

L'un des objectifs de l'invention est de permettre le transport ferroviaire de l'ensemble des véhicules de quatre mètres de haut ne relevant pas du transport exceptionnel.One of the objectives of the invention is to allow rail transport of all four-meter high vehicles not covered by exceptional transport.

Un autre objectif est d'abaisser autant que possible le point de contact de la charge avec le fond du wagon.Another objective is to lower as much as possible the point of contact of the load with the bottom of the wagon.

Un autre objectif encore est d'abaisser la garde au sol du wagon.Another objective is to lower the ground clearance of the wagon.

Ces objectifs sont atteints au moyen des caractéristiques de la Revendication 1.These objectives are achieved by means of the features of Claim 1.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront dans la description qui suit, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif en référence aux dessins dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en coupe transversale du véhicule ferroviaire selon l'invention chargé d'un véhicule articulé formé d'un camion et d'une remorque sur laquelle le gabarit normalisé a été tracé en trait épais et la partie inférieure de ce gabarit en trait encore plus épais ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue agrandie du détail encerclé sur la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 est un schéma montrant l'allure générale du gabarit normalisé selon le contour de référence ;
  • la figure 4 est le tracé agrandi de la partie basse du gabarit représenté sur la figure 3 ;
  • la figure 5 est le tracé en correspondance avec celui de la figure 4 du gabarit correspondant au véhicule ferroviaire à très faible garde au sol et à largeur maximale de la structure porteuse selon l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear in the description which follows, given by way of non-limiting example with reference to the drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the rail vehicle according to the invention loaded with an articulated vehicle formed of a truck and a trailer on which the standard template has been drawn in thick line and the lower part of this template. in an even thicker line;
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the detail circled in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a diagram showing the general shape of the normalized template according to the reference contour;
  • Figure 4 is the enlarged trace of the lower part of the template shown in Figure 3;
  • Figure 5 is the plot in correspondence with that of Figure 4 of the template corresponding to the railway vehicle with very low ground clearance and maximum width of the carrier structure according to the invention.

L'invention concerne un wagon 1 et plus généralement un véhicule ferroviaire présentant une structure porteuse 2 par exemple un châssis. Le corps de la structure porteuse 2 délimite en partie inférieure une plate-forme 3 de chargement à fond 4 par exemple plat et pouvant être mobile en pivotement et/ou en abaissement au sol d'une de ses extrémités pour réaliser un autochargement et autodéchargement wagon par wagon.The invention relates to a wagon 1 and more generally to a railway vehicle having a carrying structure 2, for example a chassis. The body of the support structure 2 delimits in the lower part a flat loading platform 3 4 for example flat and can be movable in pivoting and / or lowering the ground of one of its ends to perform self-loading and self-unloading wagon by wagon.

Bien entendu, un autre mode de chargement et déchargement du véhicule ferroviaire s'avère tout aussi possible, la présente invention ne portant nullement sur un procédé particulier de chargement et déchargement.Of course, another way of loading and unloading the railway vehicle is also possible, the present invention not at all on a particular method of loading and unloading.

La limite inférieure de la plate-forme 3 à fond plat 4 s'inscrit dans la partie inférieure du gabarit normalisé.The lower limit of the platform 3 flat bottom 4 is in the lower part of the standard template.

Selon un exemple de réalisation, la largeur du fond 4 de la plate-forme 3 est égale à la largeur du gabarit normalisé.According to an exemplary embodiment, the width of the bottom 4 of the platform 3 is equal to the width of the standardized template.

Le véhicule ferroviaire 1 selon l'invention est destiné à transporter une charge unitaire routière, par exemple un véhicule routier articulé formé d'un tracteur 5 et d'une remorque 6, mais aussi un ou des conteneur(s) ou caisse(s) mobile(s) ou autre(s) charge(s) circulant sur les routes ou transportëe(s) sur celles-ci.The railway vehicle 1 according to the invention is intended to transport a unitary road load, for example an articulated road vehicle formed of a tractor 5 and a trailer 6, but also a container or containers mobile (s) or other load (s) traveling on the roads or transported on them.

Le gabarit ferroviaire normalisé montre une allure générale de contour de référence telle que représentée sur la figure 3.The standard railway gauge shows a general shape of reference contour as shown in FIG.

On distingue une partie supérieure 7 de forme générale arrondie formée d'un sommet plat 8 prolongé vers le bas de chaque côté par une portion de raccordement 9 s'étendant entre le sommet et les côtés latéraux tels que 10. Chaque portion de raccordement 9 est une ligne brisée constituée de trois segments de droite en série 11, 12 et 13 d'inclinaison croissant vers le bas jusqu'à la jonction avec le côté vertical latéral 10 correspondant.There is an upper portion 7 of generally rounded shape formed of a flat top 8 extended downwards on each side by a connecting portion 9 extending between the top and the lateral sides such as 10. Each connecting portion 9 is a broken line consisting of three line segments in series 11, 12 and 13 inclined downwardly to the junction with the corresponding lateral vertical side 10.

