Unit 4: ex. 1

multimodal

Carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, e.g. shipping by motor lorry and aircraft

piggyback

combines road and rail transport: whole motor lorries, trailers or swap-bodies are carried by rail

intermodal

Goods are transported in the same loading unit or vehicle using different modes of transport. The handling of the freight istelf is not necessary when changing modes.

unaccompanied

The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport by rail or ferry

block train

A single shipper uses a whole train which is run directly from the loading point to the destination. No assembling and disassembling is required

single-wagon

Train is formed out of individual wagons or sets of wagons which have different origins and different destination