Dangerous Goods

Combined Transport is suitable for the transport of most dangerous goods - except the goods listed in Table A of the RID as “PROHIBITED” - into all types of intermodal loading units such as tank containers, swap bodies, semi-trailers. However, restrictions may be imposed by Member States, intermodal operators and even by terminal managers. For transports of class 1 (explosive substances and objects) and class 7 (radioactive objects), coordination with the dangerous goods’ adviser is always required before starting any transports.

The carriage of dangerous goods is regulated by:

• the RID (rail) - Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail. This Regulation forms Appendix C to the COTIF Convention which applies only to international carriage by Rail. Directive 2008/68/EC transposes RID into the EU’s internal law, including for national transport.
• the ADR (road) - European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
• the IMDG (maritime)- International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• the ADN (inland waterway)- European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways
• the SMGS Annex 2 (outside EU) - Agreement on International Goods Transport by rail

According to RID (Table A), the following dangerous goods may not be transported by rail:

• explosive substances of class 1 compatibility group A (UN 0074, 0113, 0114, 0129, 0130, 0135, 0224 and 0473)
• self-reactive substances of Class 4.1 requiring temperature control (UN 3231 to 3240)
• polymerizing substances of Class 4.1 requiring temperature control (UN 3533 and 3534)
• organic peroxides of Class 5.2 requiring temperature control (UN 3111 to 3120)
• sulphur trioxide with a purity of at least 99.95% carried in tanks without inhibitors (UN 1829)