80's
In the late 1980's there was a growing demand for large capacity
tank wagons in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The
Deutsche Reichsbahn commissioned
Waggonbau Niesky to manufacture the
wagons with the principal dimensions of 16.36 m between the
buffers, a load volume of 85 m3, a dead weight of 25.5 t and
capable of handling a top speed of 120 km/h. A total of 343 wagons
were made. The wagons carried dangerous liquids, such as kerosene,
petrol, methanol, diesel oil, etc.
The new wagons didn't spend a long time at DR due to the German reunification. They were taken over by four private companies: NACCO (33 wagons), VTG (33 wagons), ERMEWA (34 wagons) and KVG (243 wagons). All of them ran under DB.
The new wagons didn't spend a long time at DR due to the German reunification. They were taken over by four private companies: NACCO (33 wagons), VTG (33 wagons), ERMEWA (34 wagons) and KVG (243 wagons). All of them ran under DB.
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