Rail Wagons Reference

Tank Wagon: Types & Details

Rail Wagons: Tank Wagons

A tank wagon moves bulk liquids and pourable solids inside a cylindrical vessel mounted on an underframe. The fittings depend on what's inside: petrol and light fuels need vapour-tight seals, thick or viscous products need insulation and steam heating just to stay pumpable, and dry powders such as cement load through roof hatches and discharge under compressed air.

Capacity gets quoted in both volume and weight, since most cargoes fill the barrel long before the wagon reaches its axle limit. Fill level is a balancing act too: enough ullage left for the cargo to expand, but not so little product that it surges during the trip.

Eight-axle tank wagon for oil products

Eight-axle tank wagon for oil products
  • Loading capacity: 120 ton
  • Tare weight: 48.8 ton
  • Volume: 140 m³

Eight-axle tank wagon for oil

Eight-axle tank wagon for oil
  • Loading capacity: 125 ton
  • Tare weight: 51 ton
  • Volume: 159 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for petrol with connecting gangway

Four-axle tank wagon for petrol with connecting gangway
  • Loading capacity: 60 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.4 ton
  • Volume: 73.1 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for petrol and light oil

Four-axle tank wagon for petrol and light oil
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.5 ton
  • Volume: 88.6 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for tough oil product

Four-axle tank wagon for tough oil product
  • Loading capacity: 63.5 ton
  • Tare weight: 24.23 ton
  • Volume: 73.1 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for cement

Four-axle tank wagon for cement
  • Loading capacity: 61 ton
  • Tare weight: 24.15 ton
  • Volume: 62.36 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for sulfuric acid

Four-axle tank wagon for sulfuric acid
  • Loading capacity: 60 ton
  • Tare weight: 21.6 ton
  • Volume: 32.68 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for oleum

Four-axle tank wagon for oleum
  • Loading capacity: 60 ton
  • Tare weight: 21.7 ton
  • Volume: 32.7 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for oleum with connecting gangway

Four-axle tank wagon for oleum with connecting gangway
  • Loading capacity: 50 ton
  • Tare weight: 24.7 ton
  • Volume: 26 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for weak nitric acid

Four-axle tank wagon for weak nitric acid
  • Loading capacity: 61.5 ton
  • Tare weight: 22.33 ton
  • Volume: 46.86 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for hydrochloric acid

Four-axle tank wagon for hydrochloric acid
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 22.5 ton
  • Volume: 54.06 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for melange

Four-axle tank wagon for melange
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 21.84 ton
  • Volume: 44.8 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for phenol

Four-axle tank wagon for phenol
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.4 ton
  • Volume: 62.39 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for ethyl fluid

Four-axle tank wagon for ethyl fluid
  • Loading capacity: 60.65 ton
  • Tare weight: 22.24 ton
  • Volume: 38.7 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for propane

Four-axle tank wagon for propane
  • Loading capacity: 22.9 ton
  • Tare weight: 35.2 ton
  • Volume: 54 m³

Eight-axle tank wagon for ammonia

Eight-axle tank wagon for ammonia
  • Loading capacity: 92.3 ton
  • Tare weight: 77 ton
  • Volume: 161.5 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for ammonia

Four-axle tank wagon for ammonia
  • Loading capacity: 43 ton
  • Tare weight: 38.4 ton
  • Volume: 75.5 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for chlorine

Four-axle tank wagon for chlorine
  • Loading capacity: 57.5 ton
  • Tare weight: 29.4 ton
  • Volume: 46 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for treacle

Four-axle tank wagon for treacle
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 22.26 ton
  • Volume: 46.11 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for milk

Four-axle tank wagon for milk
  • Loading capacity: 31.2 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.3 ton
  • Volume: 30.24 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for milk with connecting gangway

Four-axle tank wagon for milk with connecting gangway
  • Loading capacity: 26 ton
  • Tare weight: 26 ton
  • Volume: 25.2 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for spirit

Four-axle tank wagon for spirit
  • Loading capacity: 59 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.2 ton
  • Volume: 73.1 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for spirit

Four-axle tank wagon for spirit
  • Loading capacity: 63 ton
  • Tare weight: 25 ton
  • Volume: 60.67 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for vine materials

Four-axle tank wagon for vine materials
  • Loading capacity: 57.5 ton
  • Tare weight: 25.8 ton
  • Volume: 61.17 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for yellow phosphorus

Four-axle tank wagon for yellow phosphorus
  • Loading capacity: 59 ton
  • Tare weight: 21.4 ton
  • Volume: 38.7 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for soda ash

Four-axle tank wagon for soda ash
  • Loading capacity: 54 ton
  • Tare weight: 31.3 ton
  • Volume: 101.57 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for polyvinylchloride

Four-axle tank wagon for polyvinylchloride
  • Loading capacity: 55.5 ton
  • Tare weight: 30 ton
  • Volume: 99.2 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for molten sulfur

Four-axle tank wagon for molten sulfur
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 25.8 ton
  • Volume: 38.5 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for sulfanol paste

Four-axle tank wagon for sulfanol paste
  • Loading capacity: 62 ton
  • Tare weight: 26 ton
  • Volume: 55.2 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for liquid pitch

Four-axle tank wagon for liquid pitch
  • Loading capacity: 60 ton
  • Tare weight: 27.5 ton
  • Volume: 54.4 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for naphthalene

Four-axle tank wagon for naphthalene
  • Loading capacity: 50.8 ton
  • Tare weight: 28.3 ton
  • Volume: 52.5 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for chemical pest killers

Four-axle tank wagon for chemical pest killers
  • Loading capacity: 60 ton
  • Tare weight: 23.2 ton
  • Volume: 44.8 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for vinyl chloride

Four-axle tank wagon for vinyl chloride
  • Loading capacity: 58.4 ton
  • Tare weight: 28.8 ton
  • Volume: 73 m³

Eight-axle tank wagon for powdery cargoes

Eight-axle tank wagon for powdery cargoes
  • Loading capacity: 119 ton
  • Tare weight: 52.7 ton
  • Volume: 130 m³

Four-axle tank wagon for liquefied hydrocarbon gases

Four-axle tank wagon for liquefied hydrocarbon gases
  • Loading capacity: 31 ton
  • Tare weight: 36 ton
  • Volume: 50 m³