Eight-axle tank wagon for oil products
- Loading capacity: 120 ton
- Tare weight: 48.8 ton
- Volume: 140 m³
Reference
Bulk liquids and pourable solids. The card quotes both the volume and the weight.
A cylindrical vessel on an underframe. Petrol and light fuels need vapour-tight seals. Thick products need insulation and steam heating so they stay pumpable. Dry powders such as cement load through roof hatches and leave under compressed air.
Most cargoes fill the barrel before the wagon reaches its axle limit, so capacity is quoted in volume and in weight. Leave enough empty space for the cargo to expand, and enough product that it does not surge on the move.