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Wagons with a loading length of at least 18.40 m (60 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) (Type 2 conforming to UIC norm 571-4) can carry ISO containers with a total length of 60 feet (18.29 m); the majority can also be used for the transport of swap bodies. The Deutsche Bundesbahn expanded its fleet in 2007 by 615 wagons of Class Sgns (delivered by March 2009 ...
With wooden bodied wagons proving uneconomic to replace for their owners, and post the 1930s recession the wagon makers looking for more economic longer-life products, both Charles Roberts and Company and the Butterley Company started developing standard all-steel construction mineral wagons, with capacities of 14 long tons (14.2 t; 15.7 short tons) and 15 long tons (15.2 t; 16.8 short tons).
The first thrower mechanism used two fast-moving friction belts to grab finished bales and throw them at an angle up in the air onto the bale wagon. The bale wagon was modified from a flatbed into a three-sided skeleton frame open at the front to act as a catcher's net for the thrown bales. As tractor horsepower increased, the thrower-baler's ...
Hbillns wagon with sliding sides in ITL’s green livery Commonwealth Oil Corporation goods wagon in Australia. Goods wagons or freight wagons [1] (North America: freight cars), [2] also known as goods carriages, goods trucks, freight carriages or freight trucks, are unpowered railway vehicles that are used for the transportation of cargo.
Wagon separate wheelsets and loading area 22–27 m 2 (240–290 sq ft) T: Wagon with separate wheelsets and length over 12 m (39 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) G, T: Bogie wagon with loading length of 18 m (59 ft 5 ⁄ 8 in) or more H: Bogie wagon with loading length 18–22 m (59 ft 5 ⁄ 8 in – 72 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) K: Bogie wagon with long stakes: L, S
A cattle wagon or a livestock wagon is a type of railway vehicle designed to carry livestock.Within the classification system of the International Union of Railways they fall under Class H - special covered wagons - which, in turn are part of the group of covered goods wagons, although cattle have historically also been transported in open goods wagons.
A hopper car (NAm) or hopper wagon (UIC) is a type of railroad freight car that has opening doors or gates on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo. They are used to transport loose solid bulk commodities such as coal , ore , grain , and track ballast .
The wagon with opening roof is a type of railway goods wagon that is, nowadays, defined and standardised by the International Union of Railways (UIC) as Class "T".They are a large category of rail vehicle, predominantly used for the transport of hygroscopic bulk commodities such as cement, plaster, lime, potash and grain.