La distance entre ces deux côtés latéraux détermine la largeur maximale "d max" du gabarit.The distance between these two lateral sides determines the maximum width "d max" of the template.

Le gabarit se poursuit vers le bas et de chaque côté par un premier décrochement 14 vers l'intérieur destiné à laisser libre un retrait ou épaulement 15 pour un quai de première hauteur diminuant ainsi la largeur maximale d'une distance correspondant aux deux premiers décrochements.The template continues downwards and on each side by a first recess 14 inwards intended to leave free a withdrawal or shoulder 15 for a platform of first height thus decreasing the maximum width by a distance corresponding to the first two recesses.

Le gabarit se poursuit ensuite vers le bas et de chaque côté par un petit côté latéral 16 suivi par un deuxième décrochement 17 réduisant encore d'autant la largeur du gabarit jusqu'à une largeur "d min".The template then continues downwards and on each side by a small lateral side 16 followed by a second recess 17 further reducing the width of the template to a width "d min".

Chaque deuxième décrochement 17 est raccordé à une ligne de fond 18 par une ligne oblique 19 à 45° d'angle d'inclinaison vers l'intérieur délimitant un décrochement représentant un autre retrait ou épaulement 20 en coin pour un quai de partie basse.Each second recess 17 is connected to a bottom line 18 by an oblique line 19 to 45 ° of inward inclination angle delimiting a recess representing another recess or wedge shoulder for a bottom quay.

La limite inférieure représentée par la ligne de fond 18 est située dans cet exemple à une distance E de 13 cm du sol.The lower limit represented by the bottom line 18 is located in this example at a distance E of 13 cm from the ground.

L'ensemble du gabarit est bien entendu symétrique par rapport à l'axe des voies matérialisé par un axe de symétrie 21 perpendiculaire au plan des voies et le coupant en son milieu.The entire template is of course symmetrical with respect to the axis of the tracks materialized by an axis of symmetry 21 perpendicular to the plane of the tracks and cutting in the middle.

L'un des objectifs de la présente invention est de descendre la surface de contact de la charge avec la structure porteuse au plus bas possible du gabarit, soit à quelques centimètres du sol, par exemple à une distance "e" d'environ 8 à 10 cm du sol. A cause de la largeur nécessaire du plancher d'environ 2,5 à 2,6 m, l'encombrement du véhicule ferroviaire sort du gabarit. Mais si on se limite à ne pas dépasser le point supérieur du côté oblique 19 incliné à 45° (à la cote de 400 mm en hauteur et 1250 mm de demi-largeur, du contour de référence du gabarit UIC), on ne vient pas heurter les quais très répandus de hauteur 385 mm qui arrivent juste dans ce coin. Les quais de hauteur 550 mm préconisés dans les nouvelles installations sont placés plus loin de l'axe des voies et ne gênent donc pas. Seuls les quais de hauteur 300mm empêcheraient le passage de tels véhicule ferroviaires. Mais ces quais sont très anciens et n'existent pratiquement plus sur les grands axes puisque lors des renouvellements importants de voies et ballasts, ils sont détruits pour permettre le passage des engins mécanisés de pose de voie. Ces quais sont ensuite reconstruits à la hauteur de 385 ou 550 mm. Les autres types d'obstacles, que l'on peut rencontrer dans la zone où on sort du gabarit, seraient des boîtiers de raccordement électriques dans les zones d'avant-gare où il existe beaucoup d'appareils de voies. Dans ce cas, les travaux à réaliser resteront toujours beaucoup moins coûteux que des rectifications de voûtes de tunnels. Pour toutes les portions de voies en pleine ligne (en dehors des grandes gares) il n'existe pas d'obstacle de ce type.One of the objectives of the present invention is to lower the contact surface of the load with the carrier structure as low as possible from the template, ie a few centimeters from the ground, for example at a distance "e" of about 8 to 10 cm from the ground. Because of the necessary width of the floor of about 2.5 to 2.6 m, the size of the railway vehicle leaves the template. But if we limit ourselves to not exceeding the upper point of the oblique side 19 inclined at 45 ° (at the dimension of 400 mm in height and 1250 mm half-width, of the reference contour of the UIC template), we do not come hitting the widespread docks of 385 mm height that just arrive in this corner. The 550 mm high platforms recommended in the new installations are placed further from the lane axis and do not interfere. Only platforms 300 mm high would prevent the passage of such railway vehicles. But these quays are very old and practically do not exist anymore on the main axes since during major renewals of tracks and ballasts, they are destroyed to allow the passage of mechanized road laying machines. These platforms are then rebuilt at the height of 385 or 550 mm. Other types of obstacles, which may be encountered in the area where the template is removed, would be electrical connection boxes in the pre-station areas where there are many lane devices. In this case, the work to be done will always be much less expensive than rectifications of tunnel vaults. For all sections of track in full line (outside major stations) there is no obstacle of this type.

