A small move in the right direction?
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"FedEx deploys cargo e-bikes in Edinburgh City Centre ahead of LEZ"
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Yes. Of course we need to get the big delivery companies on board. DHL also have at least one quad cargo bike allocated.
Main thing is that they'll need to be a good design and well maintained. Hills and road surfaces in Edinburgh take a toll.https://twitter.com/eck_johnston/status/1466792678583115787?t=KzFMt4S7xldZR8C-63IjSw&s=19
Posted 2 years ago # -
AFAIK the Fedex final mile is delivered by Zedify with an in livery contract, and in Glasgow Urb It is delivering for Yodel, Zedify for Fedex
Neither will touch Evri with a barge pole as they tend to have peaks & troughs with no warning or ways to plan/mitigate
Racks back to York 30 years ago when Cyclone basically cornered the market for reliably delivering the premium (before 10.00 &c) for most of the main courier operations (and local beer deliveries as well)
With Varamis and Orion rolling out 100mph freight trains that can replace 56mph overnight HGV's loaded with retail stock (roll cage pallets) with 8-16 truckloads per train, plus Intercity Railfreight (with 12 years proof of concept) gradually dragging train operators around to the idea of using spare space on 125mph trains for premium package delivery - 4 years ago I got them to meet with Scotrail, and prepare to work with the Edinburgh-Glasgow service when the journey time was reduced by 20% with the new trains, but sadly the railway is still clogged up with silos doing separate things & never really pulling together, especially South of the Border
Posted 1 year ago # -
Far Out were in Balerno last Sunday which is quite far out.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Has progress on the rail plan stalled?
https://www.modernrailways.com/article/orion-targets-fast-freight
Posted 1 year ago # -
Varamis Rail now running Birmingham-Motherwell services with roll cage pallets 2-way traffic I believe
NB Tesco containers heading North to Inverness are returning with timber products rather than empty
Expecting news also from Intercity Railfreight - using space on passenger trains for premium courier services, working with cycle logistics for final mile - now 12 years proof of concept
Posted 1 year ago #
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