D35 Schnabel Car

Source: DateTime: 2013-12-22

Summary: This special car is utilized for very heavy goods transportation such as large-size transformer, generator, etc., which is suitable for operating on China standard gauge railway. It is mainly comprised of two schnable arms, two big underframe, two small underframe, two sets of lateral displacement devices, hydraulic system, bogie, brake equipments, coupler and draft gear, etc. The schnabel arm is fabricated from side sills and transverse beams. And the car adopts four-axle (class E) welding frame type bogie, air brake system with GK type tee valve, worm wheel and worm type hand brake, 13 type top operation coupler and No. 2 draft gear.

Main technical parameters:

Loading capacity(t)

300

Tare weight(t)

≤188

Height setting for schnabel arms (mm)

3150

Number of axle

24

Max. operating speed (km/h)

Empty car

80

Loaded car

40

Min. radius of curvature negotiable (m)

Close coupling on empty car

145

Loaded car

180