Rgs
Rgs container flat
R — Flat, ordinary, bogies
Older container flat. A higher deck than an Sgns, which matters on a restricted loading gauge.
Specification
- Tare
- 21 t
- Payload
- 59 t
- Gross on rail
- 80 t
- Axle load
- 20 t
- Axles
- 4
- Over buffers
- 19.9 m
- Loading length
- 18.5 m
- Deck height
- 1240 mm
- Max speed
- 100 km/h
How many fit in a train
The binding limit is usually the shortest passing loop on the route, not the locomotive.
- European norm
- 27 wagons
- 550 m train · 1593 t payload
- TEN-T corridor
- 37 wagons
- 740 m train · 2183 t payload
- Extended
- 41 wagons
- 835 m train · 2419 t payload
Worked example.1180 t needs 20 × Rgs, which is 74% of a 550 m train (27 wagons). That is enough to justify running a block train: it goes origin to destination without being marshalled, so it avoids the 1–4 days of yard dwell wagonload adds, and the per-tonne rate is lower because the path and traction are spread over a full train.
Loading gauge clearance
Whether a load clears the tunnels and bridges, on this wagon's 1240 mm deck. This is not track gauge — see the track gauge checker for whether the wheels can run on a given network.
| Load | W6A 3965 | W8 3965 | W10 4020 | W12 4020 | GA 4280 | GB 4320 | GB1 4320 | GC 4650 | 1-T 5300 | plate-c 4724 | plate-f 5182 | plate-h 6147 | sa-cape 3965 | dfc 7100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40ft standard (8'6") 3831 mm total | ✓+134 | ✓+134 | ✓+189 | ✓+189 | ✓+449 | ✓+489 | ✓+489 | ✓+819 | ✓+1469 | ✓+893 | ✓+1351 | ✓+2316 | ✓+134 | ✓+3269 |
| High-cube (9'6") 4136 mm total | ✗-171 | ✗-171 | ✗-116 | ✗-116 | ✓+144 | ✓+184 | ✓+184 | ✓+514 | ✓+1164 | ✓+588 | ✓+1046 | ✓+2011 | ✗-171 | ✓+2964 |
| Swap body 3910 mm total | ✓+55 | ✓+55 | ✓+110 | ✓+110 | ✓+370 | ✓+410 | ✓+410 | ✓+740 | ✓+1390 | ✓+814 | ✓+1272 | ✓+2237 | ✓+55 | ✓+3190 |
| P400 semi-trailer 5240 mm total | ✗-1275 | ✗-1275 | ✗-1220 | ✗-1220 | ✗-960 | ✗-920 | ✗-920 | ✗-590 | ✓+60 | ✗-516 | ✗-58 | ✓+907 | ✗-1275 | ✓+1860 |
Margins in millimetres. A load clearing by less than 50 mm needs the operator to confirm the specific path before booking.