Crash Protected Rail Tank Car

The new safety standard

VTG has designed a rail tank car with a large number of elements for improving the safety of hazardous goods transport services.

The rail tank car is fitted with special buffers with additional deformation elements for protecting the wagon up to approx. 35 km/h impact speed. These prevent structural damage to the tank and underframe in an accident.

The unit also features protective shields on both ends of the tank serving as a crumple zone and protecting the tank bottom from perforation in the event of overbuffering and overriding. Design improvements on the fittings dome provide added protection against leakage if the vehicle overturns or rolls over. Optional derailment detectors brake the train in the event of the rail tank car derailing. The additional optional safety elements increase the tare weight by only approx. 1.2t.

The CPR tank car (Crash Protected Rail Tank Car) meets the valid rail standards (e.g., UIC, RIV) and European standards for rail tank cars EN12561. In terms of design and technology, the wagon is optimal for cross-border transport services.

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