Railteco’s self-discharging open hopper wagon is suitable for carrying bulk goods such as ballast and ore.
Wagon unloading is done via two left doors, two right doors and two centre doors. The doors are operated pneumatically. Air operating the doors is taken from the train brake pipe.
The left doors and right doors can also be operated by manpower. The wagon design meets the requirements of AAR or TB standard.
The wagon is loaded from the open top. The goods are discharged either on the two sides of rails also between rails.
The range of axle-load is from 16t to 23t according to client’s requirement.
Parameters include:
| Tare weight | ≤24t |
| Payload | 60t |
| Capacity | 36m3 |
| Axle load | As per client |
| Track gauge | As per client |
| Maximum operating speed | 80km/h |
| Length over coupler | 12,038mm (approximately) |
| Rmin (single wagon) | 70m |
| Quantity of unloading doors | 6 |
| Bottom door opening | 190mm (approximately) |
| End wall angle | 36.5° |
| Brake type | AAR or TB |
| Coupler type | As per client |
| Bogie type | Cast type |
| Operating type of bottom door | pneumatically and manually |