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This document describes the different types of railway wagons used to transport various cargos. It outlines closed wagons for packed goods, semi-wagons for bulk materials loaded from the top, platforms for oversized machinery, hoppers for cereals and cement, dumpcars for bulk materials that do not require special unloading sites, transporters for large dimension cargo, and tanks for liquid transportation. The dimensions and lifting capacities of each wagon type are provided.

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Railways

This document describes the different types of railway wagons used to transport various cargos. It outlines closed wagons for packed goods, semi-wagons for bulk materials loaded from the top, platforms for oversized machinery, hoppers for cereals and cement, dumpcars for bulk materials that do not require special unloading sites, transporters for large dimension cargo, and tanks for liquid transportation. The dimensions and lifting capacities of each wagon type are provided.

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RAILWAYS

Types of Railway wagons


Closed Wagon Semi Wagon Platform Hopper Dumpcar Wagon Transporter Tank

Closed Wagon
This rolling stock type wagon is used to transport packed goods (paper, furniture, tires, beverages) Lifting Capacity : 68 tones

Dimensions (mm) : 13080*2760*2791

Closed Wagon

Semi - Wagon
Used for the goods loaded from the top bulk materials, pipes , wood, timber Lifting Capacity : 70 tones Dimension(mm) : 12068*2878*2060

Semi - Wagon

Platform
Used for carrying large and oversized cargo and for transportation of machinery tractors, excavators and buses Capacity : 71 tones

Dimension(mm) : 13400*2870

Platform

Hopper
Cereals hoppers and cement coppers for transportation of corresponding items. Capacity : 68 tones Dimension(mm) : 10700*3220*4180

Hopper

Dumpcar Wagon
Dump wagons are used to transport bulk material. The main advantage of dumpcars is that they do not need special unloading sites. Capacity : 105 tones

Dimension(mm) : 13000*3120*1290

Dumpcar Wagon

Transporter
A long platform with low centre of gravity. Used mainly for cargo with large dimensions Capacity : 55-200 tones Dimension(mm) : 24-32000*2700

Transporter

Tanks
Used mainly for liquid transportation (different tanks for petroleum products, milk, wine, oil and gasoline) Capacity : 60 - 66 tones

Dimension(mm) : 10800*3000

Tank

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