Starting from 2024 United Wagon Company will deliver up to 3,000 tank cars for petroleum and its derivatives to the rail operator Western Petroleum Transportation. The tank car, model 15-9993, features a tank volume of 88 m³ with a payload capacity of 73.3 t and service life of 32 years. The tank car can be unloaded with existing circulation heating systems by means of a full bore discharge device compatible with hydromonitor bottom discharge devices. The bent axis design of the tank ensures the fullest possible drainage of the load.
Evgeny Ivanov,
Head of Railcar Operation Service at Western Petroleum Transportation, LLC:
Our companies have been working together for various years. The implementation of the deal will increase our share of tank cars in the oil cargo transportation market, help coordinate joint work and ensure the continuity of rolling stock deliveries. We sincerely hope that the innovative 15-9993 tank cars for petroleum products will only show their best in operation.
