CŒUR D’EUROPE :
An evocative name for a platform located at the heart of northern Europe’s transport system
An evocative name for a platform located at the heart of northern Europe’s transport system
NORD (59) :
The Nord department has inherited an exceptionally dense transport network from its mining past.
Resolutely turned towards the future, along with the Pas-de-Calais and Picardy, it is an enterprise centre that is world class in its design, construction and use of innovative transport solutions.
The Nord department has inherited an exceptionally dense transport network from its mining past.
Resolutely turned towards the future, along with the Pas-de-Calais and Picardy, it is an enterprise centre that is world class in its design, construction and use of innovative transport solutions.
I-TRANS :
Name of the French scientific and technological platform created to meet the challenges of international competition in all types of road and rail transport.
Name of the French scientific and technological platform created to meet the challenges of international competition in all types of road and rail transport.
MARSHALLING YARD :
A marshalling yard is where good wagons separated from their initial train sets are sorted into the new good or freight trains.
A marshalling yard is where good wagons separated from their initial train sets are sorted into the new good or freight trains.
HUB :
Used in a variety of areas for an interchange platform:
- in IT, a hub means the network
- in any transport, it means "connection "
- in road transport, it means "crossroads " rail hub, motorway hub
Used in a variety of areas for an interchange platform:
- in IT, a hub means the network
- in any transport, it means "connection "
- in road transport, it means "crossroads " rail hub, motorway hub
BI-MODAL PLATFORM :
In a field of logistics, a zone made up of storage buildings where goods can be moved using two different modes of transport.
In a field of logistics, a zone made up of storage buildings where goods can be moved using two different modes of transport.
RAIL CONNECTION :
A building that has a rail platform for loading or unloading goods directly from traditional wagons or containers without being loaded onto a truck.
A building that has a rail platform for loading or unloading goods directly from traditional wagons or containers without being loaded onto a truck.
DUAL TRUCK YARD :
A building with loading bays opposite each other (generally located at the front and rear of the building) providing improved loading fluidity and consequently greater flexibility in the handling of goods.
A building with loading bays opposite each other (generally located at the front and rear of the building) providing improved loading fluidity and consequently greater flexibility in the handling of goods.
AVIATION® CONCRETE STRUCTURE :
Pre-stressed concrete structure with a minimum frame of 24 x 23 metres, just like buildings used in aviation.
Pre-stressed concrete structure with a minimum frame of 24 x 23 metres, just like buildings used in aviation.
SPACE 24® :
The registered trademark for an aviation frame structure.
The registered trademark for an aviation frame structure.
