Method to transport goods, goods-carrying rail vehicle, and goods terminal

A transport method, comprising:

• transporting an item of goods on an autonomous rail vehicle along a rail line of a streetcar-line rail network to one of at least two autonomous terminals;
• receiving and releasing the item of goods from the two autonomous terminals such that the item of goods is transportable autonomously on the rail line from a first goods terminal to a second goods terminal via the rail vehicle on the rail network;
• automatically conveying the item of goods from the rail vehicle to the first goods terminal and from the second goods terminal to the rail vehicle;
• aligning and inclining a goods-supporting apparatus of the rail vehicle relative to the first goods terminal;
• and
• aligning and inclining the second goods terminal relative to the goods-supporting apparatus of the rail vehicle.

A streetcar-line rail network comprising:

• an autonomous rail vehicle that autonomously transports an item of goods on a rail line using a support apparatus supported by a housing;
• and
• first and second goods terminals that receive and release the item of goods from the housing of the support apparatus, the housing being aligned and inclined relative to first or second goods terminals, wherein the support apparatus includes a delivery apparatus to convey the item of goods from the rail vehicle to the first goods terminal, and a withdrawal apparatus to convey the item of goods from the second goods terminal to the rail vehicle,
• a notification system in communication with each of the first and second goods terminals and configured to transmit a message to a customer after delivery of the item of goods into the first or second terminal;
• and
• an issuing system in communication with each of the first and second goods terminals and configured to integrate the item of goods dispatched by a customer into the rail line.