A cet effet et pour atteindre l'un des buts de la présente invention, la plate-forme 3 du véhicule ferroviaire est conformée de façon que son fond plat 4 soit le plus bas possible, c'est-à-dire très proche du sol, à une distance "e" de quelques centimètres, par exemple 8 à 10 cm du sol, conférant au véhicule ferroviaire une très faible garde au sol.For this purpose and to achieve one of the aims of the present invention, the platform 3 of the rail vehicle is shaped so that its flat bottom 4 is as low as possible, that is to say very close to the ground , at a distance "e" of a few centimeters, for example 8 to 10 cm from the ground, giving the railway vehicle a very low ground clearance.

Plus particulièrement, la surface de contact de la charge avec le fond (4) de la structure porteuse du véhicule ferroviaire, se trouve au moins à la hauteur ou en dessous de la ligne de fond 18 du gabarit normalisé.More particularly, the contact surface of the load with the bottom (4) of the carrier structure of the railway vehicle, is at least at or below the bottom line 18 of the standard gauge.

Par ailleurs, la largeur du gabarit de ce véhicule ferroviaire est supérieure à la voie la plus grande existant pour un véhicule routier autorisé à la circulation routière libre normale, c'est-à-dire sans accompagnement du type convoi exceptionnel.Furthermore, the width of the template of this railway vehicle is greater than the largest existing lane for a road vehicle authorized for normal free road traffic, that is to say without accompaniment of the exceptional type of transport.

En ce qui concerne la largeur de la plate-forme 3 porteuse du chargement, celle-ci présente la dimension utile maximale "d lim", en tout cas au moins égale et au plus légèrement supérieure à la voie du véhicule routier de plus grand gabarit autorisé sur le réseau routier, par exemple un véhicule articulé camion-remorque ou un semi-remorque ou autres. Bien entendu, cette largeur est inférieure à la largeur du gabarit du véhicule ferroviaire.As regards the width of the platform 3 carrying the load, it has the maximum useful dimension "d lim", in any case at least equal to and at least slightly greater than the road of the larger road vehicle authorized on the road network, for example an articulated truck-trailer vehicle or a semi-trailer or others. Good understood, this width is less than the width of the gauge of the railway vehicle.

Des structures latérales de bordure 22 et 23 présentes de chaque côté assurent la sécurité du roulage et la protection latérale de la charge unitaire routière du véhicule ferroviaire.Border side structures 22 and 23 present on each side ensure the safe running and lateral protection of the unit road load of the railway vehicle.

Ces structures latérales de bordures 22 et 23 sont inclinées montantes vers l'extérieur délimitant chacune avec le fond 4 de la plate-forme 3 un dièdre ouvert obtus dont un des deux plans est celui de la plate-forme 3 et l'autre celui de la structure latérale adjacente 22 ou 23.These lateral structures of borders 22 and 23 are inclined rising outwards each defining with the bottom 4 of the platform 3 an obtuse open dihedron, one of the two planes is that of the platform 3 and the other that of the adjacent lateral structure 22 or 23.

En partie supérieure, ces structures sont à l'intérieur du gabarit ferroviaire normalisé pour que tous les quais hauts soient compatibles.In the upper part, these structures are inside the standardized rail gauge so that all the high platforms are compatible.

Comme représenté sur la figure 1, les pneus tels que 24 du camion tracteur 5 viennent reposer sur la plate-forme 3 à la limite de l'arête de dièdre et les plans inclinés de bordure latérale élargissent l'espace en largeur vers le haut afin de laisser un espace libre pour les bas de caisse des véhicules routiers transportés.As shown in FIG. 1, the tires such as 24 of the tractor truck 5 come to rest on the platform 3 at the edge of the dihedral edge and the inclined lateral edge planes widen the width space upwards so to leave a free space for the rockers of the road vehicles transported.

Arrivées à la largeur du gabarit, ces structures de bordure latérale 22 ou 23 se poursuivent verticalement vers le haut jusqu'à une faible hauteur comme représenté sur la figure 1.Arrived at the width of the template, these side edge structures 22 or 23 continue vertically upward to a low height as shown in Figure 1.

