United Wagon Company has presented full-scale samples of an articulated gondola and a universal gondola with 135 m3 and 108 m3 volume of a car’s body respectively. The presented cars have no analogues either in Russia or in the CIS countries. A widespread operational use of new freight cars will contribute to an increase of throughput capacity of the rail network up to 40%.
The technical characteristics of the articulated gondola provide an increase in its load-carrying capacity up to 117 t, with 47 more t of freight in comparison with standard models.
Braking system is completed with modern braking devices having wear-resistant materials, providing for mileage resource not less than 1mn km.
The certification of these new generation freight cars is scheduled in the third quarter of 2016.
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