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Rail Wagons Specifications

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Closed wagon
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
68 120-158 13 080 2 760 2 791
Closed wagon — this rolling stock type wagon is used to transport packed goods (paper, furniture, tires, beverages, storage*).
Semi-wagon
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
70 73 12 068 2 878 2 060
Semi-wagon — used for goods loaded from the top — bulk materials, pipes, wood, sawn timber.
Platform (universal)
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
71 - 13 400 2 870 -
Platform — used for large and oversized cargo and for transportation of machinery (tractors, excavators, buses).
Hopper
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
68 90 - 120 10 700 3 220 4 180
Hopper — cereals hoppers and cement coppers for transportation of corresponding items.
Dumpcar wagon
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
105 50 13 000 3 120 1 290
Dumpcar — dump wagons are used to transport bulk material. The main advantage of dumpcars is that they do not need special unloading sites.
Transporter
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
55-200 - 24 - 32 000 2 700 -
Transporter — a long platform with low centre of gravity. Used mainly for cargo with large dimensions.
Tank
Lifting capacity (t) Capacity (m3) Loading site (mm)
Length Width Height
60-66 73 10 800 3 000* -
Tank — used mainly for liquid transportation (different tanks for petroleum products, milk, wine, oil and gasoline).

* tanks have a determined diameter of kettle