TikhvinChemMash, part of United Wagon Company, has delivered a batch of new generation tank cars of Tpr dimension for transportation of ammonia to Russian producer of mineral fertilizers Uralchem. TikhvinChemMash’s new tank cars for transportation of ammonia offer substantial increase of capacity thanks to enlargement of cistern size to 92.7 m3 and of load capacity to 60.2 tons. Maximum cargo volume is increased by 5-10%.
Other advantages of the new tank cars include a shade protection system for transportation of ammonia with filling temperature as low as minus 33°C, built-in drainage and safety valves, and dimensional design that enables easy handling in loading bays of various types. The cars have service life up to 40 years.
“Our company is modernizing its transport assets. To date, the share of up-do-date rolling stock in the Uralchem-Trans fleet is about 10%. Expansion of the range of specialized railcars helps to improve our logistics work. We plan to expand our partnership with United Wagon Company to achieve gradual increase in the share of up-to-date rolling stock in our fleet,” Vsevolod Kovshov, Director of Uralchem-Trans, said.
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