Why There's So Many Different Freight Railway Wagons?

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Why There's So Many Different Freight Railway Wagons?

Monday, August 15, 2022

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Have you ever wondered how much freight fits into one railway wagon? What kind of products is being transported in each of those (quite different) railway wagons? Do you have an idea why they are technically so different and why they look the way they do?

If you ever looked at some passing train and thought about these questions, you are in the right place (on the right track :) ), as the topic of today's Railways Explained' video is freight railway wagons.

As you’ll see during the video, it is practically impossible to uniformly talk about railway wagons from around the world, as their types, marking, and codification, differ significantly from region to region.

However, regardless of where you are, the technical solutions of these vehicles are similar enough as well as the logic behind marking and codification. Of course, as we are from Europe, we will stick to the European codification and system of marking.

We started this video with the definition of freight wagons and the troubles with marking and codification, and then we talked about each series of freight wagons, one by one. In detail.

Enjoy!
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