国外有轨电车网络货物运输及启示

Cargo Transport of Overseas Tramway Network and Its Enlightenment for Chinese Tram Development

现代有轨电车在我国逐渐由新鲜事物变为受大众广泛欢迎的新型公共交通方式,其高效、环保的形象深入人心。将有轨电车作为一种货物运输工具的模式虽然在国内尚未实现,但在国外已有先例可循。从有轨电车货运服务的特点出发,结合德国、瑞士及奥地利货运有轨电车对外运输的实例,说明利用有轨电车进行货物运输的可行性及其经济、环保的特点,最后对城市货运有轨电车实施条件以及对国内有轨电车建设的启示进行归纳总结,为今后国内相关研究提供参考和借鉴。

In recent years, modern trams in China have gradually changed from novel technology to new types of public transportation that are widely welcomed by the public;their highly efficient and environmentally-friendly image is deeply rooted in people’s minds. Although using trams as a means of transport for goods has not yet been implemented in China,there are already some precedents set in foreign countries. The article begins with the characteristics of the tram cargo service,combined with the example of German, Swiss, and Austrian cargo trams’ external transport;it demonstrates the possibility of using trams to transport goods and its advantages such as cost-saving and environmental friendliness. Finally, it summarizes the implementation conditions of urban cargo trams and the enlightenment for the construction of trams in China, providing a reference for the related research in the future.