Container Flat car for Madagascar

Source: DateTime: 2013-12-22

Summary: This flat car utilized for one 40ft or two 20ft or one 20ftISO standard container transportation is suitable for operating on Madagascar railway with 1000mm gauge. It is mainly comprised of underfame, locking device, bogie, brake equipments, coupler and draft gear, etc. The car body is of all steel structure without center sill; 4 fixed lockers are located on the end of underframe, and 8 turnover lockers are on the center. The car adopts 1000mm gauge low track force bogie, air brake system with KE type control valve conformed to UIC540, FSW type hand brake, 35/70T Madagascar coupler conformed to 124007N°and draft gear.

Main technical parameters:

Loading capacity(t)

52

Tare weight(t)

15.3

Operating speed (km/h)

80

Min. radius of curvature negotiable (m)

45