Ce raccordement avec les côtés latéraux verticaux 10 du gabarit font disparaître le deuxième épaulement 17 prévu pour les quais de petite hauteur. L'épaulement inférieur 20 en coin de la partie inférieure du gabarit conventionnel représentée en trait fort sur les figures 1 et 2 n'est pas respecté. Il est remplacé par un coin sortant 25 d'environ 20 mm.This connection with the vertical lateral sides 10 of the template make disappear the second shoulder 17 provided for the small platforms. The lower shoulder 20 in the corner of the lower part of the conventional template shown in strong lines in Figures 1 and 2 is not respected. It is replaced by an outgoing corner of about 20 mm.

On remarque sur les figures comparatives 4 et 5 les différences de forme entre les parties basses des deux gabarits respectivement entre le contour de référence du gabarit conventionnel (figure 4) et celui selon l'invention (figure 5).Comparative Figures 4 and 5 show the differences in shape between the lower parts of the two templates respectively between the reference contour of the conventional template (FIG. according to the invention (Figure 5).

Si la largeur maximale "d max" est conservée sur la majorité de la hauteur, on cherchera à rapprocher la ligne de fond 26 le plus fortement possible du sol et la largeur à ce niveau augmente notablement jusqu'à une largeur limite "d lim". Les côtés obliques 27 de jonction raccordent la ligne de fond 26 aux côtés latéraux verticaux 10.If the maximum width "d max" is maintained over the majority of the height, the aim will be to bring the bottom line 26 as close as possible to the ground and the width at this level increases significantly to a limit width "d lim" . The oblique connecting faces 27 connect the bottom line 26 to the vertical lateral sides 10.

La suppression des deuxièmes décrochements 17 ne nuit en rien au véhicule ferroviaire selon l'invention qui est destiné à circuler en navettes uniquement sur des lignes spécifiques de certains axes ne présentant pas des compatibilité de quais ou autres et ceci sans passer par les centres de triage ferroviaires traditionnels mais le long de trajets entre des terminaux spécialisés de chargement et de déchargement.The suppression of the second recesses 17 does not harm the railway vehicle according to the invention which is intended to circulate in shuttles only on specific lines of certain axes not having compatibility of platforms or others and this without going through the sorting centers traditional railways but along journeys between specialized loading and unloading terminals.

Avec ces conditions, le fait de n'avoir que certaines lignes adaptées au gabarit en partie basse ne constitue pas un obstacle d'exploitation. Les transports de camions, de conteneurs ou de caisses mobiles de grandes dimensions sont particulièrement bien adaptés pour ce type d'exploitation en navettes où les flux se regroupent sur des troncs communs.With these conditions, having only certain lines adapted to the template at the bottom does not constitute an operating obstacle. The transport of trucks, containers or swap bodies of large dimensions are particularly well suited for this type of operation in shuttles where flows are grouped on common trunks.

Ce type d'exploitation répond particulièrement bien aux nécessités actuelles de décharger les autoroutes et routes du trafic des poids lourds en chargeant ces véhicules routiers sur des véhicules ferroviaires de trains spécifiques les transportant par la voie ferrée sur des distances plus ou moins grandes sans nuisances pour l'environnement et afin d'améliorer la sécurité routière.This type of operation is particularly suited to the current needs of unloading motorways and roads from heavy goods vehicles by loading road vehicles on railway vehicles of specific trains transporting them by rail over more or less great distances without any nuisance. the environment and to improve road safety.

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  1. Railway vehicle, in particular, transport railway structure consisting of a platform (3) with a flat bottom (4) as lower floor, railway structure designed to transport at least one road-bound unit load borne by this bottom (4) motorized or not such as a road vehicle, container, swap-body or others, on lines of railway traffic between two railway terminals, characterized in that the width of the flat bottom (4) of this load-bearing structure is greater or equal to the outside side walls spacing of the road type tires of the same axle which corresponding to the largest lane existing for a road vehicle authorized for normal open road traffic, i.e. except the "oversized load" type and in that the contact surface of the load with the bottom (4) of the load-bearing structure of the railway vehicle is at least at the height of or below the bottom line (18) of the standardized rail gauge.
  2. Railway vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the shape of the lower part of the platform (3) having a flat bottom (4) is contained in the lower part of the standardized rail gauge except for the deformation of the outside side-walls of this gauge due to the height shift.
  3. Railway vehicle according to preceding claim, characterized in that a lateral edge (22) and (23) runs alongside each of the longitudinal edges of the platform (3).
  4. Railway vehicle according to preceding claim, characterized in that the lateral edge (22) and (23) is sloped upwards to the outside.
  5. Railway vehicle according to the claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the width of the bottom (4) of the platform (3) is equal to the width of the standardized rail gauge.
  6. Railway vehicle according to claim 1,
    characterized in that the bottom line (26) of its rail gauge is lowered below the bottom line (18) of the standardized rail gauge.
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