Public transport IT specialist INIT has been selected to develop the booking, transport management, payment and shipment tracking system for the RegioKArgo freight tram demonstrator project in Karlsruhe. The project aims to assess the feasibility of urban deliveries using trams rather than lorries and vans, with trams carrying parcels off-peak in compartments which could be used by passengers at the busiest times.Shippers would deliver their parcels to logistic sites, where they would be loaded onto a tram for transport to city centre hubs. They would then be collected for last-mile delivery by emission-free electric vans or cargo bikes.
