Noah's train
Noah's train (English for Noah's train ) is a freight train decorated with graffiti . It is the longest mobile work of art in the world.
description
The train contains containers that are decorated with motifs from nature ( fauna , flora ). The representation corresponds to the standardized size of containers . Motifs are, for example, a common frog , a ladybug , a crab , a chameleon , an orca , a flamingo and a brown bear . In addition, the label Railfreight forward is applied using stencil technology .
journey
The train started at the UN Climate Change Conference 2018 in Katowice station on December 14, 2018. Afterwards there were stops in Vienna (January 14, 2019), Berlin (January 24, 2019), Paris (February 5, 2019) and Brussels ( February 20, 2019). There was a reception in Vienna with Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Transport Minister Norbert Hofer . At every stop of the train, motifs are attached to two additional raw green containers. Further stops are planned in Rome , Munich , Mannheim and Oberhausen . The work of art will again be in Vienna on May 28 for the Austrian World Summit.
background
The artistic organization is carried out by the Vienna agency Concrete around Paul Hoffman. The project is supported by Rail Freight Forward, an association of the associations CER, UIC, ERFA and VDV. Other parties involved are BLS Cargo, CD Cargo, CFL Cargo, DB Cargo , Green Cargo, Lineas, LTE Group, Mercitalia, Ost-West Logistik, PKP Cargo, Rail Cargo Group, SBB Cargo , SNCF Logistics and ZSSK Cargo. The aim of the project is to increase the share of freight transport from 18 percent (2018) to 30 percent by 2030.
statement
The name is a direct reference to the biblical Noah's Ark , which according to the Book of Genesis is said to have been built as a lifeboat against the flood caused by serious sins . The train is supposed to be a symbol for more climate protection and promotes the shift of more traffic to the railways.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c A sign of more climate protection: Noah's Train stops in Berlin , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ^ "Noah's Train" in Vienna: Train advertises more rail freight traffic , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ↑ Van der Bellen, Hofer and a train called "Noah" , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ↑ Noah's Train - Making of in Berlin , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ↑ NOAH's TRAIN: The longest mobile work of art to protect the climate , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ↑ Climate protection: Noah's Train makes a stopover in Leipzig , accessed on May 23, 2019
- ↑ Why freight traffic is the largest construction site on the railways , accessed on May 23, 2019