United Wagon Company shipped the first batch of 114 hopper cars to Guinea, as the company has won an international tender organized by Rusal.
The rolling stock will be used to transport bauxites from the world’s largest deposit Dian-Dian (Boké Region, western Guinea), developed by Rusal. The hopper car design was developed by All-Union Research and Development Centre for Transportation Technology, part of UWC. The railcar configuration complies with the US AAR rail standard, including its dimensions, bogie, coupling and brake equipment. The railcar is designed to be operated under increased abrasive and corrosive wear typical of the tropical African climate. The hopper cars are manufactured at the TikhvinSpetsMash plant.
“The Dian-Dian deposit is developed in accordance with the schedule. Forming a car fleet will provide for stable bauxite transport from the mine to the shipping port. Collaboration with a Russian company within the framework of our international project is a vivid example of demand for Russian competences and their competitive strength both in the mining industry and in mechanical engineering,” Yakov Itskov, Director, Alumina Division at Rusal said.
The export version of the hopper car for transport of bauxite has the carrying capacity of 101.5 tonnes and the cubic capacity of 54 m3. The main characteristic of the freight car that makes it fundamentally distinct from market analogues is a unique system of quick drop unloading onto the track. The railcar bogie with the axle load of 32.5 tf is designed for the 1435 mm gauge.
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