Open wagon

This article is about European open wagons. For North American practice, see Gondola (rail).

A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes
Open wagon for peat, 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in)

An open wagon (or truck in the UK) forms a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for the transportation of bulk goods that are not moisture-retentive and can usually be tipped, dumped or shovelled. The International Union of Railways (UIC) distinguishes between ordinary wagons (Class E/UIC-type 5) and special wagons (F/6).[1][2] Open wagons often form a significant part of a railway company's goods wagon fleet; for example, forming just under 40% of the Deutsche Bahn's total goods wagon stock in Germany.

  1. ^ "Our Freight Wagons" (PDF). NL.DBCargo.com. DB Schenker. 17 March 2015. p. 18. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ Monios, Jason; Bergqvist, Rickard (2017). Intermodal Freight Transport and Logistics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 42. ISBN 9781351711364.