Trans Synergy, an intermodal container operator, ordered from United Wagon Company a fleet of 1,000 container flat cars expected to be delivered by the end of this year.
The competitive advantage of the innovative flat car, Model 13–6903, is its increased payload capacity of 74.5 tonnes with a loading length of 80 ft.
The car can carry containers, including refrigerated ones, and tank containers of various sizes with a gross weight of up to 36 tonnes. The flat car meets the Local Technical Specifications in terms of placement and fastening of large–capacity containers.
The car is mounted on bogies with an axle load of 25 tonnes, which ensures its high reliability in operation. The service life of the flat car is 32 years with a maintenance interval of 8 years, or up to 1 million km. For comparison, a standard flat car equipped with 23.5 tonne – bogies is sent for its first scheduled maintenance after 3 years of operation, or upon completing 210 thousand km, with the subsequent maintenance performed after 3 years or 120–210 thousand km.
The large–capacity container flat cars will be delivered under a trilateral contract signed between the UWC Group, State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) and Trans Synergy. This is the second deal between the companies under which 360 similar container flat cars were sent to the operator last year.
According to Stanislav Stankevich, the Executive Director at Trans Synergy, the company’s strategy is to become a leader in the railway container transport segment, which requires intensive expansion of its fleet. This year, the company intends to expand its container flat cars fleet to exceed the threshold of 5,000 units.
“From the outset, the company has been building its fleet with new generation cars, the technical and economic characteristics of which are considerably superior to their counterparts running on the rail network, which gives us a significant advantage over our competitors,” Stanislav Stankevich said.
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