STANDARDIZATION OF LARGE CONTAINERS AND LARGE CONTAINER WAGONS. 60' WAGON FOR CARRYING LARGE CONTAINERS IN LINER TRAINS

This report outlines the principles of work and covers the work shown necessary for the standardisation of this type of wagon. A description of the design and also drawings are provided, together with a summary of the tests carried out and of the criteria adopted in deciding upon the standard wagon.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container cars; Containers; Flat cars; Intermodal transportation; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Question b112
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052588
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B112/RP 9/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1975 12:00AM